047  
CDUS42 KRAH 170526  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
126 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 89 157 PM 94 1941 80 9 82  
MINIMUM 70 316 AM 38 1973 58 12 64  
AVERAGE 80 69 11 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.21 1898 0.10 -0.10 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 1.70 1.47 3.04  
SINCE MAR 1 9.87 9.33 0.54 8.41  
SINCE JAN 1 14.40 15.54 -1.14 14.77  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 35 -33 0  
SINCE MAR 1 327 636 -309 351  
SINCE JUL 1 2556 3139 -583 2394  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 15 5 10 8  
MONTH TO DATE 119 66 53 115  
SINCE MAR 1 309 132 177 212  
SINCE JAN 1 309 134 175 216    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 200 AM  
LOWEST 52 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 816 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 607 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... 90  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 69  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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