Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 108°F on 2025-06-26; its coldest fell to -14°F on 1996-02-05.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
77°F2022-01-01
16°F1985-01-21
60°F1995-01-14
-5°F1985-01-21
February
78°F2023-02-23
17°F1996-02-05
61°F2023-02-23
-14°F1996-02-05
March
87°F2026-03-27
29°F1993-03-14
63°F2012-03-24
-1°F2009-03-03
April
94°F2026-04-15
39°F1983-04-18
69°F2017-04-29
23°F1985-04-10
May
98°F2026-05-19
48°F1992-05-07
73°F1991-05-28
34°F1989-05-08
June
108°F2025-06-26
61°F1997-06-06
77°F2024-06-30
45°F1997-06-05
July
106°F1999-07-31
71°F1984-07-29
77°F2010-07-25
53°F1988-07-02
August
106°F2007-08-09
68°F1986-08-29
77°F1995-08-14
48°F1986-08-30
September
102°F1983-09-11
55°F1984-09-29
75°F2011-09-06
41°F1999-09-23
October
101°F2019-10-03
43°F1982-10-25
73°F2017-10-09
28°F1992-10-20
November
84°F2022-11-07
36°F1989-11-23
65°F2020-11-11
18°F1989-11-24
December
77°F1998-12-06
15°F1989-12-22
67°F2015-12-24
3°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
78°F2023-02-23
15°F1989-12-22
67°F2015-12-24
-14°F1996-02-05
Spring (Mar–May)
98°F2026-05-19
29°F1993-03-14
73°F1991-05-28
-1°F2009-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
108°F2025-06-26
61°F1997-06-06
77°F2010-07-25
45°F1997-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
102°F1983-09-11
36°F1989-11-23
75°F2011-09-06
18°F1989-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Raleigh has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 108°F 2025-06-26
Lowest 15°F 1989-12-22

Low

Highest 77°F 2010-07-25
Lowest -14°F 1996-02-05

Feels-like

Highest 171°F 2025-06-26
Lowest -29°F 1996-02-05

Humidity

Highest 24.0 g/m³ 2023-07-14
Lowest 0.9 g/m³ 1985-01-21

Wind

Highest 24 mph 1996-09-06
Lowest 2 mph 2017-07-04

Precip

Wettest 6.63 in 2016-10-08
Driest 29-day dry spell 2001-10-25

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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