Coldest Januarys in North Carolina since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Januarys in North Carolina since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.

#10. January 1988
- Average temperature: 34.4°F
- Monthly high temperature: 44.1°F
- Monthly low temperature: 24.7°F
- Total precipitation: 3.59"

#8. January 1985 (tie)
- Average temperature: 34.1°F
- Monthly high temperature: 44.2°F
- Monthly low temperature: 24.1°F
- Total precipitation: 3.82"

#8. January 1948 (tie)
- Average temperature: 34.1°F
- Monthly high temperature: 44.1°F
- Monthly low temperature: 24.2°F
- Total precipitation: 4.36"

#7. January 1981
- Average temperature: 33.7°F
- Monthly high temperature: 45.4°F
- Monthly low temperature: 22°F
- Total precipitation: 1.05"

#6. January 1978
- Average temperature: 33.5°F
- Monthly high temperature: 43°F
- Monthly low temperature: 24°F
- Total precipitation: 7.18"

#5. January 1970
- Average temperature: 33.4°F
- Monthly high temperature: 44.4°F
- Monthly low temperature: 22.4°F
- Total precipitation: 2.33"

#4. January 1912
- Average temperature: 33.3°F
- Monthly high temperature: 43.3°F
- Monthly low temperature: 23.3°F
- Total precipitation: 3.82"

#3. January 1918
- Average temperature: 30.4°F
- Monthly high temperature: 40°F
- Monthly low temperature: 20.9°F
- Total precipitation: 4.59"

#2. January 1940
- Average temperature: 28.8°F
- Monthly high temperature: 38.9°F
- Monthly low temperature: 18.6°F
- Total precipitation: 3"

#1. January 1977
- Average temperature: 28.4°F
- Monthly high temperature: 38.2°F
- Monthly low temperature: 18.7°F
- Total precipitation: 3.03"