Raleigh January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 74 °F 1951
Lowest temperature -3 °F 1985
Lowest daily high 28 °F 1970
Highest daily low 54 °F 1954
Most precipitation 0.98 inches 1969
Most snow 3.5 inches 2009
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.7 °F
Average low 31.2 °F
Chance precipitation 32.2%
Chance snow 4.1%
Raleigh January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 34 22 0.00 0.0
2023 63 41 0.00 0.0
2022 50 30 0.34 0.0
2021 54 31 0.00 0.0
2020 39 26 0.00 0.0
2019 59 26 0.61 0.0
2018 56 26 0.00 0.0
2017 59 46 0.09 0.0
2016 39 18 0.00 0.0
2015 67 39 0.00 0.0
2014 64 30 0.00 0.0
2013 63 35 0.00 0.0
2012 57 33 0.19 0.0
2011 51 28 0.00 0.0
2010 65 37 0.00 0.0
2009 35 23 0.19 3.5
2008 33 18 0.00 0.0
2007 48 26 0.00 0.0
2006 63 36 0.00 0.0
2005 43 25 0.06 0.0
2004 36 21 0.00 0.0
2003 62 33 0.00 0.0
2002 44 29 0.01 0.0
2001 64 35 0.49 0.0
2000 45 29 0.26 2.4
1999 68 37 0.00 0.0
1998 44 27 0.00 0.0
1997 52 24 0.00 0.0
1996 37 20 0.00 0.0
1995 53 39 0.10 0.0
1994 33 8 0.00 0.0
1993 48 24 0.00 0.0
1992 54 22 0.00 0.0
1991 59 41 0.38 0.0
1990 55 43 0.00 0.0
1989 61 39 0.00 0.0
1988 55 40 0.14 0.0
1987 44 28 0.00 0.0
1986 51 32 0.00 0.0
1985 41 -3 0.11 1.7
1984 33 17 0.00 0.0
1983 31 16 0.00 0.0
1982 39 32 0.00 0.0
1981 53 29 0.00 0.0
1980 59 35 0.00 0.0
1979 65 29 0.66 0.0
1978 37 32 0.29 0.0
1977 33 12 0.00 0.0
1976 51 19 0.00 0.0
1975 60 29 0.90 0.0
1974 53 44 0.00 0.0
1973 60 29 0.00 0.0
1972 67 41 0.00 0.0
1971 37 10 0.00 0.0
1970 28 22 0.00 0.0
1969 44 36 0.98 0.0
1968 61 33 0.00 0.0
1967 36 23 0.00 0.0
1966 42 18 0.00 0.0
1965 53 25 0.00 0.0
1964 56 35 0.26 0.0
1963 64 47 0.51 0.0
1962 44 27 0.00 0.0
1961 35 20 0.00 0.0
1960 42 22 0.00 0.0
1959 64 33 0.00 0.0
1958 50 22 0.00 0.0
1957 53 20 0.00 0.0
1956 49 32 0.00 0.0
1955 40 22 0.00 0.0
1954 64 54 0.10 0.0
1953 68 41 0.00 0.0
1952 69 47 0.00 0.0
1951 74 51 0.00 0.0
1950 41 27 0.00 0.0
1949 48 33 0.00 0.0
1948 34 18 0.33 0.0
1947 66 42 0.21 0.0
1946 36 27 0.04 0.0
1945 41 31 0.00 0.0
1944 57 31 0.16 0.0
1943 38 18 0.00 0.0
1942 50 34 0.00 0.0
1941 44 23 0.00 0.0
1940 36 13 0.00 0.0
1939 48 28 0.00 0.0
1938 41 32 0.00 0.0
1937 44 38 0.12 0.0
1936 44 26 0.00 n/a
1935 n/a 31 0.11 0.0
1934 57 38 0.00 0.0
1933 68 54 0.00 n/a
1932 59 34 0.00 0.0
1931 45 36 0.00 n/a
1930 37 23 0.00 n/a
1929 70 45 0.00 0.0
1928 52 n/a 0.00 n/a
1927 72 52 0.00 n/a
1926 67 45 0.00 n/a
1925 53 n/a 0.03 n/a
1924 55 35 0.29 n/a
1923 45 33 0.00 0.0
1922 57 42 0.36 n/a
1921 50 23 0.00 n/a
1920 53 n/a 0.00 n/a
1919 65 40 0.00 0.0
1918 31 16 0.39 n/a
1917 50 37 0.02 n/a
1916 59 28 0.00 0.0
1915 44 30 0.00 n/a
1914 64 45 0.00 n/a
1913 68 42 0.00 n/a
1912 44 26 0.00 n/a
1911 48 31 0.00 n/a
1910 55 34 0.00 n/a
1909 65 37 0.00 0.0
1908 60 28 0.00 n/a
1907 69 41 0.00 n/a
1906 70 42 0.00 n/a
1905 54 37 0.00 n/a
1904 56 20 0.00 0.0
1903 38 26 0.76 0.0
1902 41 25 0.00 0.0
1901 44 20 0.00 0.0
1900 60 45 0.30 0.0
1899 43 21 0.00 0.0
1898 57 38 0.15 0.0
1897 61 27 0.18 0.0
1896 41 37 0.00 0.0
1895 45 28 0.00 0.0
1894 45 30 0.00 0.0
1893 30 10 0.00 n/a
1892 n/a 27 0.60 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 74 °F which happened in 1951.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1951
2 72 °F 1927
3 70 °F 1906
3 70 °F 1929
5 69 °F 1907
5 69 °F 1952
7 68 °F 1999
7 68 °F 1953
7 68 °F 1913
7 68 °F 1933
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is -3 °F which happened in 1985.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1985
2 8 °F 1994
3 10 °F 1893
3 10 °F 1971
5 12 °F 1977
6 13 °F 1940
7 16 °F 1918
7 16 °F 1983
9 17 °F 1984
10 18 °F 2008
10 18 °F 1948
10 18 °F 1943
10 18 °F 2016
10 18 °F 1966
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1970
2 30 °F 1893
3 31 °F 1918
3 31 °F 1983
5 33 °F 1994
5 33 °F 1977
5 33 °F 1984
5 33 °F 2008
9 34 °F 2024
9 34 °F 1948
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 0.98 inches which happened in 1969.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.98 inches 1969
2 0.90 inches 1975
3 0.76 inches 1903
4 0.66 inches 1979
5 0.61 inches 2019
6 0.60 inches 1892
7 0.51 inches 1963
8 0.49 inches 2001
9 0.39 inches 1918
10 0.38 inches 1991
All-Time Most Snow in Raleigh on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.5 inches 2009
2 2.4 inches 2000
3 1.7 inches 1985
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