Raleigh May 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 23.
May 23 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1941
Lowest temperature 38 °F 2002
Lowest daily high 62 °F 1931
Highest daily low 72 °F 1953
Most precipitation 1.29 inches 2022
Most snow none -
May 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 81.5 °F
Average low 59.4 °F
Chance precipitation 33.7%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 56 0.00 0.0
2022 85 67 1.29 0.0
2021 92 64 0.00 0.0
2020 85 61 0.00 0.0
2019 84 64 0.00 0.0
2018 87 69 0.00 0.0
2017 71 67 0.69 0.0
2016 68 51 0.02 0.0
2015 80 48 0.00 0.0
2014 82 63 0.00 0.0
2013 82 65 0.18 0.0
2012 84 64 0.03 0.0
2011 91 66 0.09 0.0
2010 80 65 1.08 0.0
2009 85 61 0.00 0.0
2008 79 52 0.00 0.0
2007 82 55 0.00 0.0
2006 76 49 0.00 0.0
2005 84 60 0.00 0.0
2004 91 69 0.07 0.0
2003 66 61 0.17 0.0
2002 75 38 0.00 0.0
2001 79 54 0.00 0.0
2000 82 54 0.00 0.0
1999 87 64 0.00 0.0
1998 72 60 0.92 0.0
1997 79 45 0.00 0.0
1996 85 57 0.00 0.0
1995 83 58 0.00 0.0
1994 90 53 0.00 0.0
1993 77 45 0.00 0.0
1992 89 51 0.00 0.0
1991 83 61 0.00 0.0
1990 73 47 0.00 0.0
1989 84 60 0.20 0.0
1988 90 62 0.10 0.0
1987 87 63 0.00 0.0
1986 74 47 0.00 0.0
1985 81 60 0.05 0.0
1984 78 61 0.37 0.0
1983 83 65 0.74 0.0
1982 86 65 0.40 0.0
1981 82 51 0.00 0.0
1980 86 71 0.02 0.0
1979 83 64 0.01 0.0
1978 83 58 0.00 0.0
1977 83 64 0.08 0.0
1976 78 64 0.00 0.0
1975 89 65 0.00 0.0
1974 78 62 1.27 0.0
1973 86 63 0.10 0.0
1972 66 60 0.04 0.0
1971 77 44 0.00 0.0
1970 88 61 0.00 0.0
1969 75 58 0.00 0.0
1968 81 50 0.00 0.0
1967 63 50 0.22 0.0
1966 78 58 0.00 0.0
1965 89 61 0.00 0.0
1964 90 64 0.00 0.0
1963 68 50 0.18 0.0
1962 87 61 0.00 0.0
1961 69 51 0.10 0.0
1960 86 57 0.00 0.0
1959 87 67 0.00 0.0
1958 88 62 1.20 0.0
1957 88 67 0.00 0.0
1956 91 62 0.07 0.0
1955 85 65 0.00 0.0
1954 75 44 0.00 0.0
1953 95 72 0.04 0.0
1952 88 57 0.00 0.0
1951 88 59 0.07 0.0
1950 82 56 0.00 0.0
1949 86 61 0.08 0.0
1948 83 48 0.00 0.0
1947 83 65 0.00 0.0
1946 77 52 0.00 0.0
1945 84 58 0.00 0.0
1944 95 68 0.00 0.0
1943 70 53 0.00 0.0
1942 77 55 0.00 0.0
1941 98 68 0.01 0.0
1940 85 60 0.08 0.0
1939 90 67 0.95 0.0
1938 91 60 1.12 0.0
1937 87 64 0.00 0.0
1936 82 50 0.00 0.0
1935 77 57 0.40 0.0
1934 80 61 0.03 0.0
1933 84 61 0.00 0.0
1932 74 49 0.00 0.0
1931 62 47 0.00 0.0
1930 85 61 0.00 0.0
1929 73 52 0.00 0.0
1928 75 62 0.01 0.0
1927 84 69 0.00 0.0
1926 76 62 0.00 0.0
1925 94 69 0.00 0.0
1924 78 55 0.00 0.0
1923 75 57 0.00 0.0
1922 85 63 0.17 0.0
1921 90 65 0.00 0.0
1920 78 58 0.00 0.0
1919 78 54 0.00 0.0
1918 85 65 0.16 0.0
1917 76 55 0.02 0.0
1916 71 61 0.35 0.0
1915 89 66 0.18 0.0
1914 89 62 0.00 0.0
1913 83 65 0.36 0.0
1912 75 64 0.00 0.0
1911 88 66 0.00 0.0
1910 88 67 0.00 0.0
1909 64 50 0.00 0.0
1908 88 68 0.00 0.0
1907 86 55 0.00 0.0
1906 75 56 0.00 0.0
1905 74 58 0.01 0.0
1904 88 60 0.00 0.0
1903 95 68 0.00 0.0
1902 85 62 0.00 0.0
1901 82 69 0.18 0.0
1900 79 55 0.00 0.0
1899 62 53 0.13 0.0
1898 80 66 0.02 0.0
1897 83 56 0.00 0.0
1896 82 67 0.42 0.0
1895 71 44 0.00 0.0
1894 75 56 0.89 0.0
1893 89 66 0.00 0.0
1892 65 46 0.05 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 98 °F which happened in 1941.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1941
2 95 °F 1953
2 95 °F 1944
2 95 °F 1903
5 94 °F 1925
6 92 °F 2021
7 91 °F 2011
7 91 °F 1938
7 91 °F 2004
7 91 °F 1956
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 38 °F which happened in 2002.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 2002
2 44 °F 1895
2 44 °F 1954
2 44 °F 1971
5 45 °F 1997
5 45 °F 1993
7 46 °F 1892
8 47 °F 1990
8 47 °F 1986
8 47 °F 1931
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 62 °F 1899
1 62 °F 1931
3 63 °F 1967
4 64 °F 1909
5 65 °F 1892
6 66 °F 2003
6 66 °F 1972
8 68 °F 2016
8 68 °F 1963
10 69 °F 1961
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.29 inches which happened in 2022.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.29 inches 2022
2 1.27 inches 1974
3 1.20 inches 1958
4 1.12 inches 1938
5 1.08 inches 2010
6 0.95 inches 1939
7 0.92 inches 1998
8 0.89 inches 1894
9 0.74 inches 1983
10 0.69 inches 2017
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