North Carolina · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Raleigh, NC

35.892°N, 78.782°W · station RDUthr · 140 years of record
100°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Raleigh.
77°MON7/1387°TUE7/1495°WED7/15100°THU7/1699°FRI7/1797°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#4 / 139
warmest Jul 16 in 139 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

101°F
set in 1887

Coolest Jul 16 ever

73°F
set in 1930

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Raleigh. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
73871011887: 101°F1888: 84°F1889: 79°F1890: 91°F1891: 83°F1892: 94°F1893: 98°F1894: 87°F1895: 88°F1896: 94°F1897: 86°F1898: 91°F1899: 95°F1900: 96°F1901: 80°F1902: 93°F1903: 82°F1904: 89°F1905: 92°F1906: 90°F1907: 88°F1908: 91°F1909: 92°F1910: 92°F1911: 87°F1912: 90°F1913: 88°F1914: 89°F1915: 97°F1916: 80°F1917: 91°F1918: 89°F1919: 90°F1920: 89°F1921: 84°F1922: 86°F1923: 85°F1924: 85°F1925: 94°F1926: 83°F1927: 88°F1928: 85°F1929: 80°F1930: 73°F1931: 96°F1932: 98°F1933: 90°F1934: 98°F1935: 83°F1936: 96°F1937: 100°F1938: 95°F1939: 85°F1940: 85°F1941: 82°F1942: 89°F1943: 97°F1944: 86°F1945: 75°F1946: 81°F1947: 85°F1948: 79°F1949: 86°F1950: 89°F1951: 96°F1952: 91°F1953: 92°F1954: 85°F1955: 93°F1956: 89°F1957: 91°F1958: 91°F1959: 84°F1960: 84°F1961: 91°F1962: 95°F1963: 90°F1964: 89°F1965: 88°F1966: 85°F1967: 83°F1968: 91°F1969: 86°F1970: 89°F1971: 87°F1972: 89°F1973: 84°F1974: 87°F1975: 87°F1976: 99°F1977: 96°F1978: 79°F1979: 89°F1980: 89°F1981: 83°F1982: 89°F1983: 98°F1984: 87°F1985: 91°F1986: 93°F1987: 87°F1988: 95°F1989: 81°F1990: 89°F1991: 86°F1992: 92°F1993: 88°F1994: 93°F1995: 94°F1996: 88°F1997: 97°F1998: 92°F1999: 88°F2000: 87°F2001: 92°F2002: 94°F2003: 93°F2004: 88°F2005: 93°F2006: 91°F2007: 92°F2008: 87°F2009: 91°F2010: 97°F2011: 89°F2012: 94°F2013: 94°F2014: 80°F2015: 86°F2016: 95°F2017: 91°F2018: 95°F2019: 96°F2020: 94°F2021: 93°F2022: 90°F2023: 92°F2024: 101°F2025: 94°F100° forecast18872025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 16100°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record101°F
This-date rank#4 of 139
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (2024)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F2002-9°F1985
Feb85°F2023-2°F1899
Mar94°F190711°F1960
Apr95°F189623°F1923
May99°F194129°F1963
Jun105°F201238°F1977
Jul106°F202448°F1975
Aug105°F198846°F1965
Sep104°F195437°F1950
Oct100°F201919°F1962
Nov88°F195011°F1970
Dec84°F20240°F1917
All-time106°F2024-9°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Raleigh so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

12 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

12 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

24 days
record run, ended Aug 6 1995

So far in 2026

38 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: 91°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 32°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 34°FMar: 63°FMar: 40°FApr: 72°FApr: 48°FMay: 80°FMay: 57°FJun: 87°FJun: 66°FJul: 90°FJul: 70°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 82°FSep: 62°FOct: 73°FOct: 50°FNov: 63°FNov: 40°FDec: 54°FDec: 34°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset7:33 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight14h 24m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.89°N, 78.78°W

Nearby Stations

Danville, VA56 mi NWFayetteville, NC62 mi SGreensboro, NC66 mi WLumberton, NC90 mi SLynchburg, VA101 mi NNew Bern, NC112 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Raleigh, NC — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Raleigh, NC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's high at Raleigh, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Raleigh, NC daily high heat map 1887–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Raleigh — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
38 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 3rd most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 19. Record: 41 in 2011.

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