Raleigh Weather in 1972

Historical record of Raleigh, North Carolina weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Raleigh Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	94 °F	July 23
Lowest temperature	4 °F	January 16
Highest daily low	74 °F	July 22
Lowest daily high	17 °F	January 16
Most daily precipitation	2.7 inches	September 29
Most daily snow	2.6 inches	March 25
Total annual precipitation	51.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	4.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Raleigh in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1972 was 94 °F which happened on July 23.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Raleigh in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	94 °F	Jul 23
2	93 °F	Jul 22
2	93 °F	Jul 21
4	92 °F	Jul 24
4	92 °F	Jul 20
6	91 °F	Aug 4
6	91 °F	Jul 14
6	91 °F	Apr 15
9	90 °F	Aug 19
9	90 °F	Aug 9
9	90 °F	Aug 3
9	90 °F	Jul 25
9	90 °F	Jul 16
9	90 °F	Jul 3
9	90 °F	Jul 2

What was the coldest temperature in Raleigh in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1972 was 4 °F which happened on Jan 16.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	4 °F	January 16
2	6 °F	January 17
3	13 °F	December 18
4	15 °F	February 5
5	16 °F	December 17
5	16 °F	February 8
7	17 °F	January 15
8	18 °F	February 9
8	18 °F	February 1
10	19 °F	February 10

January 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	49	30	0.00
January 2	52	38	0.01
January 3	54	29	0.00
January 4	60	42	0.09
January 5	63	30	0.08
January 6	42	24	0.00
January 7	54	22	0.00
January 8	51	28	0.00
January 9	66	31	0.14
January 10	59	55	0.71
January 11	58	53	0.09
January 12	66	44	0.00
January 13	70	57	0.40
January 14	65	37	0.06
January 15	40	17	0.00
January 16	17	4	0.00
January 17	37	6	0.00
January 18	58	21	0.00
January 19	67	39	0.00
January 20	67	41	0.00
January 21	60	48	0.37
January 22	48	44	0.00
January 23	62	45	0.00
January 24	71	48	0.00
January 25	60	35	0.00
January 26	55	27	0.00
January 27	57	27	0.00
January 28	59	45	0.00
January 29	49	29	0.01
January 30	47	41	0.01
January 31	45	25	0.00

February 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	47	18	0.84	0.0
February 2	39	35	0.47	0.0
February 3	42	35	0.78	0.0
February 4	36	24	0.00	0.0
February 5	41	15	0.00	0.0
February 6	54	29	0.00	0.0
February 7	52	26	0.02	0.0
February 8	37	16	0.00	0.0
February 9	40	18	0.00	0.0
February 10	41	19	0.00	0.0
February 11	50	28	0.00	0.0
February 12	50	26	0.70	0.0
February 13	56	42	0.27	0.0
February 14	58	38	0.00	0.0
February 15	68	39	0.00	0.0
February 16	53	36	0.00	0.0
February 17	43	34	0.08	0.0
February 18	36	32	0.50	0.5
February 19	33	28	0.08	0.9
February 20	38	23	0.00	0.0
February 21	55	22	0.00	0.0
February 22	60	35	0.02	0.0
February 23	40	25	0.18	0.0
February 24	58	33	0.00	0.0
February 25	60	46	0.14	0.0
February 26	65	39	0.05	0.0
February 27	52	27	0.00	0.0
February 28	73	35	0.00	0.0
February 29	78	42	0.00	0.0

March 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	76	50	0.00	0.0
March 2	79	60	0.00	0.0
March 3	67	38	0.07	0.0
March 4	44	32	0.00	0.0
March 5	53	33	0.09	0.0
March 6	51	22	0.00	0.0
March 7	66	37	0.00	0.0
March 8	61	40	0.04	0.0
March 9	48	29	0.00	0.0
March 10	51	29	0.00	0.0
March 11	54	25	0.00	0.0
March 12	75	34	0.00	0.0
March 13	80	45	0.00	0.0
March 14	71	47	0.00	0.0
March 15	69	35	0.00	0.0
March 16	79	51	0.43	0.0
March 17	60	44	0.19	0.0
March 18	60	33	0.00	0.0
March 19	65	40	0.00	0.0
March 20	66	36	0.00	0.0
March 21	75	41	0.06	0.0
March 22	69	48	0.80	0.0
March 23	52	33	0.00	0.0
March 24	50	31	0.00	0.0
March 25	41	26	0.26	2.6
March 26	53	25	0.00	0.0
March 27	56	33	0.01	0.0
March 28	57	45	0.00	0.0
March 29	55	44	0.01	0.0
March 30	61	47	0.00	0.0
March 31	48	41	0.54	0.0

