Raleigh January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 77 °F 1943
Lowest temperature -1 °F 1977
Lowest daily high 20 °F 1977
Highest daily low 62 °F 1943
Most precipitation 1.75 inches 1946
Most snow 5.9 inches 2018
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.6 °F
Average low 31.4 °F
Chance precipitation 32.4%
Chance snow 3.9%
Raleigh January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 40 18 0.00 0.0
2023 52 45 0.14 0.0
2022 42 33 0.00 0.0
2021 50 27 0.00 0.0
2020 47 36 0.00 0.0
2019 49 28 0.01 0.0
2018 38 23 0.49 5.9
2017 62 47 0.04 0.0
2016 42 29 0.13 0.0
2015 51 27 0.00 0.0
2014 56 29 0.00 0.0
2013 51 33 1.41 0.7
2012 65 42 0.10 0.0
2011 46 30 0.03 0.0
2010 68 45 1.46 0.0
2009 36 11 0.00 0.0
2008 39 34 0.55 0.0
2007 40 29 0.00 0.0
2006 68 45 0.03 0.0
2005 37 22 0.00 0.0
2004 51 22 0.06 0.0
2003 37 23 0.00 0.0
2002 63 31 0.00 0.0
2001 51 31 0.01 0.0
2000 51 29 0.00 0.0
1999 63 30 0.05 0.0
1998 46 38 0.01 0.0
1997 31 18 0.00 0.0
1996 57 32 0.00 0.0
1995 60 38 0.00 0.0
1994 45 15 0.57 0.0
1993 55 33 0.00 0.0
1992 49 20 0.00 0.0
1991 56 37 0.00 0.0
1990 73 44 0.00 0.0
1989 53 23 0.00 0.0
1988 46 23 0.23 0.0
1987 42 34 0.05 0.0
1986 64 42 0.00 0.0
1985 38 30 0.36 0.0
1984 46 27 0.02 0.0
1983 45 15 0.00 0.0
1982 37 10 0.00 0.0
1981 36 19 0.00 0.0
1980 50 36 0.02 0.0
1979 66 28 0.00 0.0
1978 54 34 0.63 0.0
1977 20 -1 0.00 0.0
1976 42 21 0.10 0.4
1975 45 24 0.00 0.0
1974 71 44 0.00 0.0
1973 62 30 0.00 0.0
1972 37 6 0.00 0.0
1971 44 28 0.00 0.0
1970 62 30 0.10 0.0
1969 55 28 0.00 0.0
1968 49 20 0.00 0.0
1967 56 27 0.00 0.0
1966 40 22 0.00 0.0
1965 30 14 0.10 1.3
1964 41 31 0.00 0.0
1963 53 20 0.00 0.0
1962 48 22 0.00 0.0
1961 57 35 0.00 0.0
1960 46 31 0.00 0.0
1959 30 12 0.00 0.0
1958 44 25 0.00 0.0
1957 30 17 0.00 0.0
1956 47 26 0.00 0.0
1955 52 25 0.00 0.0
1954 47 30 0.00 0.0
1953 59 48 0.00 0.0
1952 67 32 0.00 0.0
1951 60 25 0.00 0.0
1950 42 34 0.72 0.0
1949 75 51 0.00 0.0
1948 40 27 0.14 0.0
1947 59 35 0.25 0.0
1946 40 25 1.75 4.0
1945 46 27 0.00 0.0
1944 45 31 0.00 0.0
1943 77 62 0.00 0.0
1942 52 24 0.00 0.0
1941 52 37 0.02 0.0
1940 55 33 0.00 0.0
1939 50 32 0.00 0.0
1938 64 48 0.00 0.0
1937 47 38 0.60 0.0
1936 51 43 0.00 n/a
1935 64 38 0.00 0.0
1934 48 34 0.00 0.0
1933 66 44 0.00 n/a
1932 66 49 0.00 0.0
1931 59 33 0.00 n/a
1930 41 27 0.07 n/a
1929 45 32 0.08 0.0
1928 65 42 0.00 n/a
1927 49 25 0.00 n/a
1926 53 34 0.05 n/a
1925 57 48 0.17 n/a
1924 58 44 0.00 n/a
1923 38 27 0.00 0.0
1922 36 33 0.03 n/a
1921 49 32 0.00 n/a
1920 50 28 0.01 n/a
1919 53 40 0.44 0.0
1918 50 32 0.00 n/a
1917 42 29 0.00 n/a
1916 47 20 0.06 0.0
1915 60 47 0.39 n/a
1914 49 36 0.00 n/a
1913 68 54 0.00 n/a
1912 44 14 0.00 n/a
1911 34 26 0.35 n/a
1910 48 36 0.00 n/a
1909 48 29 0.01 0.0
1908 46 32 0.00 n/a
1907 50 34 0.02 n/a
1906 55 37 0.00 n/a
1905 54 27 0.00 n/a
1904 46 30 0.01 0.0
1903 58 38 0.00 0.0
1902 45 29 0.00 0.0
1901 57 32 0.76 0.0
1900 54 43 0.00 0.0
1899 60 37 0.01 0.0
1898 42 34 0.00 0.0
1897 58 31 0.20 0.0
1896 45 37 1.26 0.0
1895 50 34 0.00 0.0
1894 47 41 0.00 0.0
1893 24 2 0.00 n/a
1892 41 20 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 77 °F which happened in 1943.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 77 °F 1943
2 75 °F 1949
3 73 °F 1990
4 71 °F 1974
5 68 °F 2006
5 68 °F 2010
5 68 °F 1913
8 67 °F 1952
9 66 °F 1933
9 66 °F 1979
9 66 °F 1932
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is -1 °F which happened in 1977.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1 °F 1977
2 2 °F 1893
3 6 °F 1972
4 10 °F 1982
5 11 °F 2009
6 12 °F 1959
7 14 °F 1912
7 14 °F 1965
9 15 °F 1983
9 15 °F 1994
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1977
2 24 °F 1893
3 30 °F 1959
3 30 °F 1965
3 30 °F 1957
6 31 °F 1997
7 34 °F 1911
8 36 °F 2009
8 36 °F 1922
8 36 °F 1981
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.75 inches which happened in 1946.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.75 inches 1946
2 1.46 inches 2010
3 1.41 inches 2013
4 1.26 inches 1896
5 0.76 inches 1901
6 0.72 inches 1950
7 0.63 inches 1978
8 0.60 inches 1937
9 0.57 inches 1994
10 0.55 inches 2008
All-Time Most Snow in Raleigh on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.9 inches 2018
2 4.0 inches 1946
3 1.3 inches 1965
4 0.7 inches 2013
5 0.4 inches 1976
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