Raleigh January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 74 °F 2000
Lowest temperature 9 °F 2018
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1918
Highest daily low 55 °F 2000
Most precipitation 2.29 inches 2022
Most snow 6.5 inches 2002
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 52.8 °F
Average low 33.1 °F
Chance precipitation 33.2%
Chance snow 2.2%
Raleigh January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 56 28 0.01 0.0
2023 73 52 0.00 0.0
2022 60 31 2.29 0.0
2021 55 44 0.93 0.0
2020 58 46 1.53 0.0
2019 55 47 0.21 0.0
2018 32 9 0.06 0.9
2017 56 47 0.31 0.0
2016 53 31 0.00 0.0
2015 51 46 0.16 0.0
2014 43 22 0.00 0.0
2013 45 29 0.00 0.0
2012 35 24 0.00 0.0
2011 45 26 0.00 0.0
2010 32 18 0.00 0.0
2009 58 32 0.00 0.0
2008 35 20 0.00 0.0
2007 62 29 0.00 0.0
2006 54 41 0.00 0.0
2005 71 44 0.00 0.0
2004 73 42 0.00 0.0
2003 51 38 0.25 0.0
2002 29 26 0.59 6.5
2001 40 12 0.00 0.0
2000 74 55 0.00 0.0
1999 64 35 1.38 0.0
1998 65 34 0.00 0.0
1997 71 51 0.00 0.0
1996 56 33 0.05 0.0
1995 37 24 0.00 0.0
1994 52 38 0.09 0.0
1993 49 29 0.00 0.0
1992 57 51 1.74 0.0
1991 50 31 0.20 0.0
1990 58 31 0.00 0.0
1989 47 40 0.04 0.0
1988 33 30 0.78 0.0
1987 46 28 0.00 0.0
1986 65 44 0.16 0.0
1985 47 33 1.38 0.0
1984 47 27 0.00 0.0
1983 46 30 0.23 0.0
1982 41 35 0.98 0.0
1981 48 18 0.00 0.0
1980 48 27 0.00 0.0
1979 28 13 0.00 0.0
1978 42 22 0.00 0.0
1977 34 19 0.06 0.0
1976 55 36 0.09 0.0
1975 57 22 0.06 0.0
1974 45 33 0.01 0.0
1973 40 31 0.32 0.0
1972 54 29 0.00 0.0
1971 51 23 0.00 0.0
1970 47 24 0.00 0.0
1969 45 27 0.00 0.0
1968 51 32 0.01 0.0
1967 51 41 0.00 0.0
1966 63 45 0.02 0.0
1965 60 29 0.00 0.0
1964 64 33 0.00 0.0
1963 45 21 0.00 0.0
1962 51 21 0.00 0.0
1961 43 25 0.00 0.0
1960 63 36 0.70 0.0
1959 56 35 0.00 0.0
1958 38 19 0.00 0.0
1957 42 14 0.00 0.0
1956 62 31 0.00 0.0
1955 63 32 0.00 0.0
1954 64 36 0.00 0.0
1953 49 39 0.03 0.0
1952 64 38 0.00 0.0
1951 68 45 0.00 0.0
1950 67 54 0.02 0.0
1949 53 28 0.00 0.0
1948 48 26 0.00 0.0
1947 58 44 0.78 0.0
1946 41 20 0.03 0.0
1945 46 22 0.00 0.0
1944 45 38 1.43 0.0
1943 69 42 0.00 0.0
1942 46 37 0.28 0.0
1941 55 42 0.39 0.0
1940 37 17 0.00 0.0
1939 67 40 0.00 0.0
1938 49 34 0.00 0.0
1937 65 43 0.17 0.0
1936 61 43 1.33 n/a
1935 57 34 0.00 0.0
1934 41 35 0.00 0.0
1933 66 36 0.00 n/a
1932 51 35 0.00 0.0
1931 49 34 0.00 n/a
1930 63 38 0.02 n/a
1929 47 24 0.00 0.0
1928 25 15 0.00 n/a
1927 52 34 0.00 n/a
1926 53 39 0.00 n/a
1925 41 33 0.00 n/a
1924 59 34 0.11 n/a
1923 45 39 0.30 0.0
1922 49 25 0.00 n/a
1921 54 41 0.07 n/a
1920 31 15 0.00 n/a
1919 54 29 0.47 0.0
1918 22 10 0.03 n/a
1917 62 43 0.40 n/a
1916 59 41 0.00 0.0
1915 42 29 0.00 n/a
1914 51 40 1.18 n/a
1913 62 33 0.64 n/a
1912 41 34 0.47 n/a
1911 65 37 0.40 n/a
1910 71 50 0.00 n/a
1909 57 29 0.00 0.0
1908 53 37 0.00 n/a
1907 64 48 0.00 n/a
1906 65 40 1.12 n/a
1905 54 26 0.68 n/a
1904 48 18 0.01 0.0
1903 57 43 0.13 0.0
1902 48 25 0.00 0.0
1901 35 29 0.00 0.0
1900 46 20 0.00 0.0
1899 52 22 0.00 0.0
1898 46 24 0.00 0.0
1897 64 45 0.00 0.0
1896 54 n/a 0.00 0.0
1895 43 32 0.00 0.0
1894 55 26 0.00 0.0
1893 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1892 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 74 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 2000
2 73 °F 2023
2 73 °F 2004
4 71 °F 1997
4 71 °F 2005
4 71 °F 1910
7 69 °F 1943
8 68 °F 1951
9 67 °F 1939
9 67 °F 1950
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 9 °F which happened in 2018.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 2018
2 10 °F 1918
3 12 °F 2001
4 13 °F 1979
5 14 °F 1957
6 15 °F 1928
6 15 °F 1920
8 17 °F 1940
9 18 °F 1904
9 18 °F 1981
9 18 °F 2010
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1918
2 25 °F 1928
3 28 °F 1979
4 29 °F 2002
5 31 °F 1920
6 32 °F 2018
6 32 °F 2010
8 33 °F 1988
9 34 °F 1977
10 35 °F 2008
10 35 °F 1901
10 35 °F 2012
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 2.29 inches which happened in 2022.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.29 inches 2022
2 1.74 inches 1992
3 1.53 inches 2020
4 1.43 inches 1944
5 1.38 inches 1985
5 1.38 inches 1999
7 1.33 inches 1936
8 1.18 inches 1914
9 1.12 inches 1906
10 0.98 inches 1982
All-Time Most Snow in Raleigh on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.5 inches 2002
2 0.9 inches 2018
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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