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CXUS52 KRAH 011407
CLMRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1007 AM EDT THU MAY 01 2025
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 95 04/23/1980
04/18/1896
LOW 23 04/10/1985
04/09/1972
HIGHEST 90 04/04 89
04/30
LOWEST 37 04/13 36
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.2 72.7 5.5 75.8
AVG. MINIMUM 56.0 48.9 7.1 52.8
MEAN 67.1 60.8 6.3 64.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.66 2017
TOTALS 3.67 3.53 0.14 1.02
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 3
DAYS >= 1.00 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.56 04/07 TO 04/08
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.0 1915
SNOW DEPTH 0
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 4.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 89 180 -91 103
SINCE 7/1 2554 3105 -551 MM
COOLING TOTAL 160 54 106 91
SINCE 1/1 190 68 122 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/220 DATE 04/06
32/220 04/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/230 DATE 04/07
43/270 04/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
APRIL 2025 WAS THE WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD, AVERAGING
67.1 DEGREES. THE SECOND WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD WAS IN 2017,
AVERAGING 66.5 DEGREES.
AN ALL TIME RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS SET
ON APRIL 4, 2025. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS ALL TIME
APRIL RECORD OF 72 DEGREES SET ON APRIL 29, 2017.
A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES WAS SET
ON APRIL 3, 2025. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 62 DEGREES SET IN
2000.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS SET ON
APRIL 4, 2025. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 88 DEGREES SET IN 1934.
A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES WAS SET
ON APRIL 5, 2025. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 64 DEGREES SET IN
2010.
A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES WAS SET
ON APRIL 6, 2025. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 69 DEGREES SET IN
2023.
A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES WAS TIED
ON APRIL 22, 2025. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1909.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS TIED ON
APRIL 30, 2025. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1906.
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