Raleigh January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 73 °F 1974
Lowest temperature 3 °F 1994
Lowest daily high 17 °F 1972
Highest daily low 55 °F 1947
Most precipitation 1.70 inches 1924
Most snow 3.7 inches 1965
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.6 °F
Average low 31.5 °F
Chance precipitation 33.6%
Chance snow 4.0%
Raleigh January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 40 27 0.20 0.0
2023 58 25 0.00 0.0
2022 38 25 1.22 0.0
2021 46 33 0.00 0.0
2020 64 46 0.00 0.0
2019 54 26 0.00 0.0
2018 47 20 0.00 0.0
2017 51 44 0.00 0.0
2016 61 42 0.00 0.0
2015 53 30 0.00 0.0
2014 44 32 0.07 0.0
2013 50 42 0.18 0.0
2012 47 27 0.00 0.0
2011 53 25 0.00 0.0
2010 62 30 0.02 0.0
2009 28 15 0.00 0.0
2008 46 21 0.00 0.0
2007 63 40 0.00 0.0
2006 62 31 0.00 0.0
2005 43 30 0.00 0.0
2004 41 27 0.00 0.0
2003 38 24 0.10 1.2
2002 49 27 0.00 0.0
2001 58 38 0.00 0.0
2000 63 37 0.00 0.0
1999 60 27 0.00 0.0
1998 46 37 1.51 0.0
1997 56 31 0.66 0.0
1996 41 34 0.00 0.0
1995 61 46 0.00 0.0
1994 23 3 0.00 0.0
1993 43 37 0.19 0.0
1992 34 21 0.00 0.0
1991 66 50 0.18 0.0
1990 70 36 0.00 0.0
1989 53 27 0.00 0.0
1988 45 10 0.00 0.0
1987 54 41 0.15 0.0
1986 57 24 0.00 0.0
1985 39 19 0.00 0.0
1984 39 28 0.00 0.0
1983 41 23 0.00 0.0
1982 38 30 0.00 0.0
1981 44 22 0.00 0.0
1980 57 33 0.00 0.0
1979 53 20 0.00 0.0
1978 42 17 0.00 0.0
1977 41 7 0.00 0.0
1976 51 33 0.01 0.0
1975 51 24 0.00 0.0
1974 73 41 0.00 0.0
1973 52 26 0.00 0.0
1972 17 4 0.00 0.0
1971 36 22 0.00 0.0
1970 54 17 0.00 0.0
1969 50 18 0.00 0.0
1968 45 22 0.00 0.0
1967 47 31 0.00 0.0
1966 38 27 0.08 0.1
1965 29 20 0.27 3.7
1964 47 20 0.00 0.0
1963 50 17 0.00 0.0
1962 48 29 0.00 0.0
1961 46 38 0.03 0.0
1960 55 32 0.00 0.0
1959 57 15 0.36 1.2
1958 49 30 0.00 0.0
1957 34 22 0.01 0.0
1956 50 31 0.07 0.0
1955 45 27 0.00 0.0
1954 58 38 1.18 0.0
1953 73 49 0.00 0.0
1952 69 41 0.00 0.0
1951 47 28 0.00 0.0
1950 62 40 0.19 0.0
1949 66 38 0.00 0.0
1948 49 21 0.00 0.0
1947 66 55 0.05 0.0
1946 35 23 0.36 1.4
1945 48 30 0.00 0.0
1944 35 32 0.00 0.0
1943 73 45 0.00 0.0
1942 54 33 0.00 0.0
1941 38 33 0.71 0.0
1940 48 28 0.00 0.0
1939 45 31 0.20 2.0
1938 50 29 0.00 0.0
1937 55 42 0.00 0.0
1936 55 36 0.00 n/a
1935 45 40 0.06 0.0
1934 59 37 0.00 0.0
1933 60 33 0.00 n/a
1932 63 50 0.00 0.0
1931 47 20 0.00 n/a
1930 52 32 0.00 n/a
1929 51 34 0.09 0.0
1928 64 42 0.00 n/a
1927 34 11 0.00 n/a
1926 50 30 0.00 n/a
1925 56 39 0.71 n/a
1924 66 40 1.70 n/a
1923 47 34 0.00 0.0
1922 50 35 0.00 n/a
1921 51 28 0.00 n/a
1920 47 30 0.81 n/a
1919 50 28 0.00 0.0
1918 40 30 0.00 n/a
1917 32 24 0.10 n/a
1916 47 28 0.66 0.0
1915 58 38 0.00 n/a
1914 52 31 0.00 n/a
1913 68 47 0.00 n/a
1912 26 12 0.00 n/a
1911 52 34 0.00 n/a
1910 50 28 0.00 n/a
1909 48 32 0.94 0.0
1908 53 35 0.00 n/a
1907 53 36 0.00 n/a
1906 64 45 0.00 n/a
1905 43 20 0.00 n/a
1904 55 32 0.00 0.0
1903 56 34 0.00 0.0
1902 48 33 0.00 0.0
1901 68 42 0.00 0.0
1900 68 43 0.00 0.0
1899 54 39 0.26 0.0
1898 54 42 0.16 0.0
1897 44 31 0.00 0.0
1896 40 26 0.02 0.0
1895 57 40 0.09 0.0
1894 65 45 0.25 0.0
1893 21 4 0.00 n/a
1892 34 23 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 73 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 73 °F 1943
1 73 °F 1974
1 73 °F 1953
4 70 °F 1990
5 69 °F 1952
6 68 °F 1913
6 68 °F 1901
6 68 °F 1900
9 66 °F 1991
9 66 °F 1924
9 66 °F 1949
9 66 °F 1947
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 3 °F which happened in 1994.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 3 °F 1994
2 4 °F 1893
2 4 °F 1972
4 7 °F 1977
5 10 °F 1988
6 11 °F 1927
7 12 °F 1912
8 15 °F 1959
8 15 °F 2009
10 17 °F 1970
10 17 °F 1978
10 17 °F 1963
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 17 °F 1972
2 21 °F 1893
3 23 °F 1994
4 26 °F 1912
5 28 °F 2009
6 29 °F 1965
7 32 °F 1917
8 34 °F 1927
8 34 °F 1892
8 34 °F 1957
8 34 °F 1992
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.70 inches which happened in 1924.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.70 inches 1924
2 1.51 inches 1998
3 1.22 inches 2022
4 1.18 inches 1954
5 0.94 inches 1909
6 0.81 inches 1920
7 0.71 inches 1925
7 0.71 inches 1941
9 0.66 inches 1997
9 0.66 inches 1916
All-Time Most Snow in Raleigh on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.7 inches 1965
2 2.0 inches 1939
3 1.4 inches 1946
4 1.2 inches 1959
4 1.2 inches 2003
6 0.1 inches 1966
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