National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Fresh Snow and Temperature Outlook Ahead of Christmas Day

If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >

Snowfall Records for Raleigh - Updated 3/23/2015    
  January February March April May June
  Snowfall Year Snowfall Year Snowfall Year Snowfall Year Snowfall Year Snowfall Year
1 1.5 1962 6.5 1948 9.3 1969 1.7 1887        
2 4.3 2002 3.2 1978 17.8 1927     T 1939    
3 6.5 2002 1.2 1961 2.9 1912 10 1915        
4 2 1893 2.5 1907 0.5 1931 3.5 1899        
5 2.5 1887 2.3 1905 0.1 1915 T 1987        
6 2.7 1996 6.9 1984 3 1912 0.4 1889        
7 7.1 1988 6.3 1936 1.5 1907 T 2007        
8 5.7 1973 1 1964 0.9 1996            
9 3 2004 9.1 1967 6.9 1960            
10 6 1927 4.5 1973 8 1934            
11 1.2 1954 6.1 1912 2.2 1926 0.3 1989        
12 1.5 1893 7 1899 2.6 1914 T 1918        
13 10 1933 8.7 1899 4.2 1926 T 1950        
14 5 1982 6 1913 T 1951 T 1907        
15 3 1893 11.5 1902 2 1934 T 1928        
16 3.7 1965 5.6 1996 T 1998 T 1905        
17 4 1946 5 1902 0.5 1915 T 2001        
18 3 2000 10.3 1979 1.5 1893 1.8 1983        
19 11 1893 0.9 2012 0.5 1893 T 1983        
20 3.9 1918 0.8 1907 1.8 1908            
21 1.2 1961 10 1889 0.5 1908            
22 1.2 1954 3.2 1978 3 1914            
23 4.1 1954 2.5 1901 0.3 1934            
24 3.7 1940 2.7 1989 7.3 1983 T 1955        
25 17.9 2000 5 1894 2.9 1974            
26 7.6 1966 7 1914 5.2 1971            
27 7.5 1922 5.2 1987 2 1947            
28 7.5 1899 6 1937 0.8 1947            
29 1.8 1966 2.8 1916 0 2013            
30 3.8 1965     0.1 1915            
31 2.5 1948     3.6 1915            
                         
                         
  July August September October November December
  Snowfall Year Snowfall Year Snowfall Year Snowfall Year Snowfall Year Snowfall Year
1                     T 1974
2                 T 1954 6.5 1896
3                 T 1954 3.6 1971
4                     2.6 1907
5                 T 1953 1 1893
6                 0.6 1953 2.4 1954
7                 T 1927 0.7 1968
8                 T 1953 0.8 1989
9                 T 1991 1.6 1989
10                     0.2 1934
11                 0.6 1987 9.1 1958
12                 1.2 1968 7 1917
13                 T 1986 0.3 1989
14                 T 1995 1.5 1958
15                     4 1904
16                 T 1972 5.5 1942
17                     7 1930
18                 0.2 1924 1.8 1945
19                 2.2 2000 0.6 1922
20                 3.6 1914 0.1 1942
21                 0.4 2008 T 2000
22                 T 1929 4.6 1935
23                 2.6 1975 2.6 1993
24             T 1903 T 1971 1 1966
25                 1.3 1962 0.4 2010
26                 2.5 1938 6.7 2010
27                 T 1954 8.5 1892
28                 3.1 1912 1 1892
29             T 1910 2 1891 6.2 1935
30                 0.4 1964 T 2000
31             T 1887     5 1905