Raleigh May 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 4.
May 4 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 1938
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1971
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1946
Highest daily low 68 °F 1938
Most precipitation 1.12 inches 1917
Most snow none -
May 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 76.6 °F
Average low 53.8 °F
Chance precipitation 32.5%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 43 0.00 0.0
2022 88 67 0.00 0.0
2021 87 64 0.20 0.0
2020 80 57 0.00 0.0
2019 86 65 0.63 0.0
2018 85 60 0.00 0.0
2017 80 57 0.29 0.0
2016 74 55 0.00 0.0
2015 82 53 0.00 0.0
2014 83 49 0.00 0.0
2013 64 49 0.00 0.0
2012 90 62 0.00 0.0
2011 71 50 0.67 0.0
2010 82 58 0.00 0.0
2009 87 67 0.29 0.0
2008 82 60 0.00 0.0
2007 57 53 0.08 0.0
2006 82 49 0.00 0.0
2005 69 43 0.00 0.0
2004 65 38 0.00 0.0
2003 63 51 0.00 0.0
2002 57 50 0.51 0.0
2001 87 56 0.00 0.0
2000 80 48 0.00 0.0
1999 79 46 0.00 0.0
1998 72 58 0.00 0.0
1997 67 43 0.00 0.0
1996 86 59 0.00 0.0
1995 73 49 0.00 0.0
1994 51 49 0.61 0.0
1993 81 61 0.30 0.0
1992 69 51 0.00 0.0
1991 80 57 0.01 0.0
1990 79 61 0.25 0.0
1989 72 41 0.00 0.0
1988 75 49 0.26 0.0
1987 68 49 0.00 0.0
1986 71 38 0.00 0.0
1985 70 39 0.00 0.0
1984 79 54 0.00 0.0
1983 69 45 0.06 0.0
1982 79 45 0.00 0.0
1981 79 40 0.00 0.0
1980 84 50 0.00 0.0
1979 83 65 0.00 0.0
1978 62 52 1.06 0.0
1977 82 60 0.10 0.0
1976 68 45 0.00 0.0
1975 77 52 0.09 0.0
1974 75 50 0.00 0.0
1973 70 43 0.00 0.0
1972 76 54 0.00 0.0
1971 68 34 0.00 0.0
1970 53 45 0.70 0.0
1969 84 51 0.00 0.0
1968 80 59 0.03 0.0
1967 67 45 0.25 0.0
1966 70 46 0.00 0.0
1965 90 57 0.00 0.0
1964 75 54 0.00 0.0
1963 79 47 0.00 0.0
1962 82 47 0.00 0.0
1961 67 46 0.00 0.0
1960 74 45 0.00 0.0
1959 84 62 0.43 0.0
1958 85 63 0.00 0.0
1957 56 40 0.04 0.0
1956 80 63 0.27 0.0
1955 85 51 0.00 0.0
1954 65 49 0.08 0.0
1953 77 61 0.00 0.0
1952 81 51 0.00 0.0
1951 75 55 0.01 0.0
1950 85 57 0.00 0.0
1949 87 55 0.00 0.0
1948 72 53 0.25 0.0
1947 72 45 0.00 0.0
1946 49 43 0.12 0.0
1945 65 44 0.03 0.0
1944 82 57 0.00 0.0
1943 69 52 0.00 0.0
1942 86 66 0.00 0.0
1941 75 38 0.00 0.0
1940 61 44 0.00 0.0
1939 69 46 0.00 0.0
1938 94 68 0.00 0.0
1937 75 48 0.00 0.0
1936 81 62 0.07 0.0
1935 85 59 0.00 0.0
1934 85 59 0.00 0.0
1933 77 51 0.00 0.0
1932 85 54 0.00 0.0
1931 70 50 0.00 0.0
1930 82 57 0.00 0.0
1929 75 48 0.00 0.0
1928 91 58 0.00 0.0
1927 81 59 0.06 0.0
1926 69 51 0.00 0.0
1925 81 52 0.49 0.0
1924 81 58 0.00 0.0
1923 75 49 0.00 0.0
1922 75 63 0.38 0.0
1921 56 46 0.04 0.0
1920 71 48 0.00 0.0
1919 85 60 0.00 0.0
1918 86 60 0.00 0.0
1917 68 49 1.12 0.0
1916 81 63 0.03 0.0
1915 85 66 0.06 0.0
1914 70 59 0.00 0.0
1913 94 62 0.00 0.0
1912 72 57 0.00 0.0
1911 66 43 0.00 0.0
1910 75 52 0.04 0.0
1909 72 50 0.00 0.0
1908 82 46 0.00 0.0
1907 81 58 0.35 0.0
1906 73 59 0.05 0.0
1905 83 64 0.02 0.0
1904 71 50 0.00 0.0
1903 62 56 0.00 0.0
1902 76 58 0.00 0.0
1901 78 54 0.00 0.0
1900 68 48 0.00 0.0
1899 69 52 0.00 0.0
1898 80 54 0.00 0.0
1897 69 44 0.00 0.0
1896 80 59 0.00 0.0
1895 79 56 0.00 0.0
1894 84 63 0.00 0.0
1893 69 47 0.10 0.0
1892 90 65 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 94 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1938.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1913
1 94 °F 1938
3 91 °F 1928
4 90 °F 1965
4 90 °F 2012
4 90 °F 1892
7 88 °F 2022
8 87 °F 1949
8 87 °F 2001
8 87 °F 2009
8 87 °F 2021
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 34 °F which happened in 1971.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1971
2 38 °F 2004
2 38 °F 1941
2 38 °F 1986
5 39 °F 1985
6 40 °F 1957
6 40 °F 1981
8 41 °F 1989
9 43 °F 2023
9 43 °F 2005
9 43 °F 1946
9 43 °F 1973
9 43 °F 1997
9 43 °F 1911
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1946
2 51 °F 1994
3 53 °F 1970
4 56 °F 1957
4 56 °F 1921
6 57 °F 2007
6 57 °F 2002
8 61 °F 1940
9 62 °F 1903
9 62 °F 1978
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 1.12 inches which happened in 1917.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.12 inches 1917
2 1.06 inches 1978
3 0.70 inches 1970
4 0.67 inches 2011
5 0.63 inches 2019
6 0.61 inches 1994
7 0.51 inches 2002
8 0.49 inches 1925
9 0.43 inches 1959
10 0.38 inches 1922
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