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Raleigh, NC

35.892°N, 78.782°W · station RDUthr · 140 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Raleigh.
75°WED9/276°THU9/377°FRI9/474°SAT9/570°SUN9/667°MON9/766°TUE9/8

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

#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.
1887: 69°F1888: 59°F1889: 66°F1890: 72°F1891: 62°F1892: 58°F1893: 66°F1894: 70°F1895: 68°F1896: 59°F1897: 63°F1898: 60°F1899: 67°F1900: 70°F1901: 67°F1902: 68°F1903: 66°F1904: 62°F1905: 66°F1906: 62°F1907: 68°F1908: 66°F1909: 63°F1910: 69°F1911: 69°F1912: 71°F1913: 69°F1914: 61°F1915: 73°F1916: 68°F1917: 69°F1918: 59°F1919: 66°F1920: 68°F1921: 71°F1922: 67°F1923: 69°F1924: 53°F1925: 76°F1926: 69°F1927: 66°F1928: 58°F1929: 71°F1930: 69°F1931: 60°F1932: 61°F1933: 70°F1934: 67°F1935: 67°F1936: 63°F1937: 67°F1938: 65°F1939: 72°F1940: 62°F1941: 71°F1942: 69°F1943: 63°F1944: 68°F1945: 69°F1946: 72°F1947: 70°F1948: 68°F1949: 61°F1950: 64°F1951: 52°F1952: 57°F1953: 57°F1954: 67°F1955: 65°F1956: 66°F1957: 65°F1958: 58°F1959: 68°F1960: 63°F1961: 69°F1962: 59°F1963: 56°F1964: 54°F1965: 51°F1966: 56°F1967: 60°F1968: 62°F1969: 68°F1970: 59°F1971: 63°F1972: 54°F1973: 67°F1974: 62°F1975: 65°F1976: 54°F1977: 67°F1978: 68°F1979: 59°F1980: 68°F1981: 66°F1982: 59°F1983: 68°F1984: 51°F1985: 69°F1986: 57°F1987: 72°F1988: 52°F1989: 65°F1990: 71°F1991: 61°F1992: 69°F1993: 69°F1994: 58°F1995: 67°F1996: 69°F1997: 62°F1998: 59°F1999: 69°F2000: 58°F2001: 60°F2002: 62°F2003: 61°F2004: 71°F2005: 60°F2006: 65°F2007: 65°F2008: 69°F2009: 68°F2010: 71°F2011: 63°F2012: 71°F2013: 63°F2014: 68°F2015: 70°F2016: 67°F2017: 51°F2018: 71°F2019: 66°F2020: 57°F2021: 72°F2022: 66°F2023: 69°F2024: 65°F2025: 58°F66° forecast5055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 866°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#65 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°FJan 30, 2002-9°FJan 21, 1985
Feb85°FFeb 23, 2023-2°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar94°FMar 29, 190711°FMar 6, 1960
Apr95°FApr 18, 189623°FApr 1, 1923
May99°FMay 28, 194129°FMay 2, 1963
Jun105°FJun 29, 201238°FJun 8, 1977
Jul106°FJul 5, 202448°FJul 2, 1975
Aug105°FAug 18, 198846°FAug 30, 1965
Sep104°FSep 6, 195437°FSep 26, 1950
Oct100°FOct 3, 201919°FOct 27, 1962
Nov88°FNov 1, 195011°FNov 25, 1970
Dec84°FDec 11, 20240°FDec 30, 1917
All-time106°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan64°FJan 7, 191317°FJan 16, 1972
Feb66°FFeb 18, 189110°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar69°FMar 29, 202020°FMar 2, 1980
Apr73°FApr 4, 202534°FApr 1, 1887
May74°FMay 28, 191449°FMay 4, 1946
Jun80°FJun 30, 193657°FJun 5, 1926
Jul80°FJul 17, 188763°FJul 5, 1892
Aug79°FAug 3, 193558°FAug 29, 1891
Sep78°FSep 3, 193353°FSep 28, 1984
Oct75°FOct 10, 201742°FOct 31, 1887
Nov68°FNov 19, 190629°FNov 30, 1929
Dec69°FDec 2, 199116°FDec 30, 1917
All-time80°FJul 17, 188710°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.
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

Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight12h 56m · losing 15 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 Sep 8 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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