Raleigh May 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 21.
May 21 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1941
Lowest temperature 44 °F 1994
Lowest daily high 61 °F 2002
Highest daily low 71 °F 1898
Most precipitation 2.60 inches 1931
Most snow none -
May 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 81.1 °F
Average low 58.7 °F
Chance precipitation 32.4%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 78 58 0.01 0.0
2022 93 69 0.29 0.0
2021 83 57 0.00 0.0
2020 70 59 0.67 0.0
2019 85 63 0.00 0.0
2018 86 68 0.72 0.0
2017 76 60 0.00 0.0
2016 77 62 0.30 0.0
2015 71 57 0.24 0.0
2014 87 60 0.00 0.0
2013 85 69 0.00 0.0
2012 82 66 0.00 0.0
2011 84 55 0.00 0.0
2010 84 54 0.00 0.0
2009 82 60 0.00 0.0
2008 75 52 0.00 0.0
2007 88 54 0.00 0.0
2006 84 56 0.00 0.0
2005 73 51 0.00 0.0
2004 93 68 0.00 0.0
2003 76 59 0.20 0.0
2002 61 46 0.00 0.0
2001 82 65 0.15 0.0
2000 75 65 0.42 0.0
1999 84 46 0.00 0.0
1998 88 64 0.00 0.0
1997 75 55 0.00 0.0
1996 90 70 0.00 0.0
1995 81 52 0.00 0.0
1994 66 44 0.00 0.0
1993 70 49 0.01 0.0
1992 78 50 0.00 0.0
1991 79 57 0.03 0.0
1990 87 67 0.00 0.0
1989 87 60 0.00 0.0
1988 86 59 0.00 0.0
1987 72 56 0.00 0.0
1986 79 56 0.16 0.0
1985 84 62 0.08 0.0
1984 86 64 0.00 0.0
1983 80 66 0.73 0.0
1982 82 61 0.16 0.0
1981 74 51 0.00 0.0
1980 83 62 0.00 0.0
1979 72 54 0.00 0.0
1978 87 63 0.00 0.0
1977 83 56 0.00 0.0
1976 87 54 0.00 0.0
1975 92 62 0.00 0.0
1974 76 57 0.00 0.0
1973 75 47 0.00 0.0
1972 67 58 0.05 0.0
1971 75 56 0.00 0.0
1970 86 60 0.00 0.0
1969 82 60 0.00 0.0
1968 72 44 0.00 0.0
1967 68 50 0.66 0.0
1966 87 64 1.45 0.0
1965 79 60 0.00 0.0
1964 77 61 0.00 0.0
1963 82 57 1.53 0.0
1962 88 66 0.03 0.0
1961 76 51 0.01 0.0
1960 91 66 0.00 0.0
1959 77 67 0.42 0.0
1958 80 58 0.00 0.0
1957 79 57 0.00 0.0
1956 82 52 0.00 0.0
1955 83 66 0.00 0.0
1954 70 45 0.07 0.0
1953 84 62 0.00 0.0
1952 78 57 0.00 0.0
1951 86 55 0.00 0.0
1950 72 46 0.00 0.0
1949 71 58 0.00 0.0
1948 89 51 0.00 0.0
1947 86 67 0.18 0.0
1946 81 62 0.41 0.0
1945 83 54 0.00 0.0
1944 93 67 0.04 0.0
1943 89 70 0.00 0.0
1942 81 63 1.20 0.0
1941 96 60 0.00 0.0
1940 82 59 0.00 0.0
1939 85 65 0.00 0.0
1938 92 66 0.00 0.0
1937 85 54 0.00 0.0
1936 77 54 0.00 0.0
1935 61 53 0.21 0.0
1934 87 66 0.20 0.0
1933 89 64 0.59 0.0
1932 70 61 0.20 0.0
1931 72 63 2.60 0.0
1930 78 60 0.00 0.0
1929 70 52 0.11 0.0
1928 82 61 0.00 0.0
1927 75 63 0.00 0.0
1926 71 50 0.00 0.0
1925 85 56 0.00 0.0
1924 83 57 0.58 0.0
1923 82 64 0.00 0.0
1922 84 63 0.02 0.0
1921 80 60 0.00 0.0
1920 79 60 0.04 0.0
1919 77 61 0.01 0.0
1918 84 62 0.00 0.0
1917 90 64 0.00 0.0
1916 78 60 0.00 0.0
1915 83 65 0.00 0.0
1914 88 59 0.00 0.0
1913 87 68 0.01 0.0
1912 81 60 0.00 0.0
1911 87 65 0.00 0.0
1910 82 65 0.05 0.0
1909 64 53 0.32 0.0
1908 80 62 0.01 0.0
1907 63 51 0.00 0.0
1906 78 56 0.00 0.0
1905 71 55 0.00 0.0
1904 74 58 0.00 0.0
1903 91 68 0.68 0.0
1902 74 62 0.00 0.0
1901 78 55 0.13 0.0
1900 76 54 0.00 0.0
1899 73 59 0.00 0.0
1898 93 71 0.00 0.0
1897 86 62 0.00 0.0
1896 84 65 1.40 0.0
1895 80 51 0.17 0.0
1894 68 45 0.00 0.0
1893 88 60 0.00 0.0
1892 71 n/a 0.20 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 96 °F which happened in 1941.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1941
2 93 °F 2004
2 93 °F 1898
2 93 °F 2022
2 93 °F 1944
6 92 °F 1938
6 92 °F 1975
8 91 °F 1960
8 91 °F 1903
10 90 °F 1917
10 90 °F 1996
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 44 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1994.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1994
1 44 °F 1968
3 45 °F 1894
3 45 °F 1954
5 46 °F 2002
5 46 °F 1950
5 46 °F 1999
8 47 °F 1973
9 49 °F 1993
10 50 °F 1926
10 50 °F 1967
10 50 °F 1992
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1935
1 61 °F 2002
3 63 °F 1907
4 64 °F 1909
5 66 °F 1994
6 67 °F 1972
7 68 °F 1894
7 68 °F 1967
9 70 °F 1954
9 70 °F 1932
9 70 °F 2020
9 70 °F 1993
9 70 °F 1929
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 2.60 inches which happened in 1931.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.60 inches 1931
2 1.53 inches 1963
3 1.45 inches 1966
4 1.40 inches 1896
5 1.20 inches 1942
6 0.73 inches 1983
7 0.72 inches 2018
8 0.68 inches 1903
9 0.67 inches 2020
10 0.66 inches 1967
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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