Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Oxford, NC

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oxford Ag, NC, 3 miles south of Oxford at 500 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 30°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 46.5 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (25.0 of 46.5 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 49 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (21); a normal September there has highs of 80°F and 4.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 69 nights a year. That 46.5 inches is more than at 22 of the 140 North Carolina stations used on this site (16%). Henderson, 13 miles east, has its own station (Henderson 2 NNW, NC): 48.7 inches a year, 2.2 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 89°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 99 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Oxford: 85 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $250,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 61 mph, on August 6, 2015. Of the 472 North Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 124 have had fewer than Oxford.

Flood insurance policyholders in Oxford's ZIP code 27565 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $187,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 50% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 263 North Carolina cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 19 have fewer than Oxford.