Raleigh August 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of August 21.
August 21 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 105 °F 2007
Lowest temperature 54 °F 1981
Lowest daily high 69 °F 1949
Highest daily low 76 °F 2009
Most precipitation 1.86 inches 1908
Most snow none -
August 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 87.9 °F
Average low 68.1 °F
Chance precipitation 34.1%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh August 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 97 72 0.00 0.0
2022 83 69 0.56 0.0
2021 88 72 0.00 0.0
2020 84 71 0.00 0.0
2019 91 71 0.12 0.0
2018 87 71 0.01 0.0
2017 93 71 0.00 0.0
2016 94 74 0.00 0.0
2015 88 70 0.00 0.0
2014 91 71 0.00 0.0
2013 88 70 0.01 0.0
2012 82 69 0.00 0.0
2011 92 71 1.00 0.0
2010 90 67 0.00 0.0
2009 94 76 0.00 0.0
2008 88 70 0.00 0.0
2007 105 74 0.06 0.0
2006 87 73 0.41 0.0
2005 95 70 0.00 0.0
2004 88 70 0.76 0.0
2003 90 68 0.00 0.0
2002 92 70 0.00 0.0
2001 85 66 0.00 0.0
2000 79 55 0.00 0.0
1999 88 67 0.04 0.0
1998 87 55 0.00 0.0
1997 88 64 0.00 0.0
1996 88 61 0.00 0.0
1995 92 65 0.00 0.0
1994 86 66 0.25 0.0
1993 90 67 0.00 0.0
1992 81 64 0.00 0.0
1991 85 60 0.00 0.0
1990 81 69 0.00 0.0
1989 89 72 0.00 0.0
1988 86 72 0.01 0.0
1987 85 70 0.71 0.0
1986 88 71 0.00 0.0
1985 82 68 0.08 0.0
1984 82 58 0.00 0.0
1983 101 72 0.00 0.0
1982 88 67 0.00 0.0
1981 77 54 0.00 0.0
1980 83 71 0.00 0.0
1979 91 67 1.19 0.0
1978 85 63 0.00 0.0
1977 84 63 0.00 0.0
1976 77 66 0.50 0.0
1975 88 66 0.00 0.0
1974 84 63 0.00 0.0
1973 83 60 0.10 0.0
1972 83 62 0.00 0.0
1971 90 69 0.00 0.0
1970 88 68 0.00 0.0
1969 79 58 0.00 0.0
1968 98 73 0.00 0.0
1967 85 71 0.27 0.0
1966 88 72 0.00 0.0
1965 84 70 0.05 0.0
1964 88 68 0.00 0.0
1963 87 67 0.00 0.0
1962 94 69 0.09 0.0
1961 83 62 0.03 0.0
1960 90 69 0.00 0.0
1959 93 69 0.00 0.0
1958 91 67 0.00 0.0
1957 83 59 0.00 0.0
1956 70 61 0.11 0.0
1955 94 72 0.00 0.0
1954 92 69 0.00 0.0
1953 83 60 0.00 0.0
1952 90 66 0.00 0.0
1951 95 67 0.00 0.0
1950 85 64 0.00 0.0
1949 69 62 0.88 0.0
1948 86 65 0.00 0.0
1947 83 72 0.12 0.0
1946 82 65 0.01 0.0
1945 87 69 0.57 0.0
1944 86 58 0.00 0.0
1943 84 59 0.00 0.0
1942 n/a n/a 0.17 0.0
1941 82 68 0.00 0.0
1940 80 57 0.00 0.0
1939 92 74 0.00 0.0
1938 90 68 0.00 0.0
1937 89 73 0.03 0.0
1936 91 74 0.00 0.0
1935 87 72 0.00 0.0
1934 78 64 0.39 0.0
1933 75 68 0.02 0.0
1932 81 66 0.00 0.0
1931 79 66 0.37 0.0
1930 81 58 0.00 0.0
1929 81 60 0.00 0.0
1928 86 67 0.00 0.0
1927 82 67 0.07 0.0
1926 78 67 0.03 0.0
1925 84 66 0.11 0.0
1924 90 69 0.00 0.0
1923 92 71 0.07 0.0
1922 76 57 0.00 0.0
1921 88 74 0.00 0.0
1920 86 68 0.07 0.0
1919 90 70 0.00 0.0
1918 81 57 0.00 0.0
1917 87 67 0.00 0.0
1916 90 64 0.00 0.0
1915 88 69 0.02 0.0
1914 90 71 0.00 0.0
1913 80 60 0.00 0.0
1912 91 71 0.00 0.0
1911 78 64 0.00 0.0
1910 82 67 0.00 0.0
1909 84 66 0.00 0.0
1908 72 62 1.86 0.0
1907 90 70 0.14 0.0
1906 88 70 1.38 0.0
1905 86 69 0.00 0.0
1904 94 74 0.00 0.0
1903 84 65 0.00 0.0
1902 93 69 0.42 0.0
1901 86 70 0.14 0.0
1900 90 71 0.00 0.0
1899 94 75 0.00 0.0
1898 88 72 0.42 0.0
1897 77 67 0.39 0.0
1896 82 58 0.00 0.0
1895 70 64 0.62 0.0
1894 84 65 0.00 0.0
1893 85 67 0.00 0.0
1892 92 72 0.12 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 8/21?
For the date of Aug 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 105 °F which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on August 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 105 °F 2007
2 101 °F 1983
3 98 °F 1968
4 97 °F 2023
5 95 °F 2005
5 95 °F 1951
7 94 °F 1955
7 94 °F 1904
7 94 °F 1962
7 94 °F 1899
7 94 °F 2009
7 94 °F 2016
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 8/21?
For the date of Aug 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 54 °F which happened in 1981.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on August 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1981
2 55 °F 2000
2 55 °F 1998
4 57 °F 1918
4 57 °F 1940
4 57 °F 1922
7 58 °F 1984
7 58 °F 1896
7 58 °F 1930
7 58 °F 1944
7 58 °F 1969
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on August 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 1949
2 70 °F 1956
2 70 °F 1895
4 72 °F 1908
5 75 °F 1933
6 76 °F 1922
7 77 °F 1897
7 77 °F 1981
7 77 °F 1976
10 78 °F 1926
10 78 °F 1911
10 78 °F 1934
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 8/21?
For the date of Aug 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.86 inches which happened in 1908.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on August 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.86 inches 1908
2 1.38 inches 1906
3 1.19 inches 1979
4 1.00 inches 2011
5 0.88 inches 1949
6 0.76 inches 2004
7 0.71 inches 1987
8 0.62 inches 1895
9 0.57 inches 1945
10 0.56 inches 2022
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