576  
CDUS42 KRAH 162153  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
453 PM EST SAT DEC 16 2023  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 61 255 PM 77 1971 55 6 55  
MINIMUM 29 620 AM 7 1958 34 -5 34  
AVERAGE 45 44 1 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.12 1893 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.90 1.68 1.22 2.07  
SINCE DEC 1 2.90 1.68 1.22 2.07  
SINCE JAN 1 40.83 44.36 -3.53 43.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0 5.5 1942 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 21 -1 20  
MONTH TO DATE 243 308 -65 282  
SINCE DEC 1 243 308 -65 282  
SINCE JUL 1 733 895 -162 767  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE DEC 1 3 0 3 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1923 1802 121 2135    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 500 AM  
LOWEST 28 200 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 73 2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 11 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 718 AM EST SUNSET 503 PM EST  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 719 AM EST SUNSET 503 PM EST  
 
- 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... 59  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 30  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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