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CXUS52 KRAH 011307
CLMRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
907 AM EDT MON SEP 01 2025
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 08/21/2007
08/18/1988
LOW 46 08/30/1965
HIGHEST 92 08/17 101
LOWEST 57 08/27 54
08/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 82.8 88.7 -5.9 89.6
AVG. MINIMUM 66.5 68.9 -2.4 69.3
MEAN 74.7 78.8 -4.1 79.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 18
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 13.63 1908
TOTALS 7.99 4.71 3.28 8.89
DAYS >= .01 10
DAYS >= .10 6
DAYS >= .50 4
DAYS >= 1.00 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.64 08/06 TO 08/07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 0
COOLING TOTAL 306 428 -122 459
SINCE 1/1 1804 1496 308 1850
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 21/210 DATE 08/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 32/220 DATE 08/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 16
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
AUGUST 2025 WAS THE 9TH COOLEST AUGUST ON RECORD AT RALEIGH WITH AN
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE OF 74.7 DEGREES.
AUGUST 2025 IN RALEIGH IS TIED (1971, 1889, AND 1887) FOR THE SECOND
FEWEST NUMBER OF 90 DEGREE DAYS IN THE PERIOD OF RECORD. ONLY 1 DAY
REACHED AT LEAST 90 DEGREES IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.34 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH NC ON AUGUST
11TH, 2025. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.11 INCHES SET IN 2001.
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