35.892°N, 78.782°W · station RDUthr · 140 years of record
71°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Raleigh.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Raleigh — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#138 / 139
warmest Oct 17 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
88°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 17 ever
54°F
set in 1940
Forecast high 55°F — 138th warmest Oct 17 of 139 years · record 88°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#135 / 139
warmest Oct 18 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
86°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
49°F
set in 1927
Forecast high 58°F — 135th warmest Oct 18 of 139 years · record 86°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#127 / 139
warmest Oct 19 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
87°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 19 ever
50°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 61°F — 127th warmest Oct 19 of 139 years · record 87°F (1941) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#94 / 139
warmest Oct 20 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
88°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
51°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 67°F — 94th warmest Oct 20 of 139 years · record 88°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#84 / 139
warmest Oct 21 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
86°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 21 ever
51°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 67°F — 84th warmest Oct 21 of 139 years · record 86°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#82 / 139
warmest Oct 22 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
86°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 22 ever
50°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 67°F — 82nd warmest Oct 22 of 139 years · record 86°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#63 / 139
warmest Oct 23 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
88°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 23 ever
45°F
set in 1923
Forecast high 71°F — 63rd warmest Oct 23 of 139 years · record 88°F (1941) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Raleigh in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 30, 2002
-9°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
85°FFeb 23, 2023
-2°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
94°FMar 29, 1907
11°FMar 6, 1960
Apr
95°FApr 18, 1896
23°FApr 1, 1923
May
99°FMay 28, 1941
29°FMay 2, 1963
Jun
105°FJun 29, 2012
38°FJun 8, 1977
Jul
106°FJul 5, 2024
48°FJul 2, 1975
Aug
105°FAug 18, 1988
46°FAug 30, 1965
Sep
104°FSep 6, 1954
37°FSep 26, 1950
Oct
100°FOct 3, 2019
19°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
88°FNov 1, 1950
11°FNov 25, 1970
Dec
81°FDec 10, 2007
0°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
106°FJul 5, 2024
-9°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Raleigh so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
16 broke
plus 7 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 17, 1887
Coldest high ever
10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
64°FJan 7, 1913
17°FJan 16, 1972
Feb
66°FFeb 18, 1891
10°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
69°FMar 29, 2020
20°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
73°FApr 4, 2025
34°FApr 1, 1887
May
74°FMay 28, 1914
49°FMay 4, 1946
Jun
80°FJun 30, 1936
57°FJun 5, 1926
Jul
80°FJul 17, 1887
63°FJul 5, 1892
Aug
79°FAug 3, 1935
58°FAug 29, 1891
Sep
78°FSep 3, 1933
53°FSep 28, 1984
Oct
75°FOct 10, 2017
42°FOct 31, 1887
Nov
68°FNov 19, 1906
29°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
69°FDec 2, 1991
16°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
80°FJul 17, 1887
10°FFeb 13, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
24 days
record run, ended Aug 6 1995
So far in 2026
80 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Raleigh's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 70°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Raleigh's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Raleigh's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.