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Forest City town, North Carolina

Official LSAD Designation: Forest City town • Census GEOID: 3724080 • Rutherford County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Forest City town.

Reference Weather Station: FOREST CITY 8 W, NC US (ID: USC00313152) • Located 6.8 miles from community center • Elevation: 258.8 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 51.5° 27.3° 39.4° 4.27"
February 55.4° 29.9° 42.6° 3.86"
March 63.3° 35.3° 49.3° 4.35"
April 72.3° 43.5° 57.9° 4.42"
May 78.9° 53.0° 66.0° 3.93"
June 85.9° 62.5° 74.2° 5.01"
July 88.9° 66.6° 77.7° 4.91"
August 87.4° 65.8° 76.6° 4.48"
September 81.9° 59.5° 70.7° 4.54"
October 72.5° 45.7° 59.1° 3.57"
November 62.8° 34.3° 48.5° 3.90"
December 54.5° 30.3° 42.4° 4.82"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station FOREST CITY 8 W, NC US (ID: USC00313152) • 6.8 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at FOREST CITY 8 W, NC US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 40.0 49.3 58.5 67.8 77.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 57.8°F 2011: Annual mean 59.1°F 2012: Annual mean 59.4°F 2013: Annual mean 57.0°F 2014: Annual mean 56.8°F 2015: Annual mean 59.4°F 2016: Annual mean 60.1°F 2017: Annual mean 60.1°F 2018: Annual mean 59.7°F 2019: Annual mean 60.4°F 2020: Annual mean 59.8°F 2021: Annual mean 59.2°F 2022: Annual mean 58.9°F 2023: Annual mean 59.7°F 2024: Annual mean 60.2°F 2025: Annual mean 59.0°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 71.3°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 72.5°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 72.3°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 68.9°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 69.9°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 72.0°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 73.6°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 72.4°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 71.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 72.8°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 71.6°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 72.0°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 71.3°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 72.4°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 72.5°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 71.4°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 44.3°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 45.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 46.5°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 45.1°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 43.8°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 46.9°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 46.5°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 47.7°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 48.1°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 48.1°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 48.0°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 46.5°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 46.4°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 47.0°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 48.0°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 46.5°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 57.8 71.3 44.3
2011 59.1 72.5 45.8
2012 59.4 72.3 46.5
2013 57.0 68.9 45.1
2014 56.8 69.9 43.8
2015 59.4 72.0 46.9
2016 60.1 73.6 46.5
2017 60.1 72.4 47.7
2018 59.7 71.2 48.1
2019 60.4 72.8 48.1
2020 59.8 71.6 48.0
2021 59.2 72.0 46.5
2022 58.9 71.3 46.4
2023 59.7 72.4 47.0
2024 60.2 72.5 48.0
2025 59.0 71.4 46.5
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.