040  
CDUS42 KRAH 210525  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
125 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2025  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 83 411 PM 96 2022 81 2 79  
MINIMUM 62 544 AM 39 2002 59 3 57  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.70 1935 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 2.12 1.05 3.57  
SINCE MAR 1 9.87 9.75 0.12 8.94  
SINCE JAN 1 14.40 15.96 -1.56 15.30  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 39 -37 0  
SINCE MAR 1 327 640 -313 351  
SINCE JUL 1 2556 3143 -587 2394  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 6 2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 161 89 72 138  
SINCE MAR 1 351 155 196 235  
SINCE JAN 1 351 157 194 239    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
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 81 1200 AM  
LOWEST 37 200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 96 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 44 1968  
1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 819 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... 80  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 63  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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