| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | |||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
| January | 51.6 | 31.5 | 80 | -9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| February | 55.5 | 33.8 | 85 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| March | 63.1 | 40.0 | 92 | 10 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| April | 72.5 | 48.5 | 95 | 21 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 79.7 | 57.4 | 100 | 29 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| June | 87.2 | 65.7 | 105 | 38 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| July | 90.5 | 69.9 | 105 | 48 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 88.4 | 68.5 | 105 | 46 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| September | 82.2 | 62.3 | 104 | 37 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| October | 72.8 | 50.0 | 100 | 19 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 62.8 | 39.6 | 88 | 11 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| December | 54.5 | 34.2 | 81 | 3 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Entire year | 71.8 | 50.2 | 105 | -9 | 46.0 | 5.1 |
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More Durham Weather Records
1899–2024
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| Highest daily low | 82 °F | July 10, 1926 |
| Lowest daily high | 17 °F | January 21, 1985 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
55 °F | January 28, 1925 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
46 °F | Jan 29–30, 1934 |
| Most daily precipitation | 6.4 inches | October 8, 2016 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 21.8 inches | September 1999 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 60.3 inches | 2018 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 149 | 1948 |
| Earliest snow in season | November 6 | 1953 |
| Latest snow in season | April 18 | 1983 |
| Most daily snow | 17.9 inches | January 25, 2000 |
| Most monthly snow | 25.8 inches | January 2000 |
| Most yearly snow | 28.1 inches | 2000 |
| Most snow in a winter | 25.8 inches | 1999–2000 |
| Greatest snow accumulation | 20.0 inches | January 26, 2000 |
| Earliest freeze | October 4 | 1974 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | March 12 | 1990 |
| Earliest day ≥ 100 °F | May 31 | 1919 |
| Latest freeze | May 10 | 1977 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 10 | 2017 |
| Latest day ≥ 100 °F | October 3 | 2019 |
| Most days in a year < 0 °F | 2 | 1985 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 99 | 1941 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 168 | 2007 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 104 | 1919 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F | 14 | 1919 |
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Durham Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 12 days | Sep 24 – Oct 5, 2015 |
| Without precipitation | 38 days | Sep 27 – Nov 3, 2000 |
| With snow | 3 days | Feb 24–26, 2015 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
7 days | Jan 1–7, 2018 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 101 days | Jun 21 – Sep 29, 2005 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 24 days | Jul 14 – Aug 6, 1995 |
| High temperature ≥ 100 °F | 6 days | Jul 3–8, 2012 |