Raleigh May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 1950
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 55 °F 2005
Highest daily low 69 °F 1950
Most precipitation 2.32 inches 1958
Most snow none -
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 76.8 °F
Average low 54.2 °F
Chance precipitation 33.0%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 81 51 0.00 0.0
2022 85 62 0.97 0.0
2021 68 49 0.00 0.0
2020 72 49 0.00 0.0
2019 77 60 0.00 0.0
2018 85 62 0.16 0.0
2017 67 53 0.02 0.0
2016 67 50 0.68 0.0
2015 83 54 0.00 0.0
2014 84 56 0.00 0.0
2013 68 56 1.41 0.0
2012 73 61 0.01 0.0
2011 72 44 0.30 0.0
2010 92 68 0.00 0.0
2009 83 61 0.17 0.0
2008 79 54 0.00 0.0
2007 67 47 0.00 0.0
2006 81 58 0.00 0.0
2005 55 43 0.52 0.0
2004 83 50 0.00 0.0
2003 77 56 0.27 0.0
2002 78 46 0.00 0.0
2001 71 53 0.00 0.0
2000 87 55 0.00 0.0
1999 84 63 0.00 0.0
1998 80 48 0.00 0.0
1997 80 54 0.01 0.0
1996 84 61 0.53 0.0
1995 76 49 0.00 0.0
1994 78 45 0.00 0.0
1993 83 60 0.21 0.0
1992 55 46 0.00 0.0
1991 81 66 0.09 0.0
1990 68 49 0.00 0.0
1989 74 49 0.20 0.0
1988 63 45 0.30 0.0
1987 76 43 0.00 0.0
1986 88 60 0.00 0.0
1985 84 53 0.00 0.0
1984 75 56 0.02 0.0
1983 73 45 0.00 0.0
1982 84 50 0.00 0.0
1981 78 55 0.00 0.0
1980 86 57 0.00 0.0
1979 75 52 0.00 0.0
1978 77 52 0.00 0.0
1977 89 55 0.00 0.0
1976 81 57 0.00 0.0
1975 81 51 0.00 0.0
1974 72 44 0.00 0.0
1973 70 34 0.00 0.0
1972 76 43 0.00 0.0
1971 86 59 0.00 0.0
1970 66 42 0.00 0.0
1969 87 55 0.00 0.0
1968 66 41 0.00 0.0
1967 74 55 0.00 0.0
1966 84 53 0.00 0.0
1965 85 63 0.00 0.0
1964 77 46 0.00 0.0
1963 82 53 0.01 0.0
1962 87 54 0.00 0.0
1961 70 51 0.02 0.0
1960 77 48 0.00 0.0
1959 80 49 0.00 0.0
1958 62 52 2.32 0.0
1957 69 47 0.00 0.0
1956 79 59 0.00 0.0
1955 81 54 0.00 0.0
1954 70 40 0.00 0.0
1953 82 63 0.39 0.0
1952 90 56 0.00 0.0
1951 71 46 0.00 0.0
1950 95 69 0.00 0.0
1949 85 55 0.00 0.0
1948 74 47 0.00 0.0
1947 76 44 0.00 0.0
1946 82 55 0.00 0.0
1945 72 42 0.00 0.0
1944 68 56 1.49 0.0
1943 88 52 0.00 0.0
1942 82 59 0.20 0.0
1941 90 61 0.00 0.0
1940 85 49 0.00 0.0
1939 86 58 0.00 0.0
1938 87 63 0.00 0.0
1937 76 59 0.00 0.0
1936 76 53 0.00 0.0
1935 85 60 0.00 0.0
1934 91 66 0.04 0.0
1933 81 55 0.23 0.0
1932 89 60 0.00 0.0
1931 78 58 0.32 0.0
1930 89 65 0.03 0.0
1929 82 60 0.58 0.0
1928 69 52 0.00 0.0
1927 85 63 0.00 0.0
1926 78 46 0.00 0.0
1925 71 48 0.00 0.0
1924 86 57 0.00 0.0
1923 77 58 0.00 0.0
1922 79 59 0.02 0.0
1921 57 46 0.09 0.0
1920 66 41 0.00 0.0
1919 84 65 0.37 0.0
1918 87 59 0.00 0.0
1917 55 48 0.00 0.0
1916 85 60 0.00 0.0
1915 84 56 0.00 0.0
1914 81 63 0.00 0.0
1913 88 62 0.00 0.0
1912 79 64 1.57 0.0
1911 68 45 0.00 0.0
1910 69 45 0.00 0.0
1909 85 57 0.00 0.0
1908 56 48 0.04 0.0
1907 83 63 0.03 0.0
1906 88 61 0.12 0.0
1905 84 66 0.00 0.0
1904 78 55 0.08 0.0
1903 77 50 0.00 0.0
1902 92 68 0.00 0.0
1901 82 62 0.01 0.0
1900 86 60 0.00 0.0
1899 72 61 0.00 0.0
1898 83 56 0.31 0.0
1897 79 50 0.00 0.0
1896 78 58 0.00 0.0
1895 76 62 0.14 0.0
1894 80 64 0.85 0.0
1893 85 57 0.00 0.0
1892 91 68 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 95 °F which happened in 1950.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1950
2 92 °F 1902
2 92 °F 2010
4 91 °F 1892
4 91 °F 1934
6 90 °F 1952
6 90 °F 1941
8 89 °F 1977
8 89 °F 1930
8 89 °F 1932
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 34 °F which happened in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1973
2 40 °F 1954
3 41 °F 1968
3 41 °F 1920
5 42 °F 1945
5 42 °F 1970
7 43 °F 2005
7 43 °F 1987
7 43 °F 1972
10 44 °F 1947
10 44 °F 1974
10 44 °F 2011
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1917
1 55 °F 2005
1 55 °F 1992
4 56 °F 1908
5 57 °F 1921
6 62 °F 1958
7 63 °F 1988
8 66 °F 1968
8 66 °F 1920
8 66 °F 1970
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 2.32 inches which happened in 1958.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.32 inches 1958
2 1.57 inches 1912
3 1.49 inches 1944
4 1.41 inches 2013
5 0.97 inches 2022
6 0.85 inches 1894
7 0.68 inches 2016
8 0.58 inches 1929
9 0.53 inches 1996
10 0.52 inches 2005
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