Chapel Hill Weather in 1948

Historical record of Chapel Hill, North Carolina weather for the year 1948 based on NOAA data.

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1948 Chapel Hill Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	102 °F	August 28
Lowest temperature	10 °F	January 15
Highest daily low	73 °F	July 22
Lowest daily high	32 °F	February 11
Most daily precipitation	2.5 inches	November 4
Most daily snow	7.0 inches	February 1
Total annual precipitation	56.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Chapel Hill in 1948?

The highest temperature recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1948 was 102 °F which happened on August 28.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	102 °F	Aug 28
2	99 °F	Aug 27
2	99 °F	Jul 23
2	99 °F	Jul 22
2	99 °F	Jul 21
2	99 °F	Jun 28
2	99 °F	Jun 27
8	98 °F	Aug 26
8	98 °F	Jul 5
8	98 °F	Jun 26

What was the coldest temperature in Chapel Hill in 1948?

The lowest temperature recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1948 was 10 °F which happened on Jan 15.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	10 °F	January 15
2	13 °F	February 10
2	13 °F	February 1
2	13 °F	January 25
5	14 °F	December 27
5	14 °F	December 26
5	14 °F	February 2
5	14 °F	January 31
5	14 °F	January 19
10	16 °F	January 24

January 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	71	44	0.11	0.0
January 2	64	38	0.21	0.0
January 3	49	27	0.00	0.0
January 4	50	28	0.00	0.0
January 5	50	31	0.02	0.0
January 6	45	24	0.00	0.0
January 7	53	26	0.00	0.0
January 8	59	24	0.00	0.0
January 9	65	41	0.00	0.0
January 10	64	32	0.00	0.0
January 11	50	20	0.00	0.0
January 12	48	25	0.00	0.0
January 13	58	39	1.60	0.0
January 14	43	28	0.00	0.0
January 15	34	10	0.00	0.0
January 16	52	20	0.00	0.0
January 17	48	29	0.30	0.0
January 18	41	28	0.00	0.0
January 19	40	14	0.00	0.0
January 20	39	20	0.50	0.0
January 21	46	30	0.18	0.0
January 22	54	34	0.00	0.0
January 23	51	31	0.00	0.0
January 24	36	16	1.00	0.0
January 25	38	13	0.00	0.0
January 26	44	17	0.00	0.0
January 27	41	28	0.32	0.0
January 28	36	24	0.09	0.0
January 29	39	24	0.00	0.0
January 30	39	26	0.30	0.0
January 31	35	14	0.75	2.0

February 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	41	13	0.70	7.0
February 2	48	14	0.00	0.0
February 3	53	19	0.00	0.0
February 4	55	29	0.00	0.0
February 5	51	35	0.02	0.0
February 6	50	30	0.56	0.0
February 7	50	28	0.00	0.0
February 8	48	37	0.03	0.0
February 9	46	20	1.50	0.0
February 10	32	13	0.50	5.0
February 11	32	22	0.08	0.0
February 12	45	29	0.80	0.0
February 13	45	36	0.08	0.0
February 14	67	38	0.12	0.0
February 15	57	26	0.00	0.0
February 16	57	33	0.00	0.0
February 17	72	41	0.03	0.0
February 18	76	38	0.00	0.0
February 19	74	47	0.00	0.0
February 20	71	46	0.00	0.0
February 21	54	30	0.00	0.0
February 22	41	25	0.70	0.0
February 23	33	26	0.00	0.0
February 24	39	28	0.02	0.0
February 25	57	34	0.04	0.0
February 26	78	51	0.00	0.0
February 27	72	42	0.00	0.0
February 28	83	53	0.00	0.0
February 29	82	51	0.00	0.0

March 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	n/a	33	0.00	n/a
March 2	51	36	0.83	n/a
March 3	69	39	0.00	n/a
March 4	64	40	0.04	n/a
March 5	55	36	0.00	n/a
March 6	53	25	0.00	n/a
March 7	66	32	1.35	n/a
March 8	67	35	0.00	n/a
March 9	66	38	0.19	n/a
March 10	69	33	0.43	n/a
March 11	71	45	0.03	n/a
March 12	70	33	0.00	n/a
March 13	55	26	0.00	n/a
March 14	65	28	0.00	n/a
March 15	73	40	0.00	n/a
March 16	71	59	0.05	n/a
March 17	77	54	0.24	n/a
March 18	74	43	0.00	n/a
March 19	72	48	0.00	n/a
March 20	90	65	0.00	n/a
March 21	88	63	0.00	n/a
March 22	87	63	0.00	n/a
March 23	84	62	0.41	n/a
March 24	75	49	0.16	n/a
March 25	73	45	0.00	n/a
March 26	78	46	0.00	n/a
March 27	74	61	0.18	n/a
March 28	76	42	0.00	n/a
March 29	61	25	0.00	n/a
March 30	73	37	0.00	n/a
March 31	68	53	0.24	n/a

