741  
CDUS42 KRAH 220658  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
258 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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 92 306 PM 102 1926 91 1 95  
1952  
2011  
MINIMUM 72 147 AM 59 2001 71 1 77  
AVERAGE 82 81 1 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.72 1905 0.17 -0.17 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 6.75 3.24 3.51 6.26  
SINCE JUN 1 10.31 7.13 3.18 9.73  
SINCE JAN 1 18.63 24.35 -5.72 26.19  
 
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 17 16 1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 396 329 67 404  
SINCE JUN 1 842 683 159 912  
SINCE JAN 1 1240 917 323 1306    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 500 AM  
LOWEST 52 500 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 1952  
2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 55 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 828 PM EDT  
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE 616 AM EDT SUNSET 827 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...91  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...71  
 
PRECIPITATION...T  
 

 
 
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