35.892°N, 78.782°W · station RDUthr · 140 years of record
66°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Raleigh.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Raleigh — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#138 / 138
coldest Sep 2 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
51°F
set in 1946
Mildest Sep 2 ever
76°F
set in 1932
Forecast low 75°F — 138th coldest Sep 2 of 138 years · record 51°F (1946) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#139 / 139
coldest Sep 3 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
50°F
set in 1948
Mildest Sep 3 ever
78°F
set in 1933
Forecast low 76°F — 139th coldest Sep 3 of 139 years · record 50°F (1948) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#140 / 139
coldest Sep 4 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
50°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 4 ever
76°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 77°F — 140th coldest Sep 4 of 139 years · record 50°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#140 / 139
coldest Sep 5 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
46°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 5 ever
73°F
set in 1921
Forecast low 74°F — 140th coldest Sep 5 of 139 years · record 46°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#122 / 139
coldest Sep 6 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
49°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 6 ever
74°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 70°F — 122nd coldest Sep 6 of 139 years · record 49°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#74 / 137
coldest Sep 7 in 137 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
52°F
set in 1965
Mildest Sep 7 ever
74°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 67°F — 74th coldest Sep 7 of 137 years · record 52°F (1965) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#65 / 139
coldest Sep 8 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
51°F
set in 1965
Mildest Sep 8 ever
76°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 66°F — 65th coldest Sep 8 of 139 years · record 51°F (1965) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Raleigh in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 30, 2002
-9°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
85°FFeb 23, 2023
-2°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
94°FMar 29, 1907
11°FMar 6, 1960
Apr
95°FApr 18, 1896
23°FApr 1, 1923
May
99°FMay 28, 1941
29°FMay 2, 1963
Jun
105°FJun 29, 2012
38°FJun 8, 1977
Jul
106°FJul 5, 2024
48°FJul 2, 1975
Aug
105°FAug 18, 1988
46°FAug 30, 1965
Sep
104°FSep 6, 1954
37°FSep 26, 1950
Oct
100°FOct 3, 2019
19°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
88°FNov 1, 1950
11°FNov 25, 1970
Dec
84°FDec 11, 2024
0°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
106°FJul 5, 2024
-9°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Raleigh so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
12 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 17, 1887
Coldest high ever
10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
64°FJan 7, 1913
17°FJan 16, 1972
Feb
66°FFeb 18, 1891
10°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
69°FMar 29, 2020
20°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
73°FApr 4, 2025
34°FApr 1, 1887
May
74°FMay 28, 1914
49°FMay 4, 1946
Jun
80°FJun 30, 1936
57°FJun 5, 1926
Jul
80°FJul 17, 1887
63°FJul 5, 1892
Aug
79°FAug 3, 1935
58°FAug 29, 1891
Sep
78°FSep 3, 1933
53°FSep 28, 1984
Oct
75°FOct 10, 2017
42°FOct 31, 1887
Nov
68°FNov 19, 1906
29°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
69°FDec 2, 1991
16°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
80°FJul 17, 1887
10°FFeb 13, 1899
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
46 days
record run, ended Feb 12 1977
So far in 2026
38 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Raleigh's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.