405  
CDUS42 KRAH 182115  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
515 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 88 400 PM 95 1906 80 8 83  
MINIMUM 66 540 AM 35 1973 58 8 63  
AVERAGE 77 69 8 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.24 1894 0.11 -0.11 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 1.91 1.26 3.57  
SINCE MAR 1 9.87 9.54 0.33 8.94  
SINCE JAN 1 14.40 15.75 -1.35 15.30  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 37 -35 0  
SINCE MAR 1 327 638 -311 351  
SINCE JUL 1 2556 3141 -585 2394  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 6 6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 146 77 69 132  
SINCE MAR 1 336 143 193 229  
SINCE JAN 1 336 145 191 233    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 100 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 95 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1976  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 816 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2025...........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.  
 

 
 
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