Raleigh, NC

North Carolina · Records since 1887–2026

⛅ 74°F
Currently in Raleigh
As of 4:45 PM EST

Records for November 4

🔥 Record High

84°F

November 4, 1946

+17° from 67° normal

❄ Record Low

25°F

November 4, 1966

-18° from 43° normal
🌞 Normal high: 67°F 🌑 Normal low: 43°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Raleigh

🔥
106°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 5, 2024
❄
-9°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1985
🌧
6.45"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 8, 2016
☃
17.9"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 25, 2000

First & Last Dates — Raleigh

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
281 days
Longest growing season
2024
160 days
Shortest growing season
1977
213 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 4

# Temp Date
🏆 84°F November 4, 1946
2 82°F November 4, 1961
3 80°F November 4, 1982
4 80°F November 4, 1974
5 80°F November 4, 1940
6 80°F November 4, 1936
7 79°F November 4, 1987
8 79°F November 4, 1948
9 79°F November 4, 1934
10 78°F November 4, 2022

Top 5 Record Lows — November 4

# Temp Date
🥶 25°F November 4, 1966
2 27°F November 4, 1999
3 28°F November 4, 2006
4 28°F November 4, 1996
5 28°F November 4, 1954
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1887–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Raleigh

threshold: 95°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.1
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
99°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
78
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
6
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1887–2026
80
2026 so far
44
Avg/year 1970–2025
64
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
91
Most in a year (2010)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Raleigh

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 13, 2015 – Jun 24, 2015 12 100°F (Jun 16) 97°F 73°F
2 Jun 22, 2025 – Jul 1, 2025 10 100°F (Jun 23) 98°F 76°F
3 Jul 13, 2019 – Jul 22, 2019 10 99°F (Jul 21) 96°F 73°F
4 Jul 13, 1977 – Jul 21, 1977 9 100°F (Jul 20) 97°F 71°F
5 Jul 3, 1999 – Jul 10, 1999 8 102°F (Jul 5) 99°F 72°F
6 Jul 23, 1949 – Jul 30, 1949 8 100°F (Jul 26) 98°F 73°F
7 Jul 20, 1987 – Jul 27, 1987 8 99°F (Jul 21) 97°F 72°F
8 Jul 18, 1952 – Jul 24, 1952 7 105°F (Jul 23) 100°F 73°F
9 Jul 3, 2012 – Jul 9, 2012 7 105°F (Jul 8) 101°F 73°F
10 Aug 4, 2007 – Aug 10, 2007 7 104°F (Aug 9) 100°F 74°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

66
2026 total
above-normal nights
39.3
Avg / summer
1970–2020
72
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1887–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1887, annual totals have trended -0.18" per decade, about -2.4" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Raleigh is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

179 of 307 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

29.99"
2026 YTD
Normal: 39.69"
-9.70"
0.00"
November so far
November normal: 3.32"
-3.32"
10
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Raleigh is 9.70" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 5 – Nov 3, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 91 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
73.4°F
Average temperature
4th-warmest of 140
+3.5°
vs. average
Normal: 69.8°F (1991–2020)
5.76"
Precipitation
5th-driest of 135
-7.18"
vs. average
Normal: 12.94" · 45% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 5 – Nov 3

1887–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.08° per decade (warming since 1887)

Precipitation by Year — Aug 5 – Nov 3

1887–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.03" per decade (wetter since 1887)

Warmest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2007 74.7°F
2 1900 73.9°F
3 2016 73.6°F
4 2026 73.4°F
5 1941 73.2°F
6 2010 72.9°F
7 2019 72.6°F
8 2021 72.5°F
9 1919 72.2°F
10 2005 72.0°F

Coolest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1964 65.6°F
2 1917 65.6°F
3 1887 65.8°F
4 1976 65.9°F
5 1981 65.9°F
6 1969 66.1°F
7 1889 66.1°F
8 1888 66.7°F
9 1963 66.7°F
10 1952 66.8°F

Wettest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1999 27.87"
2 1996 22.92"
3 1928 21.80"
4 1901 21.16"
5 1908 21.09"
6 1887 21.05"
7 2024 20.59"
8 1945 20.17"
9 1888 19.22"
10 1947 18.94"

Driest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1984 3.55"
2 1978 4.19"
3 1973 4.46"
4 1965 5.28"
5 2026 5.76"
6 1921 5.84"
7 1963 5.97"
8 1933 6.09"
9 1895 6.29"
10 1991 6.44"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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