Raleigh May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1947
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1984
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1895
Highest daily low 71 °F 1899
Most precipitation 2.30 inches 2010
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 79.9 °F
Average low 57.5 °F
Chance precipitation 32.1%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 82 66 0.02 0.0
2022 84 53 0.00 0.0
2021 76 56 0.05 0.0
2020 86 60 0.00 0.0
2019 85 58 0.00 0.0
2018 77 69 0.69 0.0
2017 89 66 0.00 0.0
2016 69 57 0.27 0.0
2015 88 63 0.00 0.0
2014 71 47 0.00 0.0
2013 86 61 0.00 0.0
2012 81 61 0.00 0.0
2011 72 58 0.17 0.0
2010 77 56 2.30 0.0
2009 73 52 0.29 0.0
2008 75 47 0.00 0.0
2007 69 56 0.01 0.0
2006 76 47 0.00 0.0
2005 78 57 0.00 0.0
2004 85 63 0.00 0.0
2003 65 55 0.00 0.0
2002 87 62 0.00 0.0
2001 60 53 0.06 0.0
2000 81 58 0.00 0.0
1999 73 55 0.00 0.0
1998 86 63 0.00 0.0
1997 81 39 0.00 0.0
1996 85 63 0.00 0.0
1995 85 67 0.00 0.0
1994 74 55 0.00 0.0
1993 84 58 0.00 0.0
1992 81 63 0.00 0.0
1991 87 68 0.00 0.0
1990 85 67 0.00 0.0
1989 77 51 0.00 0.0
1988 79 57 0.81 0.0
1987 85 53 0.00 0.0
1986 86 59 0.00 0.0
1985 75 56 0.01 0.0
1984 68 36 0.00 0.0
1983 67 43 0.00 0.0
1982 87 63 0.10 0.0
1981 71 51 0.00 0.0
1980 80 56 0.20 0.0
1979 72 49 0.00 0.0
1978 76 47 0.00 0.0
1977 89 55 0.00 0.0
1976 81 64 0.01 0.0
1975 68 62 0.08 0.0
1974 89 67 0.00 0.0
1973 72 45 0.43 0.0
1972 78 57 0.28 0.0
1971 83 52 0.00 0.0
1970 67 50 0.47 0.0
1969 78 51 0.00 0.0
1968 84 58 0.00 0.0
1967 77 43 0.00 0.0
1966 82 57 0.00 0.0
1965 82 65 0.05 0.0
1964 88 54 0.00 0.0
1963 76 58 0.22 0.0
1962 82 62 0.00 0.0
1961 77 55 0.00 0.0
1960 88 60 0.00 0.0
1959 75 47 0.00 0.0
1958 84 58 0.00 0.0
1957 77 59 0.00 0.0
1956 77 41 0.00 0.0
1955 79 51 0.00 0.0
1954 85 54 0.00 0.0
1953 89 67 0.00 0.0
1952 84 59 0.00 0.0
1951 86 51 0.00 0.0
1950 82 50 0.00 0.0
1949 84 59 0.00 0.0
1948 86 57 0.00 0.0
1947 92 62 0.39 0.0
1946 83 62 0.18 0.0
1945 80 63 0.44 0.0
1944 90 65 0.00 0.0
1943 88 66 0.00 0.0
1942 77 59 0.00 0.0
1941 92 58 0.25 0.0
1940 77 54 0.00 0.0
1939 79 49 0.00 0.0
1938 80 54 0.00 0.0
1937 85 59 0.00 0.0
1936 87 59 0.00 0.0
1935 67 48 0.00 0.0
1934 62 45 0.37 0.0
1933 73 57 0.00 0.0
1932 84 62 0.01 0.0
1931 83 62 0.05 0.0
1930 86 65 0.00 0.0
1929 67 53 0.00 0.0
1928 81 59 0.00 0.0
1927 73 47 0.00 0.0
1926 87 58 0.00 0.0
1925 84 61 1.32 0.0
1924 72 50 0.00 0.0
1923 76 55 0.00 0.0
1922 74 60 0.83 0.0
1921 72 46 0.00 0.0
1920 70 46 0.00 0.0
1919 79 61 1.20 0.0
1918 78 61 0.00 0.0
1917 85 62 0.00 0.0
1916 71 58 0.00 0.0
1915 87 64 0.01 0.0
1914 75 50 0.00 0.0
1913 71 63 0.22 0.0
1912 71 53 0.00 0.0
1911 91 66 0.00 0.0
1910 74 49 0.00 0.0
1909 84 63 0.00 0.0
1908 79 61 0.00 0.0
1907 71 56 0.00 0.0
1906 90 59 0.00 0.0
1905 77 65 0.00 0.0
1904 69 57 0.46 0.0
1903 79 57 0.00 0.0
1902 72 62 0.41 0.0
1901 78 61 0.00 0.0
1900 81 60 0.08 0.0
1899 92 71 0.00 0.0
1898 79 64 0.02 0.0
1897 72 51 0.00 0.0
1896 91 68 0.00 0.0
1895 57 48 0.07 0.0
1894 92 67 0.05 0.0
1893 67 48 0.00 0.0
1892 74 60 0.46 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 92 °F which has happened 4 times, most recently in 1947.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1899
1 92 °F 1894
1 92 °F 1947
1 92 °F 1941
5 91 °F 1911
5 91 °F 1896
7 90 °F 1906
7 90 °F 1944
9 89 °F 1953
9 89 °F 2017
9 89 °F 1977
9 89 °F 1974
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 36 °F which happened in 1984.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1984
2 39 °F 1997
3 41 °F 1956
4 43 °F 1967
4 43 °F 1983
6 45 °F 1973
6 45 °F 1934
8 46 °F 1920
8 46 °F 1921
10 47 °F 2014
10 47 °F 1927
10 47 °F 2008
10 47 °F 1978
10 47 °F 2006
10 47 °F 1959
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1895
2 60 °F 2001
3 62 °F 1934
4 65 °F 2003
5 67 °F 1970
5 67 °F 1929
5 67 °F 1983
5 67 °F 1893
5 67 °F 1935
10 68 °F 1984
10 68 °F 1975
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 2.30 inches which happened in 2010.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.30 inches 2010
2 1.32 inches 1925
3 1.20 inches 1919
4 0.83 inches 1922
5 0.81 inches 1988
6 0.69 inches 2018
7 0.47 inches 1970
8 0.46 inches 1892
8 0.46 inches 1904
10 0.44 inches 1945
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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