Raleigh May 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 2.
May 2 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 2010
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1939
Highest daily low 72 °F 2010
Most precipitation 1.40 inches 1939
Most snow none -
May 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 76.2 °F
Average low 53.2 °F
Chance precipitation 32.3%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 71 46 0.00 0.0
2022 84 64 0.00 0.0
2021 84 51 0.00 0.0
2020 75 43 0.00 0.0
2019 85 63 0.00 0.0
2018 85 53 0.00 0.0
2017 77 60 0.00 0.0
2016 87 66 0.09 0.0
2015 73 46 0.00 0.0
2014 69 51 0.00 0.0
2013 65 52 0.00 0.0
2012 91 67 0.00 0.0
2011 83 56 0.00 0.0
2010 92 72 0.00 0.0
2009 84 66 0.00 0.0
2008 81 57 0.00 0.0
2007 90 63 0.00 0.0
2006 77 42 0.00 0.0
2005 70 41 0.00 0.0
2004 78 65 0.76 0.0
2003 86 59 0.00 0.0
2002 85 67 0.02 0.0
2001 84 56 0.00 0.0
2000 77 59 0.00 0.0
1999 70 45 0.00 0.0
1998 72 50 0.03 0.0
1997 74 44 0.00 0.0
1996 78 47 0.00 0.0
1995 63 50 0.49 0.0
1994 67 50 0.00 0.0
1993 82 54 0.00 0.0
1992 86 53 0.00 0.0
1991 76 55 0.00 0.0
1990 78 60 0.97 0.0
1989 74 51 0.41 0.0
1988 71 45 0.00 0.0
1987 87 58 0.00 0.0
1986 77 59 0.00 0.0
1985 76 61 0.26 0.0
1984 71 47 0.11 0.0
1983 82 62 0.00 0.0
1982 79 49 0.04 0.0
1981 66 47 0.00 0.0
1980 78 49 0.00 0.0
1979 78 51 0.00 0.0
1978 66 41 0.00 0.0
1977 80 52 0.00 0.0
1976 77 55 0.00 0.0
1975 76 55 0.00 0.0
1974 65 54 1.14 0.0
1973 79 55 0.00 0.0
1972 82 54 0.00 0.0
1971 74 48 0.26 0.0
1970 77 54 0.00 0.0
1969 72 38 0.00 0.0
1968 77 51 0.00 0.0
1967 84 55 0.10 0.0
1966 65 49 0.53 0.0
1965 88 55 0.00 0.0
1964 58 49 0.00 0.0
1963 71 29 0.00 0.0
1962 89 62 0.00 0.0
1961 69 46 0.14 0.0
1960 65 46 0.00 0.0
1959 87 54 0.00 0.0
1958 70 60 0.16 0.0
1957 75 59 0.00 0.0
1956 68 51 0.00 0.0
1955 76 45 0.00 0.0
1954 87 64 0.00 0.0
1953 81 66 0.00 0.0
1952 88 56 0.00 0.0
1951 90 53 0.19 0.0
1950 80 62 0.00 0.0
1949 80 62 0.60 0.0
1948 86 54 0.11 0.0
1947 76 55 0.00 0.0
1946 72 58 0.04 0.0
1945 54 39 0.06 0.0
1944 84 54 0.00 0.0
1943 73 39 0.00 0.0
1942 87 64 0.02 0.0
1941 84 56 0.00 0.0
1940 68 51 0.12 0.0
1939 53 34 1.40 0.0
1938 84 52 0.00 0.0
1937 72 47 0.00 0.0
1936 82 60 0.00 0.0
1935 86 58 0.00 0.0
1934 66 52 0.00 0.0
1933 81 60 0.15 0.0
1932 70 55 0.07 0.0
1931 72 56 0.59 0.0
1930 85 60 0.00 0.0
1929 79 54 0.24 0.0
1928 78 55 0.00 0.0
1927 76 48 0.00 0.0
1926 88 61 0.00 0.0
1925 65 43 0.00 0.0
1924 76 52 0.00 0.0
1923 77 53 0.00 0.0
1922 75 52 0.00 0.0
1921 65 44 0.00 0.0
1920 69 51 0.00 0.0
1919 76 56 0.00 0.0
1918 69 41 0.00 0.0
1917 74 51 0.00 0.0
1916 83 60 0.00 0.0
1915 81 57 0.00 0.0
1914 73 46 0.00 0.0
1913 89 58 0.00 0.0
1912 81 54 0.00 0.0
1911 73 50 0.00 0.0
1910 89 61 0.00 0.0
1909 62 43 0.00 0.0
1908 72 46 0.00 0.0
1907 63 51 0.75 0.0
1906 91 63 0.01 0.0
1905 78 51 0.00 0.0
1904 76 55 0.24 0.0
1903 66 46 0.00 0.0
1902 82 64 0.00 0.0
1901 89 58 0.00 0.0
1900 75 54 0.00 0.0
1899 88 60 0.00 0.0
1898 91 64 0.00 0.0
1897 58 48 0.10 0.0
1896 75 62 1.13 0.0
1895 55 49 0.15 0.0
1894 87 56 0.12 0.0
1893 80 64 0.67 0.0
1892 84 58 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 92 °F which happened in 2010.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2010
2 91 °F 1898
2 91 °F 2012
2 91 °F 1906
5 90 °F 1951
5 90 °F 2007
7 89 °F 1962
7 89 °F 1901
7 89 °F 1913
7 89 °F 1910
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 29 °F which happened in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1963
2 34 °F 1939
3 38 °F 1969
4 39 °F 1945
4 39 °F 1943
6 41 °F 1918
6 41 °F 2005
6 41 °F 1978
9 42 °F 2006
10 43 °F 1925
10 43 °F 1909
10 43 °F 2020
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1939
2 54 °F 1945
3 55 °F 1895
4 58 °F 1964
4 58 °F 1897
6 62 °F 1909
7 63 °F 1995
7 63 °F 1907
9 65 °F 1960
9 65 °F 1966
9 65 °F 1974
9 65 °F 2013
9 65 °F 1921
9 65 °F 1925
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.40 inches which happened in 1939.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.40 inches 1939
2 1.14 inches 1974
3 1.13 inches 1896
4 0.97 inches 1990
5 0.76 inches 2004
6 0.75 inches 1907
7 0.67 inches 1893
8 0.60 inches 1949
9 0.59 inches 1931
10 0.53 inches 1966
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