| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | |||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
| January | 33.9 | 14.9 | 68 | -35 | 2.7 | 9.9 |
| February | 37.0 | 16.0 | 73 | -30 | 2.9 | 12.3 |
| March | 45.7 | 24.1 | 89 | -18 | 3.3 | 7.5 |
| April | 58.4 | 34.0 | 95 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| May | 69.2 | 43.7 | 99 | 18 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| June | 78.3 | 53.5 | 102 | 30 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| July | 83.4 | 59.3 | 103 | 35 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 82.4 | 57.8 | 102 | 28 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| September | 74.4 | 50.7 | 99 | 21 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| October | 61.9 | 39.3 | 91 | 11 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| November | 49.1 | 30.3 | 80 | -13 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| December | 38.6 | 21.3 | 74 | -31 | 3.8 | 9.5 |
| Entire year | 59.5 | 37.2 | 103 | -35 | 43.9 | 39.7 |
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More Durham Weather Records
1893–2024
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| Highest daily low | 78 °F | July 18, 1905 |
| Lowest daily high | -3 °F | January 4, 1904 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
64 °F | May 4, 2001 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
45 °F | Apr 1–2, 1998 |
| Most daily precipitation | 7.7 inches | July 28, 2004 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 14.2 inches | May 2006 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 68.7 inches | 2008 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 160 | 2023 |
| Earliest snow in season | October 11 | 1979 |
| Latest snow in season | May 16 | 1952 |
| Most daily snow | 18.0 inches | March 16, 1937 |
| Most monthly snow | 48.5 inches | February 1969 |
| Most yearly snow | 131.3 inches | 1956 |
| Most snow in a winter | 106.7 inches | 1955–1956 |
| Greatest snow accumulation | 40.0 inches | March 3, 1969 |
| Earliest freeze | August 31 | 1965 |
| Earliest day ≥ 80 °F | March 21 | 2012 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | April 17 | 2002 |
| Earliest day ≥ 100 °F | June 3 | 1919 |
| Latest freeze | June 22 | 1940 |
| Latest day ≥ 80 °F | November 2 | 1950 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 17 | 1947 |
| Latest day ≥ 100 °F | August 26 | 1948 |
| Most days in a year < 0 °F | 25 | 1934 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 182 | 1978 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 98 | 1941 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 32 | 2002 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F | 5 | 1911 |
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Durham Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 12 days | Nov 3–14, 1969 |
| Without precipitation | 41 days | Oct 2 – Nov 11, 1924 |
| With snow | 6 days | Feb 20–25, 1971 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
28 days | Jan 15 – Feb 11, 1918 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 33 days | Jul 8 – Aug 9, 1979 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 9 days | Aug 11–19, 2002 |
| Years | Station | Coordinates |
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| 1893–2024 | Durham | location |