Raleigh May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1959
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1978
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1921
Highest daily low 72 °F 2010
Most precipitation 1.95 inches 1972
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 76.4 °F
Average low 53.6 °F
Chance precipitation 32.2%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 44 0.00 0.0
2022 89 65 0.00 0.0
2021 79 66 0.20 0.0
2020 86 53 0.00 0.0
2019 84 63 0.00 0.0
2018 85 57 0.00 0.0
2017 79 53 0.00 0.0
2016 79 63 0.44 0.0
2015 79 47 0.00 0.0
2014 76 53 0.00 0.0
2013 69 48 0.00 0.0
2012 91 64 0.00 0.0
2011 85 63 0.00 0.0
2010 78 72 0.00 0.0
2009 86 64 0.00 0.0
2008 80 60 0.00 0.0
2007 71 57 0.00 0.0
2006 76 53 0.00 0.0
2005 68 47 0.00 0.0
2004 65 46 0.20 0.0
2003 71 56 0.00 0.0
2002 69 56 0.02 0.0
2001 85 56 0.00 0.0
2000 77 53 0.00 0.0
1999 74 46 0.00 0.0
1998 80 53 0.20 0.0
1997 72 56 0.35 0.0
1996 81 52 0.00 0.0
1995 66 47 0.00 0.0
1994 70 43 0.85 0.0
1993 78 56 0.00 0.0
1992 84 61 0.00 0.0
1991 82 50 0.00 0.0
1990 73 59 0.15 0.0
1989 67 46 0.00 0.0
1988 63 48 0.00 0.0
1987 88 58 0.00 0.0
1986 68 40 0.00 0.0
1985 64 44 1.15 0.0
1984 75 57 0.00 0.0
1983 81 60 0.39 0.0
1982 78 50 0.00 0.0
1981 70 38 0.00 0.0
1980 81 53 0.00 0.0
1979 80 53 0.95 0.0
1978 73 37 0.01 0.0
1977 81 59 0.00 0.0
1976 75 52 0.01 0.0
1975 67 54 0.30 0.0
1974 80 53 0.01 0.0
1973 81 54 0.50 0.0
1972 71 62 1.95 0.0
1971 62 42 0.01 0.0
1970 63 47 0.39 0.0
1969 79 44 0.00 0.0
1968 86 52 0.02 0.0
1967 71 45 0.00 0.0
1966 73 48 0.00 0.0
1965 90 55 0.00 0.0
1964 60 46 0.37 0.0
1963 78 42 0.00 0.0
1962 77 48 0.00 0.0
1961 71 40 0.00 0.0
1960 70 44 0.00 0.0
1959 93 64 0.03 0.0
1958 81 63 0.00 0.0
1957 60 50 0.00 0.0
1956 80 62 0.25 0.0
1955 79 44 0.00 0.0
1954 87 64 0.60 0.0
1953 79 58 0.00 0.0
1952 79 55 0.00 0.0
1951 85 60 0.14 0.0
1950 80 61 0.17 0.0
1949 82 60 0.00 0.0
1948 84 59 0.00 0.0
1947 71 46 0.28 0.0
1946 69 48 0.21 0.0
1945 60 44 0.17 0.0
1944 81 58 0.00 0.0
1943 86 59 0.00 0.0
1942 85 63 0.43 0.0
1941 65 44 0.00 0.0
1940 64 45 0.01 0.0
1939 62 41 0.00 0.0
1938 90 64 0.00 0.0
1937 69 47 0.00 0.0
1936 86 62 0.09 0.0
1935 89 65 0.00 0.0
1934 76 56 0.00 0.0
1933 77 58 0.02 0.0
1932 71 48 0.00 0.0
1931 79 59 0.00 0.0
1930 86 63 0.00 0.0
1929 64 45 0.00 0.0
1928 86 54 0.00 0.0
1927 84 55 0.00 0.0
1926 82 60 0.03 0.0
1925 71 45 0.00 0.0
1924 78 56 0.00 0.0
1923 72 52 0.00 0.0
1922 72 57 0.03 0.0
1921 57 46 0.56 0.0
1920 68 51 0.00 0.0
1919 83 55 0.00 0.0
1918 79 50 0.00 0.0
1917 76 53 0.00 0.0
1916 81 58 0.00 0.0
1915 80 58 0.18 0.0
1914 78 50 0.00 0.0
1913 92 65 0.00 0.0
1912 80 61 0.00 0.0
1911 64 43 0.00 0.0
1910 89 64 0.00 0.0
1909 68 44 0.00 0.0
1908 71 51 0.00 0.0
1907 61 51 0.26 0.0
1906 77 65 0.00 0.0
1905 70 60 0.20 0.0
1904 68 55 0.00 0.0
1903 72 51 0.00 0.0
1902 92 66 0.00 0.0
1901 90 65 0.00 0.0
1900 85 56 0.11 0.0
1899 92 61 0.11 0.0
1898 89 66 0.00 0.0
1897 64 48 0.00 0.0
1896 75 61 0.02 0.0
1895 69 52 0.03 0.0
1894 88 60 0.07 0.0
1893 70 57 1.38 0.0
1892 87 64 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 93 °F which happened in 1959.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1959
2 92 °F 1913
2 92 °F 1902
2 92 °F 1899
5 91 °F 2012
6 90 °F 1901
6 90 °F 1965
6 90 °F 1938
9 89 °F 1898
9 89 °F 2022
9 89 °F 1910
9 89 °F 1935
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 37 °F which happened in 1978.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1978
2 38 °F 1981
3 40 °F 1986
3 40 °F 1961
5 41 °F 1939
6 42 °F 1971
6 42 °F 1963
8 43 °F 1911
8 43 °F 1994
10 44 °F 1909
10 44 °F 1960
10 44 °F 1955
10 44 °F 1945
10 44 °F 1941
10 44 °F 2023
10 44 °F 1969
10 44 °F 1985
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1921
2 60 °F 1964
2 60 °F 1957
2 60 °F 1945
5 61 °F 1907
6 62 °F 1939
6 62 °F 1971
8 63 °F 1970
8 63 °F 1988
10 64 °F 1897
10 64 °F 1911
10 64 °F 2023
10 64 °F 1985
10 64 °F 1940
10 64 °F 1929
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.95 inches which happened in 1972.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.95 inches 1972
2 1.38 inches 1893
3 1.15 inches 1985
4 0.95 inches 1979
5 0.85 inches 1994
6 0.60 inches 1954
7 0.56 inches 1921
8 0.50 inches 1973
9 0.44 inches 2016
10 0.43 inches 1942
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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