Raleigh has a population of some 460,000 people in the city proper which makes it the 2nd largest city in North Carolina and the 41st largest city in the United States. Some 1.3 million people live in the Raleigh metro area which makes it the 43rd largest metro area in the country.
It can certainly get hot in Raleigh and the state of North Carolina. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Raleigh is 105 degrees which first occurred on July 23, 1952. The hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of North Carolina is 110 degrees which occurred on August 21, 1983, in Fayetteville.
The weather temperature can soar to 100 degrees or hotter in Raleigh from June to September. The earliest date in any year when a 100 degree weather temperature day occurred was on June 3, 1895, when it was 100 degrees. The latest date in any year when a 100 degree day occurred was on September 10, 2007, when it was 101 degrees.
All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Raleigh, North Carolina
T-1. June 29, 2012 - 105 degrees
T-1. June 30, 2012 - 105 degrees
T-1. July 8, 2012 - 105 degrees
T-1. August 21, 2007 - 105 degrees
T-1. August 18, 1988 - 105 degrees
T-1. July 23, 1952 - 105 degrees
T-7. July 29, 2011 - 104 degrees
T-7. August 9, 2007 - 104 degrees
T-7. August 10, 2007 - 104 degrees
T-7. July 31, 1999 - 104 degrees
It's also been 104 degrees in Raleigh a number of other times just the latest dates are listed above.
The annual average temperature in Raleigh for the entire year is 59.3 degrees. The hottest months of the year in Raleigh are July with an average daily temperature of 78.1 degrees followed closely by August at 77.1 degrees.
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