791  
CDUS42 KRAH 162101  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
501 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 86 354 PM 94 1941 80 6 87  
MINIMUM 66 708 AM 38 1973 58 8 64  
AVERAGE 76 69 7 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.21 1898 0.10 -0.10 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 1.70 -1.37 1.90  
SINCE MAR 1 11.27 9.33 1.94 8.51  
SINCE JAN 1 16.90 15.54 1.36 15.84  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 35 2 26  
SINCE MAR 1 484 636 -152 461  
SINCE JUL 1 2426 3139 -713 2649  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 5 6 11  
MONTH TO DATE 71 66 5 83  
SINCE MAR 1 166 132 34 177  
SINCE JAN 1 180 134 46 185    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 700 AM  
LOWEST 53 400 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1899  
1941  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 36 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 814 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NWS FORECAST OFFICE  
NCSU CENTENNIAL CAMPUS  
RALEIGH, NC  
 
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE... 83  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 63  
 
PRECIPITATION... T  
 

 
 
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