West Kerr Scott Resv, North Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
West Kerr Scott Resv's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 52.5 inches of precipitation and 8 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.3°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,333 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWest Kerr Scott Resv
- Station IDUSC00319555
- Location36.13°N 81.23°W
- Elevation1,070 ft (326 m)
On October 22, the normal high in West Kerr Scott Resv is 70°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for West Kerr Scott Resv.
- Jan 49° 27°
- Feb 53° 29°
- Mar 61° 36°
- Apr 71° 44°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 85° 62°
- Jul 88° 66°
- Aug 86° 65°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 72° 46°
- Nov 61° 36°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at West Kerr Scott Resv each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in August (5.57 in), the least in February (3.37 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 27°F | 38.2°F | 4.45 | 3.1 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| February | 53°F | 29°F | 41.1°F | 3.37 | 1.3 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 36°F | 48.1°F | 4.55 | 1.4 | 11 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 44°F | 57.1°F | 4.82 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 65.7°F | 4.72 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 62°F | 73.4°F | 4.31 | 0.0 | 13 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 66°F | 76.9°F | 4.30 | 0.0 | 14 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 86°F | 65°F | 75.6°F | 5.57 | 0.0 | 13 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 59°F | 69.6°F | 4.40 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 46°F | 58.9°F | 3.89 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 36°F | 48.4°F | 3.54 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 30°F | 41.0°F | 4.57 | 1.8 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 46°F | 57.8°F | 52.49 | 7.6 | 133 | 33 | 98 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −3°C | 3.4°C | 113 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 12°C | −2°C | 5.1°C | 86 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 16°C | 2°C | 8.9°C | 116 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 13.9°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.0°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 24.2°C | 141 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 2°C | 9.1°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | −1°C | 5.0°C | 116 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319555; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at West Kerr Scott Resv?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (9).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319555.
When is the last frost at West Kerr Scott Resv?
In West Kerr Scott Resv, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 19 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 71 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 19; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 208 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 231 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 26 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West Kerr Scott Resv in zone 7b in ZIP code 28697, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (25 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00319555; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at West Kerr Scott Resv?
In a normal year in West Kerr Scott Resv, 33 days a year reach 90°F, 98 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 133 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 33a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 98a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 133a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1965) is 102°F, on June 30, 2012; the lowest is −8°F, on January 17, 1977.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2020, with 82.52 in; the snowiest season is 1992–93, with 33.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00319555; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00319555. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at West Kerr Scott Resv?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at West Kerr Scott Resv, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (75%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68% | 2.4 |
| February | 66% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.1 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 71% | 5.7 |
| June | 75% | 6.1 |
| July | 74% | 5.8 |
| August | 75% | 5.3 |
| September | 74% | 4.6 |
| October | 74% | 3.6 |
| November | 75% | 2.8 |
| December | 68% | 2.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does West Kerr Scott Resv record?
A normal year at West Kerr Scott Resv brings 3,863 heating degree days, 28% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,283 cooling degree days, 41% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,154 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 831 | 0 |
| February | 671 | 0 |
| March | 524 | 2 |
| April | 256 | 21 |
| May | 83 | 106 |
| June | 8 | 260 |
| July | 0 | 369 |
| August | 1 | 329 |
| September | 30 | 168 |
| October | 214 | 27 |
| November | 499 | 2 |
| December | 746 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,863 | 1,283 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319555. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at West Kerr Scott Resv been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 60.2°F, 2.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.8°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.0°F | +1.2°F | 42.30 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 58.2°F | +0.4°F | 61.12 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 59.2°F | +1.4°F | 60.54 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 60.2°F | +2.4°F | 63.83 | 0.1 |
Over 53 complete years from 1966 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.2°F per century (+0.29°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00319555; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does West Kerr Scott Resv's climate compare?
West Kerr Scott Resv is warmer than 35 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 79. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.8°F is warmer than 69%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, West Kerr Scott Resv is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near West Kerr Scott Resv share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Millers Creek, NC1,469 people · 4 mi N
- Moravian Falls, NC1,015 people · 3 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about West Kerr Scott Resv's climate
What is the coldest month at West Kerr Scott Resv?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow at West Kerr Scott Resv?
Yes: 8 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (3.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at West Kerr Scott Resv?
August, with 5.57 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.37 in.
What plant hardiness zone is West Kerr Scott Resv in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts West Kerr Scott Resv in zone 7b in ZIP code 28697, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (25 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at West Kerr Scott Resv?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- North Carolina climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- North Wilkesboro, NC5 miles from this station, 57.2°F a year
- Taylorsville, NC15 miles from this station, 58.3°F a year
- Transou, NC19 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Elkin, NC22 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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