Raleigh Weather in 1959

Historical record of Raleigh, North Carolina weather for the year 1959 based on NOAA data.
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1959 Raleigh Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 102 °F June 30
Lowest temperature 10 °F January 18
Highest daily low 73 °F September 30
Lowest daily high 27 °F January 5
Most daily precipitation 3.0 inches August 30
Most daily snow 1.7 inches January 8
Total annual precipitation 49.0 inches -
Total annual snow 2.9 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh in 1959
Rank Temperature Date
1 102 °F Jun 30
2 100 °F Jun 28
3 99 °F Jun 29
4 97 °F Jun 27
5 96 °F Jul 1
6 95 °F Aug 26
6 95 °F Aug 22
6 95 °F Aug 19
6 95 °F Jul 2
6 95 °F Jun 26
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh in 1959
Rank Temperature Date
1 10 °F January 18
1 10 °F January 6
3 12 °F February 21
3 12 °F January 17
5 15 °F January 16
5 15 °F January 10
7 16 °F January 5
8 17 °F January 19
9 18 °F January 11
9 18 °F January 9
January 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 33 0.43 0.0
50 37 0.02 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
57 26 0.00 0.0
27 16 0.00 0.0
38 10 0.00 0.0
56 21 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.36 1.7
31 18 0.00 0.0
34 15 0.00 0.0
42 18 0.00 0.0
49 20 0.00 0.0
62 32 0.00 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
57 15 0.36 1.2
30 12 0.00 0.0
33 10 0.00 0.0
49 17 0.00 0.0
64 33 0.00 0.0
74 50 0.08 0.0
67 27 0.47 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
56 22 0.00 0.0
64 38 0.00 0.0
67 31 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
42 34 0.00 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
61 43 0.03 0.0
52 34 0.02 0.0
February 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 29 0.00 0.0
34 24 0.00 0.0
33 27 0.54 0.0
46 32 1.01 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.00 0.0
52 19 0.00 0.0
68 37 0.06 0.0
50 41 0.22 0.0
74 42 0.00 0.0
69 35 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.10 0.0
66 39 0.71 0.0
67 53 0.03 0.0
66 42 0.33 0.0
56 30 0.00 0.0
62 44 0.00 0.0
61 39 0.08 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.0
33 19 0.00 0.0
51 12 0.00 0.0
61 28 0.00 0.0
62 41 0.22 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
48 28 0.00 0.0
57 36 0.08 0.0
55 40 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
March 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
63 40 0.11 0.0
51 35 0.39 0.0
62 30 0.40 0.0
60 30 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.11 0.0
65 42 0.56 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
56 25 0.00 0.0
62 30 0.00 0.0
61 35 0.00 0.0
54 31 0.00 0.0
58 34 0.04 0.0
56 30 0.00 0.0
70 41 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.13 0.0
57 37 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
64 21 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.11 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
60 26 0.00 0.0
77 38 0.00 0.0
82 48 0.00 0.0
78 55 0.06 0.0
71 47 0.66 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
53 26 0.05 0.0
54 42 0.60 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
April 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 48 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.83 0.0
73 35 0.02 0.0
60 39 0.11 0.0
73 36 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.41 0.0
56 36 1.65 0.0
40 36 0.06 0.0
59 35 0.14 0.0
72 36 0.00 0.0
76 47 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.66 0.0
72 58 1.00 0.0
82 58 0.14 0.0
67 53 0.54 0.0
55 46 0.27 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
72 36 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
May 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 53 0.00 0.0
87 54 0.00 0.0
93 64 0.03 0.0
84 62 0.43 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
80 49 0.00 0.0
92 60 0.00 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
75 49 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.16 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
81 66 1.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
66 42 0.00 0.0
70 46 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.03 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.16 0.0
77 67 0.42 0.0
82 68 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
88 66 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
73 68 0.30 0.0
June 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 65 0.05 0.0
75 66 0.70 0.0
80 61 0.99 0.0
75 60 0.68 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
82 55 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
82 48 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
87 54 0.00 0.0
90 59 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
94 69 0.00 0.0
85 69 0.14 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
95 68 0.00 0.0
97 69 0.00 0.0
100 69 0.00 0.0
99 71 0.00 0.0
102 72 0.03 0.0
July 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
96 70 0.00 0.0
95 71 0.24 0.0
78 65 0.18 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
89 64 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.00 0.0
83 67 0.55 0.0
90 67 1.87 0.0
78 67 0.25 0.0
76 70 0.05 0.0
82 69 0.03 0.0
82 69 0.76 0.0
80 69 0.86 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
84 67 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.05 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
87 72 0.15 0.0
83 71 0.11 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.96 0.0
91 70 1.19 0.0
88 70 0.05 0.0
89 70 0.17 0.0
92 68 0.02 0.0
93 69 1.25 0.0
85 69 0.09 0.0
August 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
91 70 0.00 0.0
83 67 0.00 0.0
82 63 0.00 0.0
78 67 0.10 0.0
90 69 0.40 0.0
86 67 0.00 0.0
83 68 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.01 0.0
87 70 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.00 0.0
95 70 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
93 69 0.00 0.0
95 71 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
95 71 0.00 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.35 0.0
86 69 1.31 0.0
80 69 2.99 0.0
85 70 0.76 0.0
September 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
89 71 0.00 0.0
89 73 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
80 69 0.49 0.0
83 68 0.21 0.0
85 69 0.81 0.0
85 69 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
84 60 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
74 57 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
64 55 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
73 43 0.00 0.0
74 44 0.00 0.0
80 48 0.00 0.0
85 56 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
79 71 1.23 0.0
85 73 0.78 0.0
October 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 68 0.00 0.0
77 62 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
86 58 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
85 70 0.92 0.0
81 68 1.30 0.0
83 64 0.11 0.0
71 50 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
67 51 1.54 0.0
58 44 0.07 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
62 47 0.09 0.0
69 45 0.00 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
58 54 0.05 0.0
70 54 1.67 0.0
70 46 0.34 0.0
55 42 0.05 0.0
62 35 0.00 0.0
67 46 0.15 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
56 39 0.20 0.0
67 50 0.01 0.0
67 54 0.03 0.0
November 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 48 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
72 41 0.00 0.0
73 61 0.00 0.0
78 50 0.60 0.0
52 36 0.79 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
60 29 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.06 0.0
72 46 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
60 45 0.00 0.0
58 43 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.01 0.0
42 21 0.00 0.0
57 23 0.00 0.0
55 29 0.00 0.0
51 39 0.15 0.0
63 36 0.00 0.0
63 31 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.92 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
63 28 0.00 0.0
72 46 0.05 0.0
66 36 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.00 0.0
45 20 0.00 0.0
December 1959 Raleigh Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
54 24 0.00 0.0
57 28 0.00 0.0
57 37 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.14 0.0
39 30 0.00 0.0
56 25 0.00 0.0
62 27 0.00 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
62 54 0.27 0.0
55 37 0.00 0.0
53 29 0.00 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
65 34 0.00 0.0
65 44 0.10 0.0
56 47 1.22 0.0
49 30 0.25 0.0
43 24 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
42 26 0.00 0.0
35 20 0.00 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
52 29 0.00 0.0
62 29 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
67 55 0.27 0.0
56 37 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
46 28 0.00 0.0
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