Raleigh October 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of October 21.
October 21 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 84 °F 1993
Lowest temperature 26 °F 1974
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1988
Highest daily low 66 °F 1915
Most precipitation 2.22 inches 1904
Most snow none -
October 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.0 °F
Average low 48.2 °F
Chance precipitation 27.2%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh October 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 50 0.00 0.0
2022 71 36 0.00 0.0
2021 79 48 0.00 0.0
2020 83 63 0.00 0.0
2019 74 50 0.00 0.0
2018 58 37 0.00 0.0
2017 79 48 0.00 0.0
2016 78 56 0.00 0.0
2015 76 38 0.00 0.0
2014 74 51 0.00 0.0
2013 68 39 0.00 0.0
2012 68 41 0.00 0.0
2011 66 41 0.00 0.0
2010 78 49 0.00 0.0
2009 78 42 0.00 0.0
2008 74 42 0.00 0.0
2007 81 45 0.00 0.0
2006 64 44 0.00 0.0
2005 73 60 0.10 0.0
2004 61 57 0.00 0.0
2003 79 54 0.00 0.0
2002 63 51 0.20 0.0
2001 83 46 0.00 0.0
2000 77 44 0.00 0.0
1999 63 42 0.00 0.0
1998 64 42 0.00 0.0
1997 67 38 0.00 0.0
1996 71 41 0.00 0.0
1995 70 42 0.18 0.0
1994 75 49 0.00 0.0
1993 84 62 0.12 0.0
1992 70 49 0.00 0.0
1991 61 42 0.00 0.0
1990 78 46 0.00 0.0
1989 63 33 0.00 0.0
1988 50 47 1.00 0.0
1987 65 41 0.00 0.0
1986 70 36 0.00 0.0
1985 62 51 0.26 0.0
1984 82 64 0.03 0.0
1983 58 50 0.48 0.0
1982 69 57 0.16 0.0
1981 73 35 0.00 0.0
1980 71 41 0.00 0.0
1979 84 58 0.00 0.0
1978 75 38 0.00 0.0
1977 67 35 0.00 0.0
1976 63 37 0.00 0.0
1975 74 39 0.00 0.0
1974 52 26 0.00 0.0
1973 72 52 0.00 0.0
1972 58 28 0.00 0.0
1971 70 61 0.04 0.0
1970 66 56 0.75 0.0
1969 74 44 0.00 0.0
1968 75 44 0.00 0.0
1967 73 41 0.00 0.0
1966 65 35 0.00 0.0
1965 78 59 0.00 0.0
1964 63 30 0.00 0.0
1963 81 55 0.00 0.0
1962 70 52 0.05 0.0
1961 58 39 0.31 0.0
1960 59 38 0.00 0.0
1959 65 50 0.00 0.0
1958 57 49 0.26 0.0
1957 68 36 0.00 0.0
1956 65 57 0.90 0.0
1955 74 44 0.00 0.0
1954 62 36 0.00 0.0
1953 80 50 0.00 0.0
1952 52 27 0.00 0.0
1951 74 55 0.00 0.0
1950 74 57 0.00 0.0
1949 80 40 0.00 0.0
1948 60 33 0.00 0.0
1947 83 47 0.00 0.0
1946 58 48 0.00 0.0
1945 83 50 0.00 0.0
1944 70 51 0.00 0.0
1943 81 45 0.00 0.0
1942 70 60 0.71 0.0
1941 83 54 0.00 0.0
1940 67 31 0.00 0.0
1939 81 57 0.00 0.0
1938 62 45 0.27 0.0
1937 72 46 0.00 0.0
1936 79 53 0.00 0.0
1935 79 58 0.00 0.0
1934 79 51 0.00 0.0
1933 78 58 0.00 0.0
1932 69 56 0.00 0.0
1931 80 52 0.00 0.0
1930 53 41 0.00 0.0
1929 68 59 1.86 0.0
1928 67 46 0.00 0.0
1927 75 53 0.00 0.0
1926 64 47 0.00 0.0
1925 58 41 0.00 0.0
1924 62 41 0.00 0.0
1923 64 50 0.00 0.0
1922 66 47 0.00 0.0
1921 66 44 0.00 0.0
1920 81 58 0.00 0.0
1919 75 53 0.00 0.0
1918 70 53 0.08 0.0
1917 53 36 0.00 0.0
1916 68 47 0.00 0.0
1915 74 66 0.09 0.0
1914 73 51 0.00 0.0
1913 51 36 0.00 0.0
1912 61 54 0.08 0.0
1911 73 56 0.01 0.0
1910 79 63 0.00 0.0
1909 70 46 0.00 0.0
1908 58 44 0.07 0.0
1907 60 43 0.00 0.0
1906 63 58 0.08 0.0
1905 59 42 0.00 0.0
1904 68 53 2.22 0.0
1903 78 51 0.00 0.0
1902 65 51 0.00 0.0
1901 78 51 0.00 0.0
1900 76 45 0.00 0.0
1899 59 44 0.00 0.0
1898 70 57 0.44 0.0
1897 65 58 0.06 0.0
1896 78 46 0.00 0.0
1895 71 39 0.00 0.0
1894 76 56 0.00 0.0
1893 60 52 0.76 0.0
1892 67 53 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 10/21?
For the date of Oct 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 84 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1993.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on October 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 84 °F 1979
1 84 °F 1993
3 83 °F 2001
3 83 °F 1941
3 83 °F 1945
3 83 °F 2020
3 83 °F 1947
8 82 °F 1984
9 81 °F 1920
9 81 °F 1963
9 81 °F 2007
9 81 °F 1939
9 81 °F 1943
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 10/21?
For the date of Oct 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 26 °F which happened in 1974.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on October 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1974
2 27 °F 1952
3 28 °F 1972
4 30 °F 1964
5 31 °F 1940
6 33 °F 1989
6 33 °F 1948
8 35 °F 1966
8 35 °F 1977
8 35 °F 1981
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on October 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1988
2 51 °F 1913
3 52 °F 1974
3 52 °F 1952
5 53 °F 1930
5 53 °F 1917
7 57 °F 1958
8 58 °F 1972
8 58 °F 1946
8 58 °F 1925
8 58 °F 1961
8 58 °F 1908
8 58 °F 1983
8 58 °F 2018
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 10/21?
For the date of Oct 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 2.22 inches which happened in 1904.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on October 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.22 inches 1904
2 1.86 inches 1929
3 1.00 inches 1988
4 0.90 inches 1956
5 0.76 inches 1893
6 0.75 inches 1970
7 0.71 inches 1942
8 0.48 inches 1983
9 0.44 inches 1898
10 0.31 inches 1961
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