089  
CDUS42 KRAH 180554  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
1254 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 63 426 PM 78 1927 56 7 49  
MINIMUM 35 724 AM 7 1958 35 0 32  
AVERAGE 49 45 4 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 1998 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 1.62 -0.52 2.49  
SINCE DEC 1 4.44 8.44 -4.00 6.30  
SINCE JAN 1 2.44 5.05 -2.61 4.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 1902 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.9 -0.8 T  
SINCE DEC 1 3.6 4.3 -0.7 2.2  
SINCE JUL 1 3.6 4.4 -0.8 2.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 20 -4 24  
MONTH TO DATE 447 359 88 256  
SINCE DEC 1 1920 1713 207 1638  
SINCE JUL 1 2424 2300 124 2011  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 3 2 1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 51 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 78 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 7 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 659 AM EST SUNSET 600 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 658 AM EST SUNSET 601 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... 63  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 36  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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