Chapel Hill Weather in 1988

Historical record of Chapel Hill, North Carolina weather for the year 1988 based on NOAA data.
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1988 Chapel Hill Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 106 °F August 20
Lowest temperature 8 °F January 13
Highest daily low 76 °F July 18
Lowest daily high 20 °F January 8
Most daily precipitation 2.5 inches October 4
Most daily snow 6.5 inches January 8
Total annual precipitation 36.2 inches -
Total annual snow 6.8 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1988
Rank Temperature Date
1 106 °F Aug 20
1 106 °F Aug 19
3 104 °F Aug 18
3 104 °F Jul 17
5 102 °F Jul 18
6 100 °F Aug 17
6 100 °F Jun 24
8 99 °F Jul 31
8 99 °F Jul 20
8 99 °F Jul 16
8 99 °F Jul 8
8 99 °F Jun 23
Lowest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1988
Rank Temperature Date
1 8 °F January 13
1 8 °F January 12
3 10 °F February 7
3 10 °F January 11
5 12 °F January 7
6 13 °F December 13
6 13 °F February 13
6 13 °F January 28
6 13 °F January 16
6 13 °F January 8
January 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
57 32 0.01 0.0
59 33 0.34 0.2
40 28 0.01 0.0
32 27 0.77 0.0
43 25 0.40 0.0
34 15 0.00 0.0
30 12 0.00 0.0
20 13 0.47 6.5
29 15 0.00 0.0
37 15 0.00 0.0
36 10 0.00 0.0
39 8 0.00 0.0
49 8 0.00 0.0
51 16 0.00 0.0
33 14 0.00 0.0
34 13 0.00 0.0
47 14 0.00 0.0
49 18 0.28 0.0
59 35 0.01 0.0
45 36 0.51 0.0
53 38 0.04 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
46 25 0.00 0.0
46 23 0.00 0.0
56 24 0.05 0.0
43 23 0.42 0.0
31 n/a 0.00 0.0
36 13 0.00 0.0
45 14 0.00 0.0
56 20 0.00 0.0
64 33 0.00 0.0
February 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 40 0.12 0.0
74 53 0.02 0.0
73 42 0.33 0.0
47 38 0.62 0.0
60 27 0.50 0.0
45 19 0.00 0.0
32 10 0.00 0.0
37 18 0.00 0.0
48 21 0.00 0.0
56 n/a 0.00 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.56 0.0
40 13 0.00 0.0
37 14 0.00 0.0
52 14 0.00 0.0
61 33 0.08 0.0
53 21 0.00 0.0
63 23 0.00 0.0
66 35 0.01 0.0
49 37 0.28 0.0
53 36 0.02 0.0
47 17 0.00 0.0
64 27 0.00 0.0
61 32 0.05 0.0
49 17 0.00 0.0
46 17 0.00 0.0
50 n/a 0.00 0.0
63 n/a 0.00 0.0
52 25 0.00 0.0
March 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
63 26 0.00 0.0
58 25 0.00 0.0
67 28 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.01 0.0
66 40 0.04 0.0
44 29 0.00 0.0
55 30 0.00 0.0
72 33 0.00 0.0
71 40 0.01 0.0
60 51 0.58 0.0
54 26 0.20 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
69 48 0.14 0.0
70 30 0.01 0.0
49 22 0.00 0.0
41 22 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
55 22 0.00 0.0
53 25 0.37 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
66 n/a 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
58 n/a 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.20 0.0
74 42 0.33 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
72 32 0.00 0.0
77 42 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
April 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 51 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
80 n/a 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.09 0.0
79 50 0.05 0.0
84 n/a 0.00 0.0
85 42 0.16 0.0
52 44 0.32 0.0
65 33 0.00 0.0
68 33 0.00 0.0
75 39 0.00 0.0
76 43 0.00 0.0
51 38 0.59 0.0
55 36 0.08 0.0
70 38 0.00 0.0
78 39 0.12 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
72 47 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.81 0.0
54 31 0.56 0.0
69 39 0.00 0.0
83 49 0.00 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
83 43 0.00 0.0
71 42 0.00 0.0
74 44 0.00 0.0
80 40 0.28 0.0
64 40 0.00 0.0
70 39 0.00 0.0
May 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 45 0.00 0.0
73 45 0.00 0.0
74 45 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.13 0.0
72 50 0.66 0.0
71 41 0.12 0.0
66 49 0.06 0.0
81 47 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.06 0.0
82 49 0.12 0.0
82 53 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
91 57 0.37 0.0
79 51 1.25 0.0
78 50 0.17 0.0
81 51 0.04 0.0
83 56 0.01 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
88 66 0.00 0.0
91 59 0.32 0.0
85 60 0.07 0.0
74 44 0.04 0.0
72 42 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
89 50 0.00 0.0
92 59 0.00 0.0
June 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
94 n/a 0.00 0.0
94 64 0.00 0.0
88 57 0.04 0.0
62 46 0.10 0.0
73 45 0.01 0.0
79 47 0.00 0.0
94 n/a 0.00 0.0
97 64 0.00 0.0
96 65 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.79 0.0
73 47 0.00 0.0
76 48 0.00 0.0
85 48 0.00 0.0
89 n/a 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
90 62 0.00 0.0
92 64 0.00 0.0
