755  
CDUS42 KRAH 190525  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
125 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 2023  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 75 303 PM 95 1906 80 -5 87  
MINIMUM 60 611 AM 35 1973 58 2 55  
AVERAGE 68 69 -1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.24 1894 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.92 1.91 -0.99 1.90  
SINCE MAR 1 11.86 9.54 2.32 8.51  
SINCE JAN 1 17.49 15.75 1.74 15.84  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 37 0 26  
SINCE MAR 1 484 638 -154 461  
SINCE JUL 1 2426 3141 -715 2649  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 6  
MONTH TO DATE 83 77 6 93  
SINCE MAR 1 178 143 35 187  
SINCE JAN 1 192 145 47 195    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 500 AM  
LOWEST 40 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 95 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1976  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 817 PM EDT  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 818 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... 71  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 59  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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