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CXUS52 KRAH 011354
CLMRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
954 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2025
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 03/29/1907
LOW 11 03/02/1980
03/01/1980
03/06/1960
HIGHEST 83 03/12 85
03/31
LOWEST 26 03/03 33
AVG. MAXIMUM 70.2 63.3 6.9 68.3
AVG. MINIMUM 46.0 40.3 5.7 45.6
MEAN 58.1 51.8 6.3 57.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.78 1983
TOTALS 3.03 4.10 -1.07 4.35
DAYS >= .01 6
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.06 03/05 TO 03/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 17.8 1927
SNOW DEPTH 11 03/03/1980
TOTALS 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE 7/1 4.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 236 421 -185 248
SINCE 7/1 2465 2924 -459 2291
COOLING TOTAL 30 12 18 6
SINCE 1/1 30 14 16 10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/260 DATE 03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/240 DATE 03/31
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 51
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
MARCH 2025 WAS THE 5TH WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD AT RALEIGH, WITH AN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 58.1 DEGREES.
A DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES WAS TIED AT
RALEIGH NC ON MARCH 31ST. THIS RECORD WAS PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2022 AND
IN 1938.
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.06 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH NC ON MARCH 5TH.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.04 INCHES SET IN 1929.
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