Raleigh December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 74 °F 2021
Lowest temperature 5 °F 1917
Lowest daily high 19 °F 1917
Highest daily low 61 °F 2021
Most precipitation 1.49 inches 1952
Most snow 0.1 inches 1997
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 53.1 °F
Average low 33.3 °F
Chance precipitation 33.4%
Chance snow 2.0%
Raleigh December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 55 29 0.00 0.0
2022 67 54 0.35 0.0
2021 74 61 0.00 0.0
2020 55 41 0.41 0.0
2019 59 39 0.00 0.0
2018 67 47 0.13 0.0
2017 35 23 0.00 0.0
2016 50 23 0.00 0.0
2015 66 51 0.47 0.0
2014 46 26 0.00 0.0
2013 51 32 0.00 0.0
2012 53 25 0.00 0.0
2011 65 40 0.00 0.0
2010 61 29 0.00 0.0
2009 46 32 0.11 0.0
2008 57 29 0.00 0.0
2007 57 36 0.00 0.0
2006 62 51 0.00 0.0
2005 61 39 0.02 0.0
2004 65 37 0.00 0.0
2003 60 26 0.00 0.0
2002 67 42 0.06 0.0
2001 42 24 0.00 0.0
2000 39 15 0.00 0.0
1999 65 34 0.00 0.0
1998 45 24 0.00 0.0
1997 42 25 0.00 0.1
1996 68 52 0.04 0.0
1995 50 38 0.20 0.0
1994 55 36 0.19 0.0
1993 44 14 0.00 0.0
1992 62 48 0.00 0.0
1991 46 34 0.00 0.0
1990 69 39 0.06 0.0
1989 64 49 0.28 0.0
1988 55 40 0.32 0.0
1987 57 30 0.00 0.0
1986 49 24 0.00 0.0
1985 57 28 0.08 0.0
1984 57 47 0.00 0.0
1983 33 11 0.00 0.0
1982 38 33 0.18 0.0
1981 49 28 1.10 0.0
1980 42 36 0.00 0.0
1979 55 38 0.00 0.0
1978 68 44 0.01 0.0
1977 42 36 0.01 0.0
1976 48 19 0.04 0.0
1975 63 44 0.43 0.0
1974 53 44 0.01 0.0
1973 57 38 0.91 0.0
1972 67 52 0.40 0.0
1971 62 38 0.00 0.0
1970 32 25 0.45 0.1
1969 64 39 0.00 0.0
1968 43 37 0.31 0.0
1967 42 28 0.06 0.0
1966 43 33 0.00 0.0
1965 68 46 0.00 0.0
1964 60 34 0.00 0.0
1963 33 19 0.43 0.0
1962 33 21 0.00 0.0
1961 48 18 0.00 0.0
1960 52 22 0.47 0.0
1959 46 28 0.00 0.0
1958 44 35 0.00 0.0
1957 55 27 0.00 0.0
1956 65 35 0.00 0.0
1955 42 22 0.00 0.0
1954 56 29 0.00 0.0
1953 50 32 0.00 0.0
1952 42 38 1.49 0.0
1951 66 50 0.00 0.0
1950 50 30 0.00 0.0
1949 50 23 0.00 0.0
1948 44 32 0.00 0.0
1947 65 36 0.00 0.0
1946 41 31 0.14 0.0
1945 53 32 0.57 0.0
1944 56 33 0.00 0.0
1943 45 27 0.00 0.0
1942 57 32 0.00 0.0
1941 54 31 0.00 0.0
1940 60 33 0.00 0.0
1939 48 28 0.00 0.0
1938 54 31 0.00 0.0
1937 64 39 0.00 0.0
1936 66 54 0.27 0.0
1935 36 18 0.00 n/a
1934 41 29 0.29 0.0
1933 64 39 0.00 0.0
1932 69 41 0.00 0.0
1931 57 46 0.25 0.0
1930 45 23 0.00 n/a
1929 72 40 0.00 n/a
1928 51 36 0.00 n/a
1927 64 42 0.47 0.0
1926 48 28 0.00 0.0
1925 40 26 0.00 0.0
1924 42 33 1.42 0.0
1923 69 59 0.00 n/a
1922 58 31 0.15 n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 60 39 0.00 0.0
1919 59 31 0.00 0.0
1918 60 38 0.19 n/a
1917 19 5 0.00 n/a
1916 40 26 0.00 n/a
1915 51 33 0.00 n/a
1914 43 32 0.00 n/a
1913 37 29 0.06 n/a
1912 49 38 0.34 0.0
1911 64 49 0.04 0.0
1910 38 27 0.00 n/a
1909 40 16 0.00 n/a
1908 55 37 0.16 n/a
1907 52 37 0.00 n/a
1906 68 47 0.38 n/a
1905 38 32 0.52 n/a
1904 63 33 0.00 0.0
1903 53 21 0.00 0.0
1902 45 29 0.00 0.0
1901 55 31 0.01 0.0
1900 56 39 0.22 0.0
1899 29 9 0.00 0.0
1898 68 33 0.00 0.0
1897 58 32 0.04 0.0
1896 58 42 0.01 0.0
1895 45 30 0.18 0.0
1894 32 27 0.20 0.0
1893 47 39 0.02 n/a
1892 46 14 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 74 °F which happened in 2021.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 2021
2 72 °F 1929
3 69 °F 1990
3 69 °F 1923
3 69 °F 1932
6 68 °F 1965
6 68 °F 1996
6 68 °F 1978
6 68 °F 1898
6 68 °F 1906
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 5 °F which happened in 1917.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1917
2 9 °F 1899
3 11 °F 1983
4 14 °F 1892
4 14 °F 1993
6 15 °F 2000
7 16 °F 1909
8 18 °F 1961
8 18 °F 1935
10 19 °F 1976
10 19 °F 1963
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 19 °F 1917
2 29 °F 1899
3 32 °F 1894
3 32 °F 1970
5 33 °F 1983
5 33 °F 1963
5 33 °F 1962
8 35 °F 2017
9 36 °F 1935
10 37 °F 1913
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.49 inches which happened in 1952.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.49 inches 1952
2 1.42 inches 1924
3 1.10 inches 1981
4 0.91 inches 1973
5 0.57 inches 1945
6 0.52 inches 1905
7 0.47 inches 2015
7 0.47 inches 1960
7 0.47 inches 1927
10 0.45 inches 1970
All-Time Most Snow in Raleigh on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.1 inches 1970
1 0.1 inches 1997
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
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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