North Carolina · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Raleigh, NC

35.892°N, 78.782°W · station RDUthr · 140 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Raleigh.
66°TUE7/1468°WED7/1573°THU7/1676°FRI7/1776°SAT7/1876°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#18 / 139
coldest Jul 14 in 139 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

57°F
set in 1933

Mildest Jul 14 ever

77°F
set in 1992

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Raleigh. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5767771887: 72°F1888: 71°F1889: 72°F1890: 69°F1891: 68°F1892: 68°F1893: 70°F1894: 68°F1895: 68°F1896: 74°F1897: 67°F1898: 72°F1899: 72°F1900: 69°F1901: 71°F1902: 68°F1903: 64°F1904: 66°F1905: 69°F1906: 67°F1907: 68°F1908: 73°F1909: 69°F1910: 70°F1911: 69°F1912: 69°F1913: 74°F1914: 67°F1915: 72°F1916: 73°F1917: 70°F1918: 60°F1919: 72°F1920: 69°F1921: 70°F1922: 70°F1923: 70°F1924: 71°F1925: 66°F1926: 67°F1927: 69°F1928: 71°F1929: 70°F1930: 70°F1931: 72°F1932: 68°F1933: 57°F1934: 70°F1935: 68°F1936: 70°F1937: 71°F1938: 71°F1939: 71°F1940: 58°F1941: 72°F1942: 74°F1943: 71°F1944: 71°F1945: 71°F1946: 70°F1947: 68°F1948: 70°F1949: 73°F1950: 70°F1951: 71°F1952: 65°F1953: 61°F1954: 75°F1955: 66°F1956: 69°F1957: 71°F1958: 67°F1959: 69°F1960: 65°F1961: 69°F1962: 71°F1963: 64°F1964: 69°F1965: 66°F1966: 72°F1967: 67°F1968: 68°F1969: 62°F1970: 67°F1971: 67°F1972: 72°F1973: 65°F1974: 61°F1975: 67°F1976: 65°F1977: 70°F1978: 69°F1979: 68°F1980: 71°F1981: 76°F1982: 70°F1983: 73°F1984: 69°F1985: 67°F1986: 69°F1987: 69°F1988: 69°F1989: 69°F1990: 73°F1991: 71°F1992: 77°F1993: 73°F1994: 73°F1995: 66°F1996: 68°F1997: 66°F1998: 60°F1999: 66°F2000: 67°F2001: 59°F2002: 72°F2003: 68°F2004: 72°F2005: 71°F2006: 75°F2007: 61°F2008: 68°F2009: 65°F2010: 72°F2011: 69°F2012: 72°F2013: 70°F2014: 75°F2015: 70°F2016: 72°F2017: 77°F2018: 65°F2019: 72°F2020: 68°F2021: 69°F2022: 70°F2023: 73°F2024: 76°F2025: 74°F66° forecast188720251933

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1466°F
Coldest this date since2018
This-date record57°F
This-date rank#18 of 139
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-9°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F2002-9°F1985
Feb85°F2023-2°F1899
Mar94°F190711°F1960
Apr95°F189623°F1923
May99°F194129°F1963
Jun105°F201238°F1977
Jul106°F202448°F1975
Aug105°F198846°F1965
Sep104°F195437°F1950
Oct100°F201919°F1962
Nov88°F195011°F1970
Dec84°F20240°F1917
All-time106°F2024-9°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Raleigh so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 70°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 32°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 34°FMar: 63°FMar: 40°FApr: 72°FApr: 48°FMay: 80°FMay: 57°FJun: 87°FJun: 66°FJul: 90°FJul: 70°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 82°FSep: 62°FOct: 73°FOct: 50°FNov: 63°FNov: 40°FDec: 54°FDec: 34°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset7:33 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight14h 24m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.89°N, 78.78°W

Nearby Stations

Danville, VA56 mi NWFayetteville, NC62 mi SGreensboro, NC66 mi WLumberton, NC90 mi SLynchburg, VA101 mi NNew Bern, NC112 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Raleigh's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Raleigh, NC — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Raleigh's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Raleigh, NC — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's low at Raleigh, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Raleigh, NC daily low heat map 1887–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Raleigh — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
38 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 80th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 40. Record: 67 in 1968.

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