205  
CDUS42 KRAH 220535  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
135 AM EDT MON MAY 22 2023  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 78 414 PM 96 1941 81 -3 93  
MINIMUM 58 1159 PM 44 1968 59 -1 69  
1994  
AVERAGE 68 70 -2 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.60 1931 0.11 -0.10 0.29  
MONTH TO DATE 1.08 2.23 -1.15 2.20  
SINCE MAR 1 12.02 9.86 2.16 8.81  
SINCE JAN 1 17.65 16.07 1.58 16.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 40 -2 26  
SINCE MAR 1 485 641 -156 461  
SINCE JUL 1 2427 3144 -717 2649  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 91 95 -4 141  
SINCE MAR 1 186 161 25 235  
SINCE JAN 1 200 163 37 243    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1100 PM  
LOWEST 50 500 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 40 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT  
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE 604 AM EDT SUNSET 820 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... 73  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 58  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.02  
 

 
 
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