April 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	59	34	0.02
April 2	55	35	0.00
April 3	67	30	0.00
April 4	75	42	0.11
April 5	64	31	0.00
April 6	76	39	0.00
April 7	84	41	0.50
April 8	43	29	0.10
April 9	53	23	0.00
April 10	67	32	0.00
April 11	72	50	0.00
April 12	59	52	0.30
April 13	83	56	0.00
April 14	78	60	0.00
April 15	91	57	0.00
April 16	89	59	0.00
April 17	77	52	0.00
April 18	81	44	0.00
April 19	81	51	0.00
April 20	85	60	0.00
April 21	69	48	0.17
April 22	52	47	0.30
April 23	76	51	0.00
April 24	77	51	0.40
April 25	62	45	0.02
April 26	63	39	0.00
April 27	71	34	0.00
April 28	78	41	0.00
April 29	77	55	0.00
April 30	78	51	0.00

May 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	78	52	0.00
May 2	82	54	0.00
May 3	71	62	1.95
May 4	76	54	0.00
May 5	73	47	0.00
May 6	76	43	0.00
May 7	79	51	0.00
May 8	69	55	0.36
May 9	81	57	0.00
May 10	69	48	0.00
May 11	71	42	0.00
May 12	78	43	0.00
May 13	75	48	0.00
May 14	74	58	0.50
May 15	78	57	1.04
May 16	78	52	0.00
May 17	78	57	0.28
May 18	79	58	0.00
May 19	70	59	0.02
May 20	74	59	0.00
May 21	67	58	0.05
May 22	69	60	0.74
May 23	66	60	0.04
May 24	73	56	0.23
May 25	72	56	0.00
May 26	67	49	0.00
May 27	70	52	0.00
May 28	77	51	0.00
May 29	79	55	0.00
May 30	81	60	0.02
May 31	80	61	0.11

June 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	72	50	0.00
June 2	80	48	0.00
June 3	84	54	0.00
June 4	86	55	0.00
June 5	87	59	0.00
June 6	88	60	0.00
June 7	79	56	0.00
June 8	84	49	0.00
June 9	85	62	0.00
June 10	75	54	0.01
June 11	72	44	0.00
June 12	79	43	0.00
June 13	83	55	0.00
June 14	85	64	0.00
June 15	86	60	0.00
June 16	87	62	0.00
June 17	84	67	0.00
June 18	87	66	0.00
June 19	81	67	0.03
June 20	76	70	1.30
June 21	76	67	1.59
June 22	78	60	0.00
June 23	73	57	0.00
June 24	76	53	0.00
June 25	84	56	0.00
June 26	84	59	0.00
June 27	86	58	0.00
June 28	86	62	0.63
June 29	86	66	0.60
June 30	83	61	0.00

July 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	88	63	0.00
July 2	90	66	0.00
July 3	90	66	0.00
July 4	86	65	0.55
July 5	77	61	0.10
July 6	76	60	0.00
July 7	79	56	0.00
July 8	83	57	0.00
July 9	84	60	0.00
July 10	85	57	0.00
July 11	75	65	0.17
July 12	86	70	1.78
July 13	88	72	0.00
July 14	91	70	0.02
July 15	89	67	0.00
July 16	90	70	0.00
July 17	88	68	0.15
July 18	88	69	0.10
July 19	89	70	0.00
July 20	92	69	0.00
July 21	93	70	0.00
July 22	93	74	0.00
July 23	94	73	0.00
July 24	92	72	0.55
July 25	90	73	0.00
July 26	89	71	0.15
July 27	89	71	0.73
July 28	84	72	0.32
July 29	86	69	1.60
July 30	88	69	0.00
July 31	85	69	0.58