April 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	65	56	1.65	n/a
April 2	69	56	0.05	n/a
April 3	67	35	0.00	n/a
April 4	69	37	0.00	n/a
April 5	76	45	0.00	n/a
April 6	78	58	0.00	n/a
April 7	75	57	0.44	n/a
April 8	85	56	0.11	n/a
April 9	79	58	0.00	n/a
April 10	71	39	0.00	n/a
April 11	72	46	0.25	n/a
April 12	87	64	0.01	n/a
April 13	89	62	0.78	n/a
April 14	86	53	0.24	n/a
April 15	72	51	0.00	n/a
April 16	76	45	0.00	n/a
April 17	77	52	0.00	n/a
April 18	69	36	0.00	n/a
April 19	76	40	0.00	n/a
April 20	82	48	0.00	n/a
April 21	88	50	0.12	n/a
April 22	74	54	0.00	n/a
April 23	73	39	0.00	n/a
April 24	88	49	0.00	n/a
April 25	93	57	0.00	n/a
April 26	93	57	0.00	n/a
April 27	86	61	0.05	n/a
April 28	78	54	0.06	n/a
April 29	66	43	0.04	n/a
April 30	73	41	0.00	n/a

May 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	84	47	0.00	n/a
May 2	87	41	0.00	n/a
May 3	83	64	0.01	n/a
May 4	81	51	0.00	n/a
May 5	77	54	0.09	n/a
May 6	77	47	0.00	n/a
May 7	73	55	0.29	n/a
May 8	75	42	0.00	n/a
May 9	85	49	0.00	n/a
May 10	88	56	0.00	n/a
May 11	88	58	0.00	n/a
May 12	86	64	0.25	n/a
May 13	85	61	0.11	n/a
May 14	81	59	0.53	n/a
May 15	82	51	0.00	n/a
May 16	85	58	0.00	n/a
May 17	87	57	0.47	n/a
May 18	78	49	0.00	n/a
May 19	79	46	0.00	n/a
May 20	79	46	0.00	n/a
May 21	90	50	0.00	n/a
May 22	88	59	0.00	n/a
May 23	85	50	0.00	n/a
May 24	87	54	0.00	n/a
May 25	84	60	1.51	n/a
May 26	77	64	0.12	n/a
May 27	77	64	0.01	n/a
May 28	83	66	0.04	n/a
May 29	81	63	0.32	n/a
May 30	81	64	1.05	n/a
May 31	77	64	0.60	n/a

June 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	78	62	0.00	n/a
June 2	80	55	0.00	n/a
June 3	80	54	0.15	n/a
June 4	80	58	0.04	n/a
June 5	92	58	0.00	n/a
June 6	87	63	0.00	n/a
June 7	87	66	0.04	n/a
June 8	85	62	0.47	n/a
June 9	80	55	0.00	n/a
June 10	85	55	0.00	n/a
June 11	88	56	0.00	n/a
June 12	90	61	0.00	n/a
June 13	88	66	0.00	n/a
June 14	91	64	0.00	n/a
June 15	n/a	67	0.00	n/a
June 16	87	64	1.03	n/a
June 17	82	56	0.30	n/a
June 18	84	58	0.00	n/a
June 19	92	65	0.00	n/a
June 20	94	69	0.00	n/a
June 21	90	68	0.00	n/a
June 22	92	68	0.00	n/a
June 23	95	69	0.12	n/a
June 24	97	67	0.02	n/a
June 25	96	68	0.00	n/a
June 26	98	67	0.00	n/a
June 27	99	69	0.00	n/a
June 28	99	70	0.15	n/a
June 29	96	68	0.05	n/a
June 30	94	70	0.13	n/a

July 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	90	66	0.84	n/a
July 2	88	60	0.00	n/a
July 3	94	60	0.00	n/a
July 4	97	66	0.00	n/a
July 5	98	70	0.17	n/a
July 6	96	71	0.00	n/a
July 7	95	71	0.00	n/a
July 8	89	63	0.00	n/a
July 9	86	57	0.00	n/a
July 10	89	66	0.00	n/a
July 11	90	64	0.00	n/a
July 12	92	69	0.00	n/a
July 13	93	69	0.00	n/a
July 14	90	71	0.00	n/a
July 15	86	71	1.13	n/a
July 16	87	67	0.07	n/a
July 17	92	71	0.07	n/a
July 18	97	71	0.00	n/a
July 19	96	71	0.00	n/a
July 20	94	69	0.26	n/a
July 21	99	70	0.00	n/a
July 22	99	73	0.26	n/a
July 23	99	72	0.51	n/a
July 24	91	67	0.00	n/a
July 25	89	66	0.00	n/a
July 26	92	66	0.00	n/a
July 27	95	70	0.00	n/a
July 28	93	72	0.36	n/a
July 29	84	66	0.80	n/a
July 30	89	67	0.00	n/a
July 31	92	70	0.00	n/a

