35.892°N, 78.782°W · station RDUthr · 1887–2026 · 140 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Raleigh: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 106°F · coldest ever -9°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
80°Jan 30, 2002
-9°Jan 21, 1985
Feb
85°Feb 23, 2023
-2°Feb 14, 1899
Mar
94°Mar 29, 1907
11°Mar 6, 1960
Apr
95°Apr 18, 1896
23°Apr 1, 1923
May
99°May 28, 1941
29°May 2, 1963
Jun
105°Jun 29, 2012
38°Jun 8, 1977
Jul
106°Jul 5, 2024
48°Jul 2, 1975
Aug
105°Aug 18, 1988
46°Aug 30, 1965
Sep
104°Sep 6, 1954
37°Sep 26, 1950
Oct
100°Oct 3, 2019
19°Oct 27, 1962
Nov
88°Nov 1, 1950
11°Nov 25, 1970
Dec
84°Dec 11, 2024
0°Dec 30, 1917
All-time
106°Jul 5, 2024
-9°Jan 21, 1985
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Raleigh on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Jun 19
102°
1887
139yrs
Jul 15
101°
1887
139yrs
Jul 16
100°
1887
139yrs
Jul 17
103°
1887
139yrs
Apr 29
90°
1888
138yrs
Jun 21
101°
1888
138yrs
Jul 12
101°
1888
138yrs
May 9
94°
1889
137yrs
Nov 12
80°
1889
137yrs
Dec 25
75°
1889
137yrs
Jan 11
76°
1890
136yrs
Jan 12
76°
1890
136yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Jan 3
9°
1887
139yrs
Mar 29
24°
1887
139yrs
Mar 23
20°
1888
138yrs
Apr 26
35°
1888
138yrs
Jul 14
58°
1888
138yrs
Aug 24
53°
1888
138yrs
Feb 24
13°
1889
137yrs
Sep 21
42°
1889
137yrs
Oct 7
35°
1889
137yrs
Oct 8
34°
1889
137yrs
Mar 15
20°
1890
136yrs
Aug 23
52°
1890
136yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
106°F
2024-07-05
Coldest ever
-9°F
1985-01-21
Longest heat streak
24 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1995-08-06
The Warming Trend
Raleigh's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
63 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 44 · record 91 in 2010
38 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 63 · record 104 in 1969
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.