Raleigh May 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 18.
May 18 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 1906
Lowest temperature 35 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 59 °F 2003
Highest daily low 72 °F 1896
Most precipitation 3.24 inches 1894
Most snow none -
May 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 80.1 °F
Average low 57.8 °F
Chance precipitation 32.4%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 60 0.00 0.0
2022 87 55 0.00 0.0
2021 76 57 0.00 0.0
2020 70 64 0.07 0.0
2019 91 62 0.00 0.0
2018 82 71 0.23 0.0
2017 86 66 0.00 0.0
2016 64 57 0.10 0.0
2015 91 69 0.00 0.0
2014 68 46 0.00 0.0
2013 78 62 0.42 0.0
2012 77 59 0.00 0.0
2011 75 55 0.00 0.0
2010 63 54 0.08 0.0
2009 67 49 0.06 0.0
2008 79 53 0.57 0.0
2007 70 49 0.00 0.0
2006 80 50 0.22 0.0
2005 82 53 0.00 0.0
2004 86 63 0.00 0.0
2003 59 53 0.33 0.0
2002 74 51 0.24 0.0
2001 85 58 0.22 0.0
2000 87 65 0.00 0.0
1999 80 54 0.00 0.0
1998 85 58 0.00 0.0
1997 89 51 0.00 0.0
1996 91 63 0.00 0.0
1995 91 71 0.00 0.0
1994 66 47 0.00 0.0
1993 85 63 0.00 0.0
1992 89 61 0.23 0.0
1991 91 62 0.00 0.0
1990 80 53 0.00 0.0
1989 85 52 0.00 0.0
1988 78 52 0.22 0.0
1987 88 65 0.00 0.0
1986 85 63 0.00 0.0
1985 74 53 0.00 0.0
1984 76 43 0.00 0.0
1983 71 42 0.00 0.0
1982 85 58 0.00 0.0
1981 76 58 0.00 0.0
1980 86 63 1.12 0.0
1979 73 46 0.13 0.0
1978 81 51 0.00 0.0
1977 91 60 0.00 0.0
1976 80 46 0.59 0.0
1975 73 61 0.58 0.0
1974 90 66 0.00 0.0
1973 67 35 0.00 0.0
1972 79 58 0.00 0.0
1971 87 56 0.00 0.0
1970 72 40 0.00 0.0
1969 78 53 0.03 0.0
1968 83 61 0.37 0.0
1967 77 48 0.00 0.0
1966 78 61 0.01 0.0
1965 86 60 0.00 0.0
1964 85 58 0.00 0.0
1963 81 58 0.00 0.0
1962 93 61 0.00 0.0
1961 74 48 0.00 0.0
1960 90 65 0.00 0.0
1959 80 58 0.03 0.0
1958 83 60 0.00 0.0
1957 86 63 0.00 0.0
1956 77 53 0.00 0.0
1955 75 45 0.00 0.0
1954 80 58 0.00 0.0
1953 89 68 0.00 0.0
1952 90 59 0.33 0.0
1951 73 55 0.00 0.0
1950 79 60 0.02 0.0
1949 86 59 0.00 0.0
1948 77 48 0.00 0.0
1947 93 67 0.01 0.0
1946 82 60 0.00 0.0
1945 70 53 0.17 0.0
1944 90 65 0.00 0.0
1943 87 62 0.00 0.0
1942 82 57 0.00 0.0
1941 75 53 0.00 0.0
1940 86 52 0.00 0.0
1939 86 59 0.00 0.0
1938 76 63 0.01 0.0
1937 83 57 0.00 0.0
1936 87 65 0.00 0.0
1935 75 53 0.00 0.0
1934 81 50 0.00 0.0
1933 75 52 0.00 0.0
1932 65 54 0.15 0.0
1931 84 60 0.00 0.0
1930 89 70 0.00 0.0
1929 84 64 0.28 0.0
1928 85 64 0.08 0.0
1927 83 55 0.00 0.0
1926 88 61 0.00 0.0
1925 66 53 1.12 0.0
1924 78 56 0.00 0.0
1923 80 57 0.00 0.0
1922 74 61 0.62 0.0
1921 74 52 0.00 0.0
1920 73 56 0.00 0.0
1919 75 59 0.00 0.0
1918 78 59 0.00 0.0
1917 87 65 0.00 0.0
1916 74 53 0.00 0.0
1915 71 56 0.00 0.0
1914 74 52 0.00 0.0
1913 80 61 0.00 0.0
1912 75 51 0.00 0.0
1911 92 69 0.00 0.0
1910 75 60 0.24 0.0
1909 85 62 0.00 0.0
1908 83 62 0.87 0.0
1907 86 54 0.00 0.0
1906 95 62 0.00 0.0
1905 74 59 0.00 0.0
1904 75 56 0.45 0.0
1903 85 58 0.00 0.0
1902 82 67 0.00 0.0
1901 82 59 0.76 0.0
1900 79 64 0.87 0.0
1899 89 64 0.43 0.0
1898 79 60 0.00 0.0
1897 76 51 0.00 0.0
1896 92 72 0.06 0.0
1895 62 50 0.60 0.0
1894 91 65 3.24 0.0
1893 67 50 0.00 0.0
1892 81 63 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 95 °F which happened in 1906.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1906
2 93 °F 1947
2 93 °F 1962
4 92 °F 1911
4 92 °F 1896
6 91 °F 1977
6 91 °F 2015
6 91 °F 1995
6 91 °F 2019
6 91 °F 1894
6 91 °F 1991
6 91 °F 1996
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 35 °F which happened in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 35 °F 1973
2 40 °F 1970
3 42 °F 1983
4 43 °F 1984
5 45 °F 1955
6 46 °F 1976
6 46 °F 1979
6 46 °F 2014
9 47 °F 1994
10 48 °F 1967
10 48 °F 1961
10 48 °F 1948
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 2003
2 62 °F 1895
3 63 °F 2010
4 64 °F 2016
5 65 °F 1932
6 66 °F 1925
6 66 °F 1994
8 67 °F 1893
8 67 °F 2009
8 67 °F 1973
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 3.24 inches which happened in 1894.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.24 inches 1894
2 1.12 inches 1980
2 1.12 inches 1925
4 0.87 inches 1908
4 0.87 inches 1900
6 0.76 inches 1901
7 0.62 inches 1922
8 0.60 inches 1895
9 0.59 inches 1976
10 0.58 inches 1975
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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