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CDUS42 KRAH 202054
CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
454 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 96R 213 PM 96 2022 81 15 83
MINIMUM 68 458 AM 39 2002 59 9 62
AVERAGE 82 70 12 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.70 1935 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 2.12 -1.58 3.17
SINCE MAR 1 2.97 9.75 -6.78 9.87
SINCE JAN 1 7.32 15.96 -8.64 14.40
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T
SINCE JUL 1 3.6 5.2 -1.6 4.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 63 39 24 2
SINCE MAR 1 398 640 -242 327
SINCE JUL 1 2973 3143 -170 2556
COOLING
TODAY 17 6 11 8
MONTH TO DATE 94 89 5 161
SINCE MAR 1 294 155 139 351
SINCE JAN 1 298 157 141 351
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 600 AM
LOWEST 30 300 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 96 1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 44 1968
1994
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 818 PM EDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 819 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... MM
PRECIPITATION... 0.00
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