Raleigh August 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of August 3.
August 3 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 99 °F 2006
Lowest temperature 58 °F 1985
Lowest daily high 73 °F 1909
Highest daily low 79 °F 1935
Most precipitation 5.27 inches 1915
Most snow none -
August 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 89.5 °F
Average low 69.7 °F
Chance precipitation 40.2%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh August 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 78 71 0.00 0.0
2022 94 72 0.00 0.0
2021 75 66 0.11 0.0
2020 84 71 1.01 0.0
2019 86 70 0.00 0.0
2018 77 70 1.12 0.0
2017 94 68 0.00 0.0
2016 88 73 0.00 0.0
2015 95 69 0.00 0.0
2014 80 67 0.00 0.0
2013 91 70 2.30 0.0
2012 93 70 0.00 0.0
2011 98 73 0.00 0.0
2010 91 71 0.00 0.0
2009 95 70 0.03 0.0
2008 92 70 0.00 0.0
2007 93 71 0.00 0.0
2006 99 75 0.22 0.0
2005 94 69 0.00 0.0
2004 87 72 0.01 0.0
2003 87 71 0.00 0.0
2002 93 66 0.00 0.0
2001 87 62 0.00 0.0
2000 86 71 0.47 0.0
1999 92 68 0.00 0.0
1998 85 60 0.00 0.0
1997 92 64 0.00 0.0
1996 87 69 0.10 0.0
1995 94 73 0.00 0.0
1994 90 67 0.00 0.0
1993 92 68 0.92 0.0
1992 86 66 0.00 0.0
1991 93 73 0.00 0.0
1990 89 64 0.00 0.0
1989 88 63 0.00 0.0
1988 90 73 0.08 0.0
1987 96 74 0.00 0.0
1986 85 71 0.03 0.0
1985 79 58 0.00 0.0
1984 91 72 0.00 0.0
1983 84 69 0.00 0.0
1982 87 69 0.00 0.0
1981 88 71 0.28 0.0
1980 95 74 0.00 0.0
1979 90 72 0.00 0.0
1978 91 72 0.02 0.0
1977 83 68 0.92 0.0
1976 79 62 0.00 0.0
1975 92 68 0.00 0.0
1974 86 67 0.15 0.0
1973 84 70 0.68 0.0
1972 90 67 0.00 0.0
1971 88 69 0.00 0.0
1970 90 66 0.18 0.0
1969 82 68 0.45 0.0
1968 92 73 0.00 0.0
1967 91 72 0.00 0.0
1966 86 70 0.77 0.0
1965 85 62 0.00 0.0
1964 93 69 1.10 0.0
1963 95 65 0.00 0.0
1962 77 66 0.09 0.0
1961 92 73 0.00 0.0
1960 94 72 0.00 0.0
1959 82 63 0.00 0.0
1958 89 71 0.55 0.0
1957 96 67 0.00 0.0
1956 82 64 0.09 0.0
1955 94 70 0.80 0.0
1954 90 69 0.00 0.0
1953 87 71 0.00 0.0
1952 88 68 0.00 0.0
1951 91 68 1.07 0.0
1950 92 70 0.01 0.0
1949 87 71 0.53 0.0
1948 88 70 0.27 0.0
1947 87 69 0.00 0.0
1946 87 65 0.67 0.0
1945 92 70 0.00 0.0
1944 92 72 0.00 0.0
1943 90 67 0.00 0.0
1942 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1941 95 72 0.00 0.0
1940 85 61 0.00 0.0
1939 90 67 1.18 0.0
1938 89 72 0.00 0.0
1937 86 66 0.00 0.0
1936 93 70 0.00 0.0
1935 99 79 0.00 0.0
1934 91 71 0.00 0.0
1933 90 69 0.69 0.0
1932 91 72 0.00 0.0
1931 94 72 0.02 0.0
1930 88 70 0.00 0.0
1929 91 70 0.00 0.0
1928 95 73 0.09 0.0
1927 85 69 0.24 0.0
1926 91 74 0.00 0.0
1925 87 67 0.00 0.0
1924 76 69 1.30 0.0
1923 88 73 0.02 0.0
1922 86 63 0.10 0.0
1921 90 73 0.11 0.0
1920 78 61 0.00 0.0
1919 81 60 0.00 0.0
1918 90 66 0.00 0.0
1917 77 67 0.01 0.0
1916 84 66 0.00 0.0
1915 79 72 5.27 0.0
1914 89 66 0.00 0.0
1913 84 73 0.07 0.0
1912 82 63 0.01 0.0
1911 87 68 0.55 0.0
1910 92 72 0.00 0.0
1909 73 66 0.76 0.0
1908 90 69 0.00 0.0
1907 87 66 1.09 0.0
1906 84 72 0.05 0.0
1905 84 67 0.00 0.0
1904 82 70 0.21 0.0
1903 78 68 0.00 0.0
1902 95 72 0.00 0.0
1901 90 69 0.00 0.0
1900 90 71 0.00 0.0
1899 95 75 0.03 0.0
1898 91 74 0.00 0.0
1897 88 67 0.00 0.0
1896 94 71 0.70 0.0
1895 86 60 0.00 0.0
1894 91 73 0.22 0.0
1893 84 68 0.06 0.0
1892 90 70 0.07 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 99 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2006.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 99 °F 1935
1 99 °F 2006
3 98 °F 2011
4 96 °F 1957
4 96 °F 1987
6 95 °F 2015
6 95 °F 1902
6 95 °F 1980
6 95 °F 2009
6 95 °F 1899
6 95 °F 1941
6 95 °F 1928
6 95 °F 1963
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 58 °F which happened in 1985.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1985
2 60 °F 1895
2 60 °F 1998
2 60 °F 1919
5 61 °F 1920
5 61 °F 1940
7 62 °F 1965
7 62 °F 1976
7 62 °F 2001
10 63 °F 1922
10 63 °F 1989
10 63 °F 1912
10 63 °F 1959
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 73 °F 1909
2 75 °F 2021
3 76 °F 1924
4 77 °F 2018
4 77 °F 1917
4 77 °F 1962
7 78 °F 1920
7 78 °F 2023
7 78 °F 1903
10 79 °F 1985
10 79 °F 1915
10 79 °F 1976
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 5.27 inches which happened in 1915.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on August 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.27 inches 1915
2 2.30 inches 2013
3 1.30 inches 1924
4 1.18 inches 1939
5 1.12 inches 2018
6 1.10 inches 1964
7 1.09 inches 1907
8 1.07 inches 1951
9 1.01 inches 2020
10 0.92 inches 1993
10 0.92 inches 1977
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