August 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	90	71	0.84
August 2	87	67	0.83
August 3	90	69	0.43
August 4	82	70	0.13
August 5	86	66	0.00
August 6	85	54	0.00
August 7	82	52	0.00
August 8	84	59	0.00
August 9	87	58	0.00
August 10	89	61	0.00
August 11	89	67	0.00
August 12	88	67	0.14
August 13	92	65	0.00
August 14	95	67	0.00
August 15	n/a	66	0.00
August 16	85	59	0.00
August 17	85	64	0.04
August 18	89	61	0.00
August 19	91	64	0.00
August 20	86	61	0.07
August 21	87	66	0.00
August 22	90	62	0.00
August 23	90	66	0.34
August 24	92	65	0.00
August 25	94	63	0.00
August 26	98	65	0.00
August 27	99	66	0.00
August 28	102	70	0.00
August 29	n/a	69	0.00
August 30	96	66	0.00
August 31	92	65	0.00

September 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	84	61	0.00
September 2	87	52	0.00
September 3	89	54	0.00
September 4	84	62	0.00
September 5	85	63	0.03
September 6	82	66	0.15
September 7	84	66	0.20
September 8	89	64	0.00
September 9	n/a	64	0.15
September 10	89	66	0.00
September 11	81	59	0.04
September 12	88	51	0.00
September 13	93	53	0.00
September 14	90	61	0.00
September 15	84	62	0.00
September 16	84	54	0.00
September 17	84	54	0.00
September 18	88	54	0.00
September 19	93	59	0.00
September 20	94	65	0.00
September 21	96	65	0.00
September 22	93	64	0.00
September 23	77	58	0.00
September 24	73	49	0.00
September 25	75	51	0.00
September 26	71	58	0.03
September 27	70	56	0.00
September 28	66	57	1.00
September 29	71	64	2.24
September 30	74	66	0.91

October 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	81	65	0.06
October 2	78	57	0.00
October 3	79	55	0.00
October 4	73	51	0.16
October 5	56	47	1.94
October 6	65	43	0.00
October 7	71	53	0.00
October 8	76	53	0.05
October 9	77	44	0.00
October 10	76	47	0.00
October 11	74	55	0.02
October 12	75	57	0.00
October 13	73	43	0.00
October 14	69	47	0.00
October 15	69	39	0.00
October 16	74	40	0.00
October 17	78	49	0.00
October 18	75	41	0.32
October 19	63	31	0.00
October 20	61	34	0.00
October 21	61	33	0.00
October 22	58	40	0.00
October 23	71	42	0.00
October 24	64	46	0.00
October 25	70	43	0.00
October 26	74	41	0.00
October 27	74	40	0.00
October 28	75	46	0.00
October 29	77	39	0.00
October 30	78	42	0.00
October 31	76	43	0.00

November 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	71	45	0.02
November 2	71	52	0.00
November 3	68	54	0.21
November 4	80	59	2.50
November 5	83	64	0.00
November 6	80	68	1.20
November 7	79	46	0.80
November 8	67	44	0.00
November 9	70	52	0.18
November 10	80	49	0.00
November 11	76	37	0.09
November 12	60	33	0.00
November 13	69	45	0.05
November 14	65	38	0.00
November 15	69	35	0.00
November 16	71	38	0.00
November 17	72	51	0.73
November 18	70	40	0.00
November 19	75	53	0.40
November 20	73	50	0.44
November 21	71	38	0.00
November 22	63	49	0.27
November 23	54	50	0.28
November 24	52	43	0.30
November 25	60	38	0.08
November 26	62	33	0.00
November 27	67	51	0.60
November 28	61	41	2.00
November 29	47	37	0.26
November 30	50	32	0.00

December 1948 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	58	29	0.00
December 2	60	32	0.00
December 3	56	47	1.56
December 4	71	47	0.00
December 5	65	39	0.00
December 6	69	51	0.02
December 7	64	35	0.00
December 8	59	51	0.20
December 9	54	40	0.00
December 10	50	27	0.00
December 11	50	24	0.00
December 12	64	36	0.00
December 13	74	53	0.00
December 14	76	47	0.00
December 15	72	49	0.09
December 16	64	49	0.01
December 17	58	47	0.00
December 18	58	35	0.00
December 19	44	35	0.71
December 20	47	27	0.00
December 21	62	29	0.00
December 22	57	40	0.00
December 23	57	38	0.00
December 24	50	32	0.05
December 25	34	32	0.73
December 26	34	14	0.00
December 27	48	14	0.00
December 28	56	24	0.00
December 29	65	43	0.30
December 30	65	44	1.76
December 31	48	32	0.00

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1891–2024	Chapel Hill 2W	location