Raleigh May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 2007
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1978
Highest daily low 68 °F 2017
Most precipitation 1.17 inches 1989
Most snow none -
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 76.1 °F
Average low 52.9 °F
Chance precipitation 31.7%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 69 45 0.00 0.0
2022 83 50 0.82 0.0
2021 74 49 0.00 0.0
2020 66 53 0.02 0.0
2019 84 63 0.00 0.0
2018 83 45 0.00 0.0
2017 85 68 0.29 0.0
2016 77 59 0.18 0.0
2015 61 51 0.58 0.0
2014 79 62 0.00 0.0
2013 62 57 0.01 0.0
2012 86 67 0.00 0.0
2011 75 54 0.00 0.0
2010 89 61 0.00 0.0
2009 82 67 0.07 0.0
2008 78 48 0.00 0.0
2007 92 59 0.00 0.0
2006 71 43 0.00 0.0
2005 69 46 0.35 0.0
2004 75 65 0.73 0.0
2003 80 60 0.00 0.0
2002 85 58 0.00 0.0
2001 82 52 0.00 0.0
2000 80 47 0.00 0.0
1999 66 46 0.00 0.0
1998 76 56 0.43 0.0
1997 84 53 0.98 0.0
1996 69 39 0.00 0.0
1995 67 50 0.43 0.0
1994 83 62 0.07 0.0
1993 83 55 0.00 0.0
1992 73 46 0.00 0.0
1991 84 63 0.00 0.0
1990 88 57 0.54 0.0
1989 79 63 1.17 0.0
1988 72 46 0.00 0.0
1987 82 48 0.00 0.0
1986 90 59 0.00 0.0
1985 82 52 0.00 0.0
1984 75 52 0.00 0.0
1983 83 61 0.00 0.0
1982 78 43 0.00 0.0
1981 75 52 0.00 0.0
1980 71 43 0.00 0.0
1979 77 45 0.00 0.0
1978 57 44 0.00 0.0
1977 75 49 0.00 0.0
1976 76 59 0.68 0.0
1975 60 53 0.06 0.0
1974 82 59 0.00 0.0
1973 81 56 0.00 0.0
1972 78 52 0.00 0.0
1971 70 39 0.00 0.0
1970 79 54 0.00 0.0
1969 67 41 0.00 0.0
1968 83 43 0.03 0.0
1967 83 61 0.00 0.0
1966 86 64 0.50 0.0
1965 87 49 0.00 0.0
1964 61 52 0.00 0.0
1963 57 36 0.00 0.0
1962 89 58 0.00 0.0
1961 77 55 0.24 0.0
1960 76 55 0.54 0.0
1959 82 53 0.00 0.0
1958 68 54 0.00 0.0
1957 84 61 0.00 0.0
1956 66 52 0.10 0.0
1955 75 51 0.00 0.0
1954 85 59 0.00 0.0
1953 83 58 0.00 0.0
1952 83 50 0.00 0.0
1951 79 58 0.07 0.0
1950 78 57 0.79 0.0
1949 80 62 0.03 0.0
1948 84 49 0.00 0.0
1947 82 63 0.08 0.0
1946 78 53 0.00 0.0
1945 66 44 0.00 0.0
1944 83 51 0.00 0.0
1943 68 47 0.00 0.0
1942 86 64 0.00 0.0
1941 85 56 0.00 0.0
1940 74 58 0.36 0.0
1939 66 50 0.00 0.0
1938 78 56 0.00 0.0
1937 68 38 0.00 0.0
1936 81 57 0.00 0.0
1935 78 51 0.00 0.0
1934 71 51 0.00 0.0
1933 81 62 0.00 0.0
1932 74 61 0.54 0.0
1931 63 55 0.04 0.0
1930 86 61 0.00 0.0
1929 74 60 0.16 0.0
1928 72 57 0.02 0.0
1927 69 43 0.02 0.0
1926 91 60 0.00 0.0
1925 62 43 0.00 0.0
1924 70 56 0.00 0.0
1923 80 56 0.00 0.0
1922 71 46 0.00 0.0
1921 67 45 0.00 0.0
1920 72 57 0.00 0.0
1919 67 50 0.80 0.0
1918 62 46 0.01 0.0
1917 82 57 0.10 0.0
1916 82 52 0.00 0.0
1915 77 56 0.00 0.0
1914 66 45 0.00 0.0
1913 81 51 0.00 0.0
1912 69 49 0.00 0.0
1911 81 63 0.00 0.0
1910 90 63 0.00 0.0
1909 78 52 0.86 0.0
1908 61 38 0.00 0.0
1907 78 63 0.00 0.0
1906 86 64 0.03 0.0
1905 77 55 0.00 0.0
1904 80 54 0.00 0.0
1903 70 53 0.00 0.0
1902 88 62 0.00 0.0
1901 90 54 0.00 0.0
1900 73 59 0.75 0.0
1899 84 56 0.00 0.0
1898 86 49 0.00 0.0
1897 71 57 0.72 0.0
1896 78 59 0.65 0.0
1895 64 56 0.32 0.0
1894 80 50 0.00 0.0
1893 86 66 0.00 0.0
1892 77 46 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 92 °F which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2007
2 91 °F 1926
3 90 °F 1986
3 90 °F 1910
3 90 °F 1901
6 89 °F 2010
6 89 °F 1962
8 88 °F 1990
8 88 °F 1902
10 87 °F 1965
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 36 °F which happened in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1963
2 38 °F 1937
2 38 °F 1908
4 39 °F 1996
4 39 °F 1971
6 41 °F 1969
7 43 °F 1968
7 43 °F 1925
7 43 °F 1927
7 43 °F 2006
7 43 °F 1980
7 43 °F 1982
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1963
1 57 °F 1978
3 60 °F 1975
4 61 °F 2015
4 61 °F 1964
4 61 °F 1908
7 62 °F 1918
7 62 °F 1925
7 62 °F 2013
10 63 °F 1931
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.17 inches which happened in 1989.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.17 inches 1989
2 0.98 inches 1997
3 0.86 inches 1909
4 0.82 inches 2022
5 0.80 inches 1919
6 0.79 inches 1950
7 0.75 inches 1900
8 0.73 inches 2004
9 0.72 inches 1897
10 0.68 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