91 65 2.29 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
92 65 0.00 0.0
96 68 0.00 0.0
99 70 0.00 0.0
100 68 0.18 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
98 60 0.13 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
July 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 54 0.01 0.0
81 49 0.00 0.0
85 52 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
87 57 0.00 0.0
90 58 0.00 0.0
99 63 0.00 0.0
97 67 0.00 0.0
97 n/a 0.00 0.0
98 70 0.04 0.0
98 71 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.09 0.0
92 69 0.00 0.0
95 71 0.00 0.0
99 71 0.00 0.0
104 72 0.00 0.0
102 76 0.00 0.0
98 74 0.00 0.0
99 74 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.00 0.0
95 69 0.88 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
86 71 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
93 67 0.04 0.0
92 69 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.12 0.0
93 66 0.00 0.0
96 67 0.00 0.0
99 71 0.00 0.0
August 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
96 68 0.00 0.0
98 68 0.00 0.0
97 72 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.77 0.0
93 69 0.00 0.0
92 67 0.00 0.0
93 67 0.02 0.0
94 67 0.00 0.0
96 67 0.00 0.0
95 68 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
97 69 0.00 0.0
96 68 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
96 71 0.00 0.0
100 71 0.00 0.0
104 72 0.00 0.0
106 74 0.00 0.0
106 72 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.15 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
90 63 1.18 0.0
91 67 0.00 0.0
93 61 0.00 0.0
95 61 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
84 69 1.65 0.0
90 65 0.12 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
September 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 57 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.26 0.0
83 63 0.96 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
75 49 0.00 0.0
73 56 0.00 0.0
70 62 0.57 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
86 n/a 0.00 0.0
90 64 0.00 0.0
91 66 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.01 0.0
67 58 0.70 0.0
75 63 0.00 0.0
81 66 0.09 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
84 54 0.00 0.0
89 59 0.00 0.0
88 57 0.66 0.0
66 56 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.00 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
82 n/a 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
October 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 52 0.00 0.0
81 52 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.11 0.0
69 54 2.49 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
66 37 0.00 0.0
64 38 0.00 0.0
64 33 0.01 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
65 35 0.00 0.0
71 40 0.00 0.0
74 45 0.00 0.0
61 32 0.00 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
64 27 0.00 0.0
75 n/a 0.00 0.0
75 37 0.00 0.0
78 46 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.45 0.0
81 34 0.00 0.0
61 34 0.00 0.0
50 39 0.85 0.0
62 31 0.01 0.0
65 32 0.00 0.0
71 36 0.00 0.0
69 37 0.00 0.0
64 29 0.00 0.0
67 30 0.98 0.0
70 37 0.04 0.0
66 33 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
November 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 39 2.36 0.0
62 36 0.00 0.0
58 27 0.00 0.0
70 30 0.00 0.0
71 41 0.06 0.0
72 44 0.23 0.0
65 34 0.00 0.0
65 29 0.00 0.0
71 33 0.00 0.0
68 37 0.00 0.0
77 45 0.01 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
55 39 0.00 0.0
64 33 0.04 0.0
73 31 0.00 0.0
71 30 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.29 0.0
69 29 0.01 0.0
58 29 0.00 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
78 n/a 0.00 0.0
60 33 0.00 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
53 37 0.08 0.0
58 26 0.00 0.0
62 28 0.00 0.0
72 33 0.02 0.0
73 51 1.12 0.0
55 26 0.05 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
December 1988 Chapel Hill Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 29 0.00 0.0
54 26 0.00 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
69 n/a 0.00 0.0
56 21 0.00 0.0
55 22 0.00 0.0
67 29 0.00 0.0
66 29 0.00 0.0
65 32 0.05 0.0
41 19 0.27 n/a
41 20 0.00 0.0
39 15 0.00 0.0
31 13 0.00 0.0
39 15 0.00 0.0
56 23 0.00 0.0
64 33 0.00 0.0
42 21 0.02 0.1
40 14 0.00 0.0
38 19 0.00 0.0
60 28 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
68 39 0.01 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
56 n/a 0.00 0.0
71 45 0.00 0.0
61 33 0.00 0.0
57 25 0.00 0.0
57 25 0.00 0.0
73 25 0.02 0.0
46 24 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.52 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1891–2024 Chapel Hill 2W location