Iron Station weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Iron Station, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at GASTONIA, 21 km from Iron Station; records cover 1890–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 44 in1116 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.2 in3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 24
- First fall freeze
- Nov 8
- Heating degree days
- 3,005
- Cooling degree days
- 1,853
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 18°−8° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Iron Station in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°0°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1975)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 712
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Iron Station in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2011)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 546
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Iron Station in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 40°5°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1935)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 396
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Iron Station in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 50°10°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1962)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 152
- Cooling degree days
- 54
Iron Station in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°15°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 36
- Cooling degree days
- 172
Iron Station in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1954)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 362
Iron Station in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 479
Iron Station in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 439
Iron Station in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1954)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 269
Iron Station in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°24° and lows 51°11°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 133
- Cooling degree days
- 60
Iron Station in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 40°4°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1953)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 399
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Iron Station in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 35°1°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1931)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 620
- Cooling degree days
- 1