August 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	86	67	0.16
August 2	86	67	0.00
August 3	90	67	0.00
August 4	91	72	0.40
August 5	79	66	0.39
August 6	78	65	0.00
August 7	88	67	0.05
August 8	88	67	0.56
August 9	90	69	0.00
August 10	79	62	0.00
August 11	79	59	0.00
August 12	83	60	0.00
August 13	87	65	0.00
August 14	86	68	0.00
August 15	89	66	0.00
August 16	77	64	0.00
August 17	84	63	0.56
August 18	89	69	0.57
August 19	90	68	1.10
August 20	81	67	0.00
August 21	83	62	0.00
August 22	84	60	0.00
August 23	87	64	0.00
August 24	88	68	0.00
August 25	88	68	0.00
August 26	86	68	0.34
August 27	88	69	0.00
August 28	82	69	0.04
August 29	85	67	0.00
August 30	86	64	0.00
August 31	83	66	0.00

September 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	70	63	0.19
September 2	82	61	0.00
September 3	87	59	0.00
September 4	88	65	0.54
September 5	71	58	0.94
September 6	77	54	0.00
September 7	80	54	0.00
September 8	83	52	0.00
September 9	85	59	0.00
September 10	75	54	0.00
September 11	78	48	0.00
September 12	85	54	0.00
September 13	88	60	0.00
September 14	88	62	0.00
September 15	83	66	0.00
September 16	86	65	0.00
September 17	88	66	0.50
September 18	82	67	0.01
September 19	88	64	0.00
September 20	67	59	0.00
September 21	63	57	0.66
September 22	81	61	0.00
September 23	77	59	0.00
September 24	78	55	0.00
September 25	82	60	0.00
September 26	84	62	0.00
September 27	85	68	0.08
September 28	78	67	0.05
September 29	83	68	2.70
September 30	80	52	0.13

October 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	66	45	0.00
October 2	70	43	0.00
October 3	73	45	0.00
October 4	76	54	0.00
October 5	66	61	1.14
October 6	72	60	1.22
October 7	72	54	0.03
October 8	73	45	0.00
October 9	73	50	0.00
October 10	66	40	0.00
October 11	69	37	0.00
October 12	77	42	0.00
October 13	75	55	0.00
October 14	75	56	0.00
October 15	70	48	0.00
October 16	69	45	0.11
October 17	82	56	0.00
October 18	60	49	0.00
October 19	51	33	0.20
October 20	51	28	0.00
October 21	58	28	0.00
October 22	68	37	0.00
October 23	76	48	0.00
October 24	68	62	0.24
October 25	64	50	0.00
October 26	63	43	0.00
October 27	59	40	0.01
October 28	63	55	1.01
October 29	73	51	0.00
October 30	65	44	0.00
October 31	61	47	0.00

November 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	59	48	0.06
November 2	77	48	0.00
November 3	76	66	0.00
November 4	69	51	0.00
November 5	63	43	0.00
November 6	60	34	0.00
November 7	71	35	0.28
November 8	63	44	1.52
November 9	65	40	0.00
November 10	64	35	0.00
November 11	69	48	0.01
November 12	62	42	0.00
November 13	66	39	0.00
November 14	76	51	0.52
November 15	53	32	0.00
November 16	45	27	0.37
November 17	42	32	0.93
November 18	53	28	0.00
November 19	47	41	1.08
November 20	60	40	0.01
November 21	49	29	0.00
November 22	46	29	0.00
November 23	42	24	0.00
November 24	48	20	0.00
November 25	55	26	0.77
November 26	60	37	0.13
November 27	58	31	0.00
November 28	68	37	0.00
November 29	50	37	0.00
November 30	43	35	0.30

December 1972 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	51	35	0.00
December 2	62	30	0.00
December 3	65	36	0.00
December 4	68	35	0.00
December 5	73	49	0.00
December 6	70	53	0.10
December 7	53	36	0.00
December 8	46	36	0.11
December 9	61	39	0.00
December 10	76	58	0.00
December 11	62	39	0.25
December 12	40	37	0.00
December 13	59	39	0.28
December 14	55	40	0.98
December 15	43	40	1.44
December 16	41	23	0.00
December 17	32	16	0.00
December 18	48	13	0.00
December 19	58	23	0.00
December 20	66	45	0.01
December 21	58	41	0.95
December 22	59	46	0.10
December 23	49	43	0.30
December 24	46	42	0.00
December 25	53	35	0.00
December 26	48	30	0.07
December 27	49	29	0.00
December 28	60	30	0.00
December 29	53	29	0.00
December 30	54	43	0.02
December 31	67	52	0.40

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1944–2024	Raleigh Durham International Airport	location
1940–1944	Raleigh Municipal Airport	location
1892–1939	Raleigh State University	location