Snow totals Raleigh, NC
As of October 8, 2026, Raleigh has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 0.0 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 6.3 inches. The reading is a station observation from Raleigh Durham International Airport in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from Raleigh Durham International Airport, with records back to 1944. 100 percent of days since 1944 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 100 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did Raleigh get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 0.0 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 6.3 inches | 82 seasons on record |
In Raleigh, the median first measurable snow lands on January 7, GHCN-Daily records show. The earliest date on record is November 6 and the latest is March 10, a span that starts in 1944. The median first inch lands on January 19, with the earliest on November 12 and the latest on March 27.
Raleigh snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3.6 inches | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 4.8 inches | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 2.7 inches | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 1.6 inches | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 2.5 inches | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 8.9 inches | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 8.9 inches | 6 |
| 2016-17 | 0.8 inches | 2 |
| 2015-16 | 1.4 inches | 2 |
| 2014-15 | 7.9 inches | 6 |
| 2013-14 | 5.8 inches | 6 |
| 2012-13 | 1.7 inches | 4 |
| 2011-12 | 0.9 inches | 1 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in Raleigh
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Raleigh Durham International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 82 complete seasons, running from 1944 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 17.9 inches | Jan 25, 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 25.8 inches | 1999-00 |
| Least snowy season | 0.0 inches | 2023-24 |
| Average season | 6.3 inches | 82 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1944 | 30,072 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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