Raleigh March 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of March 16.
March 16 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 86 °F 2016
Lowest temperature 20 °F 1970
Lowest daily high 36 °F 1960
Highest daily low 68 °F 1990
Most precipitation 2.14 inches 2007
Most snow none -
March 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 63.1 °F
Average low 39.9 °F
Chance precipitation 33.9%
Chance snow 1.3%
Raleigh March 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 74 58 0.00 0.0
2023 68 28 0.00 0.0
2022 72 48 0.65 0.0
2021 45 35 0.37 0.0
2020 59 42 0.00 0.0
2019 59 40 0.00 0.0
2018 68 39 0.00 0.0
2017 50 24 0.00 0.0
2016 86 57 0.00 0.0
2015 80 41 0.00 0.0
2014 56 36 0.29 0.0
2013 78 46 0.00 0.0
2012 80 58 0.19 0.0
2011 64 47 0.05 0.0
2010 52 39 0.00 0.0
2009 51 47 0.41 0.0
2008 63 47 0.01 0.0
2007 66 38 2.14 0.0
2006 67 38 0.00 0.0
2005 45 35 0.76 0.0
2004 67 43 0.62 0.0
2003 61 46 0.66 0.0
2002 83 58 0.00 0.0
2001 54 45 0.01 0.0
2000 67 47 0.40 0.0
1999 63 27 0.00 0.0
1998 43 36 0.00 0.0
1997 51 29 0.00 0.0
1996 70 42 0.10 0.0
1995 78 46 0.00 0.0
1994 57 34 0.00 0.0
1993 54 24 0.01 0.0
1992 48 26 0.00 0.0
1991 60 31 0.00 0.0
1990 84 68 0.00 0.0
1989 69 46 0.01 0.0
1988 48 25 0.00 0.0
1987 50 30 0.08 0.0
1986 64 45 0.00 0.0
1985 61 31 0.00 0.0
1984 80 47 0.00 0.0
1983 58 44 0.00 0.0
1982 46 40 0.01 0.0
1981 56 31 0.06 0.0
1980 68 31 0.00 0.0
1979 52 23 0.00 0.0
1978 55 39 0.01 0.0
1977 76 49 0.00 0.0
1976 64 36 1.02 0.0
1975 45 38 0.47 0.0
1974 59 39 0.70 0.0
1973 81 60 0.02 0.0
1972 79 51 0.43 0.0
1971 71 41 0.00 0.0
1970 43 20 0.00 0.0
1969 55 25 0.00 0.0
1968 68 49 0.11 0.0
1967 57 39 0.00 0.0
1966 57 37 0.00 0.0
1965 66 25 0.00 0.0
1964 63 30 0.00 0.0
1963 47 42 0.45 0.0
1962 55 35 0.00 0.0
1961 60 33 0.00 0.0
1960 36 30 0.78 0.0
1959 57 37 0.00 0.0
1958 51 28 0.00 0.0
1957 67 40 0.00 0.0
1956 46 34 1.79 0.0
1955 78 50 0.26 0.0
1954 51 27 0.00 0.0
1953 69 45 0.00 0.0
1952 45 28 0.00 0.0
1951 56 32 0.00 0.0
1950 50 29 0.25 0.0
1949 50 24 0.00 0.0
1948 70 59 0.08 0.0
1947 51 34 0.00 0.0
1946 70 50 0.00 0.0
1945 86 61 0.00 0.0
1944 76 48 0.00 0.0
1943 78 61 0.00 0.0
1942 66 49 0.00 0.0
1941 50 41 0.01 0.0
1940 69 31 0.00 0.0
1939 64 42 0.24 0.0
1938 62 45 0.04 0.0
1937 43 29 0.00 0.0
1936 75 53 0.00 0.0
1935 76 49 0.00 0.0
1934 64 33 0.00 n/a
1933 55 36 0.00 0.0
1932 62 27 0.00 n/a
1931 49 36 0.13 0.0
1930 70 35 0.00 n/a
1929 68 48 0.00 0.0
1928 52 39 0.62 0.0
1927 75 45 0.00 n/a
1926 49 29 0.00 n/a
1925 60 34 0.00 0.0
1924 50 28 0.00 n/a
1923 77 52 0.80 0.0
1922 62 38 0.00 0.0
1921 77 53 0.00 0.0
1920 72 53 0.09 n/a
1919 70 45 0.01 0.0
1918 58 32 0.00 0.0
1917 54 40 0.03 0.0
1916 41 23 0.00 n/a
1915 56 42 0.44 n/a
1914 76 44 0.00 n/a
1913 54 37 0.24 0.0
1912 59 44 0.00 n/a
1911 40 24 0.00 n/a
1910 57 31 0.00 0.0
1909 58 32 0.00 0.0
1908 74 52 0.00 n/a
1907 63 34 0.00 n/a
1906 58 35 0.00 0.0
1905 66 35 0.00 0.0
1904 52 29 0.00 0.0
1903 61 48 0.00 0.0
1902 63 51 0.46 0.0
1901 48 33 0.00 0.0
1900 43 29 0.45 0.0
1899 57 43 0.00 0.0
1898 59 47 0.00 0.0
1897 55 44 0.26 0.0
1896 68 45 0.35 0.0
1895 59 38 0.13 n/a
1894 77 60 0.01 0.0
1893 43 24 0.00 0.0
1892 37 29 0.01 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 86 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2016.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 86 °F 2016
1 86 °F 1945
3 84 °F 1990
4 83 °F 2002
5 81 °F 1973
6 80 °F 2015
6 80 °F 1984
6 80 °F 2012
9 79 °F 1972
10 78 °F 1955
10 78 °F 1943
10 78 °F 2013
10 78 °F 1995
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 20 °F which happened in 1970.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1970
2 23 °F 1979
2 23 °F 1916
4 24 °F 1893
4 24 °F 1911
4 24 °F 1993
4 24 °F 2017
4 24 °F 1949
9 25 °F 1965
9 25 °F 1988
9 25 °F 1969
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1960
2 37 °F 1892
3 40 °F 1911
4 41 °F 1916
5 43 °F 1970
5 43 °F 1893
5 43 °F 1998
5 43 °F 1900
5 43 °F 1937
10 45 °F 1952
10 45 °F 2005
10 45 °F 2021
10 45 °F 1975
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 2.14 inches which happened in 2007.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.14 inches 2007
2 1.79 inches 1956
3 1.02 inches 1976
4 0.80 inches 1923
5 0.78 inches 1960
6 0.76 inches 2005
7 0.70 inches 1974
8 0.66 inches 2003
9 0.65 inches 2022
10 0.62 inches 2004
10 0.62 inches 1928
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