Charlotte NC Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Charlotte, North Carolina. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Charlotte rose above 100 °F? What was the highest temperature in Charlotte a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Charlotte and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1893. The highest temperature measured during that time was 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius) on July 1, 2012 and August 10, 2007 as well as other on days earlier in those years, and on September 6, 1954.

Since 1951 the temperature extremes were observed at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in central Charlotte.

Highest Charlotte temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
97	August 26, 2023	36
101	June 22, 2022	38
96	August 14, 2021 +	36
96	July 21, 2020 +	36
99	October 02, 2019	37
98	July 03, 2018	37
96	July 23, 2017 +	36
99	July 27, 2016	37
100	June 26, 2015 +	38
96	July 14, 2014	36
93	August 29, 2013	34
104	July 01, 2012 +	40
101	July 30, 2011	38
101	July 25, 2010 +	38

Highest temperature recorded at Charlotte each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
96	August 11, 2009 +	36
99	August 06, 2008 +	37
104	August 10, 2007 +	40
98	August 04, 2006	37
100	July 27, 2005 +	38
93	July 10, 2004	34
92	August 27, 2003	33
99	July 30, 2002 +	37
97	August 09, 2001	36
97	August 18, 2000	36
100	August 18, 1999 +	38
100	June 27, 1998 +	38
98	August 16, 1997 +	37
95	July 01, 1996	35
97	August 14, 1995	36
97	June 16, 1994	36
100	July 29, 1993 +	38
97	July 13, 1992 +	36
99	July 24, 1991	37
99	July 11, 1990	37
95	August 05, 1989 +	35
101	August 18, 1988	38
101	July 23, 1987	38
103	July 21, 1986 +	39
95	July 22, 1985 +	35
95	July 11, 1984 +	35
103	August 23, 1983 +	39
93	August 24, 1982	34
96	July 14, 1981 +	36
99	August 09, 1980 +	37
96	August 20, 1979 +	36
98	June 28, 1978	37
100	July 21, 1977 +	38
95	July 24, 1976	35
96	August 26, 1975	36
93	June 22, 1974	34
97	July 09, 1973	36
94	July 24, 1972 +	34
94	June 06, 1971	34
98	July 04, 1970	37
98	June 28, 1969	37
99	August 23, 1968 +	37
92	May 28, 1967	33
99	July 28, 1966 +	37
96	August 18, 1965	36
99	June 21, 1964	37
100	August 07, 1963	38
98	July 16, 1962 +	37
95	July 31, 1961	35
97	August 08, 1960 +	36
102	June 30, 1959	39
99	June 14, 1958	37
99	September 01, 1957 +	37
102	August 13, 1956 +	39
99	July 28, 1955 +	37
104	September 06, 1954	40
98	July 31, 1953 +	37
103	July 29, 1952	39
100	August 09, 1951 +	38
98	June 27, 1950	37
99	July 29, 1949 +	37
100	August 29, 1948	38
99	June 10, 1947	37
99	June 19, 1946	37
102	June 29, 1945	39
102	June 19, 1944	39
102	June 05, 1943	39
99	July 20, 1942 +	37
99	July 30, 1941	37
103	July 27, 1940	39
101	September 09, 1939	38
97	August 16, 1938	36
98	July 16, 1937	37
101	July 28, 1936 +	38
99	August 07, 1935	37
96	August 20, 1934 +	36
98	June 27, 1933 +	37
101	August 30, 1932	38
101	July 02, 1931	38
102	July 12, 1930 +	39
97	July 01, 1929	36
98	June 21, 1928	37
98	June 30, 1927	37
103	July 22, 1926	39
103	August 20, 1925	39
100	June 20, 1924	38
98	July 12, 1923	37
96	July 02, 1922 +	36
99	June 14, 1921	37
96	June 16, 1920	36
97	July 15, 1919 +	36
99	August 06, 1918	37
96	July 31, 1917 +	36
96	May 27, 1916	36
100	July 31, 1915	38
102	June 25, 1914	39
102	July 19, 1913	39
96	September 02, 1912 +	36
98	June 11, 1911 +	37
93	July 11, 1910	34
95	August 29, 1909	35
95	August 15, 1908 +	35
97	July 09, 1907 +	36
98	June 30, 1906	37
96	August 07, 1905	36
98	July 19, 1904	37
96	August 29, 1903 +	36
98	July 05, 1902 +	37
95	July 30, 1901 +	35
99	August 10, 1900	37
100	July 16, 1899	38
97	July 02, 1898 +	36
97	September 14, 1897	36
99	September 18, 1896 +	37
100	June 03, 1895	38
96	August 10, 1894 +	36
100	July 15, 1893 +	38

Charlotte - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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