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CDUS42 KRAH 170655
CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
255 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 88 428 PM 101 2007 89 -1 91
MINIMUM 73 1143 PM 56 1961 69 4 66
1963
AVERAGE 81 79 2 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.03 1998 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.93 2.47 5.46 7.15
SINCE JUN 1 17.68 11.38 6.30 18.98
SINCE JAN 1 34.14 28.60 5.54 34.94
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 3 -3 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 16 14 2 14
MONTH TO DATE 164 233 -69 264
SINCE JUN 1 1268 1067 201 1299
SINCE JAN 1 1662 1301 361 1655
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 57 400 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 99 1988
1997
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 1979
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 636 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 636 AM EDT SUNSET 801 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... 88
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 74
PRECIPITATION... 0.00
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