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CDUS42 KRAH 170648
CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
248 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
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)
YESTERDAY
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)
YESTERDAY 0.57 3.21 1898 0.10 0.47 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.70 -0.80 1.90
SINCE MAR 1 11.84 9.33 2.51 8.51
SINCE JAN 1 17.47 15.54 1.93 15.84
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1000 PM
LOWEST 53 400 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1899
1941
1947
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 36 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 816 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... 84
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 63
PRECIPITATION... 0.72
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