Raleigh March 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of March 20.
March 20 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1948
Lowest temperature 22 °F 1923
Lowest daily high 41 °F 1981
Highest daily low 66 °F 2020
Most precipitation 1.97 inches 1895
Most snow none -
March 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.6 °F
Average low 41.2 °F
Chance precipitation 33.7%
Chance snow 0.7%
Raleigh March 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 73 38 0.00 0.0
2023 55 29 0.00 0.0
2022 67 46 0.00 0.0
2021 57 31 0.00 0.0
2020 86 66 0.00 0.0
2019 53 32 0.05 0.0
2018 57 36 1.05 0.0
2017 66 30 0.00 0.0
2016 43 40 0.09 0.0
2015 51 40 0.31 0.0
2014 66 39 0.00 0.0
2013 55 38 0.00 0.0
2012 81 58 1.58 0.0
2011 60 42 0.00 0.0
2010 78 40 0.00 0.0
2009 60 41 0.00 0.0
2008 66 41 0.00 0.0
2007 77 49 0.00 0.0
2006 54 30 0.48 0.0
2005 70 36 0.00 0.0
2004 68 34 0.00 0.0
2003 50 44 1.57 0.0
2002 72 47 0.11 0.0
2001 49 36 1.55 0.0
2000 53 47 0.68 0.0
1999 63 38 0.00 0.0
1998 69 50 0.25 0.0
1997 62 41 0.00 0.0
1996 48 35 0.00 0.0
1995 72 39 0.00 0.0
1994 73 35 0.00 0.0
1993 55 27 0.00 0.0
1992 47 33 0.00 0.0
1991 71 36 0.00 0.0
1990 55 34 0.04 0.0
1989 50 34 0.22 0.0
1988 66 32 0.00 0.0
1987 64 37 0.00 0.0
1986 59 41 0.32 0.0
1985 71 35 0.00 0.0
1984 66 46 0.00 0.0
1983 71 40 0.00 0.0
1982 56 47 0.80 0.0
1981 41 24 0.00 0.0
1980 64 50 0.52 0.0
1979 70 46 0.00 0.0
1978 75 41 0.00 0.0
1977 66 42 0.42 0.0
1976 79 50 0.00 0.0
1975 69 42 0.00 0.0
1974 59 44 0.10 0.0
1973 62 32 0.03 0.0
1972 66 36 0.00 0.0
1971 49 32 0.00 0.0
1970 47 42 0.20 0.0
1969 75 41 0.00 0.0
1968 85 43 0.00 0.0
1967 50 29 0.06 0.0
1966 68 40 0.00 0.0
1965 46 26 0.31 0.0
1964 47 37 0.26 0.0
1963 66 44 0.10 0.0
1962 70 46 0.00 0.0
1961 60 39 0.00 0.0
1960 48 30 0.02 0.0
1959 66 38 0.00 0.0
1958 53 35 0.00 0.0
1957 59 37 0.00 0.0
1956 46 29 0.00 0.0
1955 55 39 0.00 0.0
1954 67 50 0.00 0.0
1953 69 42 0.00 0.0
1952 81 37 0.00 0.0
1951 53 37 0.01 0.0
1950 54 33 0.41 0.0
1949 59 29 0.00 0.0
1948 88 65 0.03 0.0
1947 54 34 0.00 0.0
1946 58 36 0.32 0.0
1945 83 63 0.31 0.0
1944 44 33 0.96 0.0
1943 77 58 0.12 0.0
1942 68 35 0.00 0.0
1941 74 36 0.00 0.0
1940 71 40 0.00 0.0
1939 68 35 0.00 0.0
1938 74 60 0.03 0.0
1937 67 54 0.04 0.0
1936 65 43 0.27 0.0
1935 69 55 0.00 0.0
1934 54 33 0.39 n/a
1933 64 45 0.21 0.0
1932 76 50 0.00 n/a
1931 52 38 0.00 0.0
1930 60 34 0.00 n/a
1929 71 47 0.00 0.0
1928 51 31 0.00 0.0
1927 82 61 0.00 n/a
1926 75 49 0.50 n/a
1925 64 48 0.00 0.0
1924 46 39 0.87 n/a
1923 44 22 0.00 0.0
1922 61 43 0.07 0.0
1921 81 59 0.00 0.0
1920 60 37 0.00 n/a
1919 61 45 0.00 0.0
1918 72 57 0.86 0.0
1917 66 37 0.00 0.0
1916 51 30 0.00 n/a
1915 48 35 0.12 n/a
1914 43 30 0.41 n/a
1913 69 54 0.01 0.0
1912 83 61 0.00 n/a
1911 69 48 0.00 n/a
1910 72 45 0.00 0.0
1909 58 50 0.13 0.0
1908 52 31 0.88 n/a
1907 73 50 0.00 n/a
1906 48 32 0.00 0.0
1905 72 61 0.02 0.0
1904 78 54 0.00 0.0
1903 79 59 0.00 0.0
1902 58 32 0.00 0.0
1901 65 49 0.44 0.0
1900 70 53 0.00 0.0
1899 58 33 0.00 0.0
1898 83 65 0.00 0.0
1897 80 60 0.00 0.0
1896 n/a 35 0.00 0.0
1895 44 35 1.97 n/a
1894 82 60 0.00 0.0
1893 58 32 0.00 0.0
1892 54 32 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 88 °F which happened in 1948.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1948
2 86 °F 2020
3 85 °F 1968
4 83 °F 1898
4 83 °F 1945
4 83 °F 1912
7 82 °F 1927
7 82 °F 1894
9 81 °F 1952
9 81 °F 2012
9 81 °F 1921
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 22 °F which happened in 1923.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1923
2 24 °F 1981
3 26 °F 1965
4 27 °F 1993
5 29 °F 1956
5 29 °F 1967
5 29 °F 1949
5 29 °F 2023
9 30 °F 1914
9 30 °F 2006
9 30 °F 1960
9 30 °F 2017
9 30 °F 1916
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1981
2 43 °F 1914
2 43 °F 2016
4 44 °F 1923
4 44 °F 1944
4 44 °F 1895
7 46 °F 1924
7 46 °F 1965
7 46 °F 1956
10 47 °F 1992
10 47 °F 1970
10 47 °F 1964
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.97 inches which happened in 1895.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on March 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.97 inches 1895
2 1.58 inches 2012
3 1.57 inches 2003
4 1.55 inches 2001
5 1.05 inches 2018
6 0.96 inches 1944
7 0.88 inches 1908
8 0.87 inches 1924
9 0.86 inches 1918
10 0.80 inches 1982
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