211  
CDUS42 KRAH 160620  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
220 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 89 348 PM 95 2010 80 9 78  
MINIMUM 63 343 AM 40 2021 57 6 61  
AVERAGE 76 69 7 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.38 2014 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 1.60 1.57 2.95  
SINCE MAR 1 9.87 9.23 0.64 8.32  
SINCE JAN 1 14.40 15.44 -1.04 14.68  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 34 -32 0  
SINCE MAR 1 327 635 -308 351  
SINCE JUL 1 2556 3138 -582 2394  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 5 6 5  
MONTH TO DATE 104 61 43 107  
SINCE MAR 1 294 127 167 204  
SINCE JAN 1 294 129 165 208    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 700 AM  
LOWEST 51 500 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 94 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 38 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 816 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...86  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...62  
 
PRECIPITATION...0.03  
 

 
 
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