Raleigh January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 79 °F 2022
Lowest temperature 12 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 26 °F 1918
Highest daily low 64 °F 2022
Most precipitation 1.57 inches 1987
Most snow 1.5 inches 1962
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 53.0 °F
Average low 33.2 °F
Chance precipitation 33.0%
Chance snow 2.0%
Raleigh January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 53 37 0.00 0.0
2023 66 48 0.00 0.0
2022 79 64 0.43 0.0
2021 55 41 0.65 0.0
2020 55 35 0.00 0.0
2019 71 51 0.00 0.0
2018 28 13 0.00 0.0
2017 50 41 0.54 0.0
2016 51 43 0.00 0.0
2015 51 23 0.00 0.0
2014 51 29 0.00 0.0
2013 50 43 0.21 0.0
2012 68 35 0.01 0.0
2011 63 39 0.28 0.0
2010 48 31 0.00 0.0
2009 42 23 0.00 0.0
2008 55 35 0.00 0.0
2007 68 49 0.45 0.0
2006 60 35 0.00 0.0
2005 74 44 0.00 0.0
2004 65 27 0.00 0.0
2003 65 48 0.43 0.0
2002 39 20 0.00 0.0
2001 42 21 0.00 0.0
2000 67 33 0.00 0.0
1999 46 20 0.00 0.0
1998 41 18 0.00 0.0
1997 53 39 0.18 0.0
1996 49 43 0.11 0.0
1995 61 41 0.00 0.0
1994 46 21 0.80 0.0
1993 60 38 0.00 0.0
1992 52 35 0.00 0.0
1991 47 30 0.01 0.0
1990 62 31 0.13 0.0
1989 45 39 0.41 0.0
1988 62 42 0.27 0.0
1987 42 37 1.57 0.0
1986 51 27 0.00 0.0
1985 75 47 0.00 0.0
1984 45 16 0.00 0.0
1983 45 37 0.00 0.0
1982 59 40 0.00 0.0
1981 52 25 0.00 0.0
1980 44 29 0.00 0.0
1979 70 55 0.00 0.0
1978 43 37 0.00 0.0
1977 32 13 0.00 0.0
1976 54 34 0.00 0.0
1975 68 39 0.00 0.0
1974 62 44 0.13 0.0
1973 68 52 0.00 0.0
1972 49 30 0.00 0.0
1971 41 24 0.00 0.0
1970 39 29 0.21 0.0
1969 43 23 0.00 0.0
1968 45 33 0.00 0.0
1967 48 38 0.01 0.0
1966 74 54 0.00 0.0
1965 44 31 0.00 0.0
1964 42 32 0.60 0.0
1963 41 18 0.00 0.0
1962 38 31 1.05 1.5
1961 55 31 0.46 0.0
1960 36 22 0.00 0.0
1959 56 33 0.43 0.0
1958 48 28 0.22 0.0
1957 49 30 0.00 0.0
1956 51 25 0.00 0.0
1955 52 43 0.18 0.0
1954 60 30 0.00 0.0
1953 52 34 0.00 0.0
1952 72 55 0.00 0.0
1951 46 23 0.00 0.0
1950 58 27 0.00 0.0
1949 46 32 0.00 0.0
1948 71 44 0.18 0.0
1947 34 31 0.15 0.0
1946 41 25 0.00 0.0
1945 62 30 0.31 0.0
1944 47 27 0.00 0.0
1943 60 32 0.00 0.0
1942 61 33 0.05 0.0
1941 65 40 0.00 0.0
1940 36 23 0.00 0.0
1939 62 35 0.00 0.0
1938 70 43 0.01 0.0
1937 57 49 0.04 0.0
1936 37 28 0.00 n/a
1935 50 33 0.22 0.0
1934 61 52 0.69 0.0
1933 41 28 0.00 n/a
1932 52 45 0.16 0.0
1931 40 29 0.00 n/a
1930 67 41 0.00 n/a
1929 64 41 0.01 0.0
1928 42 14 0.00 n/a
1927 44 30 0.00 n/a
1926 55 27 0.00 n/a
1925 33 29 0.07 n/a
1924 68 37 0.00 n/a
1923 61 44 0.85 0.0
1922 42 24 0.00 n/a
1921 64 34 0.00 n/a
1920 67 38 0.00 n/a
1919 68 52 0.03 0.0
1918 26 12 0.00 n/a
1917 48 27 0.00 n/a
1916 62 38 0.03 0.0
1915 42 27 0.00 n/a
1914 43 31 0.00 n/a
1913 58 38 0.05 n/a
1912 56 39 0.00 n/a
1911 52 33 0.48 n/a
1910 52 26 0.00 n/a
1909 42 28 0.00 0.0
1908 61 34 0.00 n/a
1907 64 48 0.00 n/a
1906 47 30 0.00 n/a
1905 66 43 0.00 n/a
1904 64 37 0.00 0.0
1903 52 33 0.00 0.0
1902 47 32 0.00 0.0
1901 48 44 0.00 0.0
1900 34 18 0.00 0.0
1899 33 20 0.10 0.0
1898 35 21 0.00 0.0
1897 54 38 0.01 0.0
1896 43 32 0.00 0.0
1895 39 16 0.00 0.0
1894 46 37 0.00 0.0
1893 63 37 1.12 n/a
1892 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 79 °F which happened in 2022.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 79 °F 2022
2 75 °F 1985
3 74 °F 1966
3 74 °F 2005
5 72 °F 1952
6 71 °F 2019
6 71 °F 1948
8 70 °F 1979
8 70 °F 1938
10 68 °F 1975
10 68 °F 2007
10 68 °F 1924
10 68 °F 2012
10 68 °F 1919
10 68 °F 1973
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 12 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 °F 1918
2 13 °F 1977
2 13 °F 2018
4 14 °F 1928
5 16 °F 1984
5 16 °F 1895
7 18 °F 1900
7 18 °F 1963
7 18 °F 1998
10 20 °F 1999
10 20 °F 1899
10 20 °F 2002
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1918
2 28 °F 2018
3 32 °F 1977
4 33 °F 1899
4 33 °F 1925
6 34 °F 1947
6 34 °F 1900
8 35 °F 1898
9 36 °F 1960
9 36 °F 1940
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.57 inches which happened in 1987.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.57 inches 1987
2 1.12 inches 1893
3 1.05 inches 1962
4 0.85 inches 1923
5 0.80 inches 1994
6 0.69 inches 1934
7 0.65 inches 2021
8 0.60 inches 1964
9 0.54 inches 2017
10 0.48 inches 1911
All-Time Most Snow in Raleigh on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.5 inches 1962
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