140  
CDUS42 KRAH 180525  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
125 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 82 337 PM 92 1899 80 2 84  
1941  
1947  
MINIMUM 66 736 PM 36 1984 58 8 53  
AVERAGE 74 69 5 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 2.30 2010 0.10 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.92 1.80 -0.88 1.90  
SINCE MAR 1 11.86 9.43 2.43 8.51  
SINCE JAN 1 17.49 15.64 1.85 15.84  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 36 1 26  
SINCE MAR 1 484 637 -153 461  
SINCE JUL 1 2426 3140 -714 2649  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 5 4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 80 71 9 87  
SINCE MAR 1 175 137 38 181  
SINCE JAN 1 189 139 50 189    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 30 400 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 95 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 35 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 816 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 817 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... 81  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 65  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.03  
 

 
 
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