Number of Days Below 32 °F in Chapel Hill by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days in each year that the low temperature fell below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, between 1891 and 2024.

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Which year had the most days below freezing?

Based on NOAA records, the year 1960 holds the Chapel Hill record. There were 105 days with a low temperature below 32 degrees that year.

How many days below freezing so far?

As of April 28, there have been 38 days this year where the low temperature has fallen below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The last time it fell below 32° F was February 26, 2024.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days < 32 °F
2024	123	38
2023	112	49
2022	42	77
2021	66	67
2020	110	50
2019	95	59
2018	88	61
2017	101	55
2016	78	64
2015	73	66
2014	26	83
2013	30	81
2012	107	51
2011	31	80
2010	16	89
2009	66	67
2008	82	63
2007	78	64
2006	73	66
2005	44	76
2004	31	80
2003	26	83
2002	44	76
2001	59	69
2000	44	76
1999	63	68
1998	104	53
1997	122	39
1996	20	87
1995	44	76
1994	97	57
1993	52	73
1992	88	61
1991	97	57
1990	117	45
1989	18	88
1988	10	94
1987	8	95
1986	36	79
1985	42	77
1984	23	84
1983	16	89
1982	31	80
1981	7	96
1980	8	95
1979	44	76
1978	3	98
1977	15	90
1976	2	101
1975	13	91
1974	36	79
1973	63	68
1972	88	61
1971	44	76
1970	31	80
1969	4	97
1968	11	92
1967	36	79
1966	23	84
1965	23	84
1964	11	92
1963	4	97
1962	4	97
1961	18	88
1960	1	105
1959	22	85
1958	13	91
1957	66	67
1956	36	79
1955	26	83
1954	29	82
1953	88	61
1952	76	65
1951	52	73
1950	59	69
1949	119	42
1948	104	53
1947	59	69
1946	129	36
1945	119	42
1944	82	63
1943	96	58
1942	112	49
1941	78	64
1940	85	62
1939	132	35
1938	129	36
1937	119	42
1936	107	51
1935	115	48
1934	88	61
1933	132	35
1932	123	38
1931	112	49
1930	63	68
1929	101	55
1928	85	62
1927	118	43
1926	52	73
1925	106	52
1924	66	67
1923	110	50
1922	116	47
1921	126	37
1920	88	61
1919	76	65
1918	123	38
1917	129	36
1916	107	51
1915	55	71
1914	66	67
1913	126	37
1912	57	70
1911	101	55
1910	44	76
1909	88	61
1908	132	35
1907	78	64
1906	57	70
1905	59	69
1904	36	79
1903	82	63
1902	55	71
1901	31	80
1900	73	66
1899	66	67
1898	97	57
1897	97	57
1896	66	67
1895	44	76
1894	85	62
1893	36	79
1892	20	87
1891	126	37

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1891–2024	Chapel Hill 2W	location