939  
CDUS42 KRAH 170533  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
133 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 82 539 PM 94 1941 80 2 86  
MINIMUM 64 457 AM 38 1973 58 6 66  
AVERAGE 73 69 4 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 3.21 1898 0.10 -0.01 0.57  
MONTH TO DATE 3.04 1.70 1.34 0.90  
SINCE MAR 1 8.41 9.33 -0.92 11.84  
SINCE JAN 1 14.77 15.54 -0.77 17.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 5.2 -5.2 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 35 -35 37  
SINCE MAR 1 351 636 -285 484  
SINCE JUL 1 2394 3139 -745 2426  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 5 3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 115 66 49 71  
SINCE MAR 1 212 132 80 166  
SINCE JAN 1 216 134 82 180    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 49 400 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1899  
1941  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 36 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 816 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2024...........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... 62  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.03  
 

 
 
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