157  
CDUS42 KRAH 170617  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
217 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 93 342 PM 101 2007 89 4 79  
MINIMUM 73 630 AM 56 1961 69 4 66  
1963  
AVERAGE 83 79 4 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.03 1998 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 2.47 -1.50 0.20  
SINCE JUN 1 9.63 11.38 -1.75 10.28  
SINCE JAN 1 27.94 28.60 -0.66 29.46  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 14 4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 252 233 19 259  
SINCE JUN 1 1099 1067 32 1232  
SINCE JAN 1 1318 1301 17 1569    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 1200 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 99 1988  
1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 635 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 636 AM EDT SUNSET 801 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... 92  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 72  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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