Raleigh August 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of August 20.
August 20 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 103 °F 2007
Lowest temperature 54 °F 1998
Lowest daily high 72 °F 1976
Highest daily low 75 °F 2007
Most precipitation 4.18 inches 1986
Most snow none -
August 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 88.0 °F
Average low 68.2 °F
Chance precipitation 34.1%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh August 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 97 66 0.00 0.0
2022 87 69 0.01 0.0
2021 87 73 0.36 0.0
2020 85 68 0.00 0.0
2019 93 71 0.00 0.0
2018 87 68 0.86 0.0
2017 95 71 0.00 0.0
2016 91 74 0.00 0.0
2015 90 72 0.00 0.0
2014 90 70 1.06 0.0
2013 83 68 0.00 0.0
2012 81 67 0.15 0.0
2011 89 69 0.00 0.0
2010 90 71 0.00 0.0
2009 92 73 0.00 0.0
2008 92 68 0.56 0.0
2007 103 75 0.00 0.0
2006 93 73 0.00 0.0
2005 97 75 0.00 0.0
2004 90 70 0.00 0.0
2003 87 70 0.00 0.0
2002 96 69 0.00 0.0
2001 88 74 0.06 0.0
2000 78 58 0.00 0.0
1999 82 69 0.06 0.0
1998 81 54 0.00 0.0
1997 92 71 0.18 0.0
1996 85 65 0.00 0.0
1995 88 65 0.00 0.0
1994 86 65 0.00 0.0
1993 90 68 0.00 0.0
1992 79 67 0.50 0.0
1991 86 71 0.00 0.0
1990 93 72 0.00 0.0
1989 87 68 0.00 0.0
1988 93 73 0.21 0.0
1987 91 70 0.00 0.0
1986 79 70 4.18 0.0
1985 87 66 0.00 0.0
1984 82 65 0.00 0.0
1983 100 71 0.00 0.0
1982 90 67 0.00 0.0
1981 74 62 0.07 0.0
1980 93 70 0.00 0.0
1979 90 68 0.00 0.0
1978 94 70 0.03 0.0
1977 82 59 0.00 0.0
1976 72 61 0.00 0.0
1975 88 67 0.00 0.0
1974 84 69 0.00 0.0
1973 85 63 0.00 0.0
1972 81 67 0.00 0.0
1971 89 70 0.00 0.0
1970 87 66 0.01 0.0
1969 85 71 0.21 0.0
1968 94 70 0.00 0.0
1967 88 71 0.13 0.0
1966 92 73 0.00 0.0
1965 86 70 0.00 0.0
1964 86 65 0.00 0.0
1963 87 68 0.64 0.0
1962 92 71 0.00 0.0
1961 72 64 1.90 0.0
1960 88 66 0.00 0.0
1959 91 68 0.00 0.0
1958 88 64 0.00 0.0
1957 80 63 0.00 0.0
1956 90 68 0.49 0.0
1955 93 68 0.00 0.0
1954 94 71 0.62 0.0
1953 82 59 0.00 0.0
1952 86 67 1.19 0.0
1951 93 66 0.00 0.0
1950 83 66 0.00 0.0
1949 73 63 1.26 0.0
1948 85 62 0.11 0.0
1947 93 69 0.00 0.0
1946 86 66 0.87 0.0
1945 77 68 1.08 0.0
1944 85 58 0.00 0.0
1943 86 57 0.00 0.0
1942 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1941 76 68 1.28 0.0
1940 80 60 0.00 0.0
1939 93 73 0.00 0.0
1938 87 65 0.00 0.0
1937 90 72 0.00 0.0
1936 93 72 0.00 0.0
1935 84 71 3.28 0.0
1934 94 74 0.00 0.0
1933 80 67 0.15 0.0
1932 79 67 0.00 0.0
1931 88 68 0.62 0.0
1930 82 62 0.00 0.0
1929 79 65 0.00 0.0
1928 85 69 0.64 0.0
1927 77 66 0.28 0.0
1926 84 72 0.00 0.0
1925 98 71 0.04 0.0
1924 90 66 1.64 0.0
1923 92 69 0.00 0.0
1922 79 65 0.00 0.0
1921 92 70 0.00 0.0
1920 84 67 0.11 0.0
1919 90 69 0.00 0.0
1918 76 56 0.00 0.0
1917 86 69 0.00 0.0
1916 86 64 0.00 0.0
1915 78 66 0.00 0.0
1914 90 72 0.00 0.0
1913 83 66 0.01 0.0
1912 95 73 0.57 0.0
1911 80 65 1.47 0.0
1910 84 67 0.00 0.0
1909 89 65 0.00 0.0
1908 82 69 0.00 0.0
1907 85 69 0.04 0.0
1906 89 74 0.20 0.0
1905 87 66 0.00 0.0
1904 90 70 0.00 0.0
1903 79 70 0.11 0.0
1902 91 73 0.00 0.0
1901 87 72 0.00 0.0
1900 97 69 0.22 0.0
1899 95 73 0.00 0.0
1898 86 70 0.35 0.0
1897 84 66 0.00 0.0
1896 77 57 0.00 0.0
1895 88 66 0.00 0.0
1894 82 66 0.00 0.0
1893 88 68 0.00 0.0
1892 92 67 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 103 °F which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 103 °F 2007
2 100 °F 1983
3 98 °F 1925
4 97 °F 2023
4 97 °F 1900
4 97 °F 2005
7 96 °F 2002
8 95 °F 1899
8 95 °F 1912
8 95 °F 2017
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 54 °F which happened in 1998.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1998
2 56 °F 1918
3 57 °F 1896
3 57 °F 1943
5 58 °F 2000
5 58 °F 1944
7 59 °F 1953
7 59 °F 1977
9 60 °F 1940
10 61 °F 1976
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 °F 1976
1 72 °F 1961
3 73 °F 1949
4 74 °F 1981
5 76 °F 1941
5 76 °F 1918
7 77 °F 1896
7 77 °F 1945
7 77 °F 1927
10 78 °F 1915
10 78 °F 2000
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 4.18 inches which happened in 1986.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on August 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.18 inches 1986
2 3.28 inches 1935
3 1.90 inches 1961
4 1.64 inches 1924
5 1.47 inches 1911
6 1.28 inches 1941
7 1.26 inches 1949
8 1.19 inches 1952
9 1.08 inches 1945
10 1.06 inches 2014
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1944–2024 Raleigh Durham International Airport location
1940–1944 Raleigh Municipal Airport location
1892–1939 Raleigh State University location