760  
CDUS42 KRAH 182156  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
456 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 44 254 AM 77 1937 52 -8 55  
MINIMUM 33 452 PM 3 1977 32 1 40  
AVERAGE 39 42 -3 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.64 1.19 1984 0.11 0.53 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.66 2.06 -1.40 1.17  
SINCE DEC 1 2.66 5.45 -2.79 3.22  
SINCE JAN 1 0.66 2.06 -1.40 1.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 3.0 2000 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.4 -1.4 0.7  
SINCE DEC 1 0.1 2.2 -2.1 0.7  
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 2.3 -2.2 0.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 23 3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 342 419 -77 497  
SINCE DEC 1 1043 1055 -12 1068  
SINCE JUL 1 1547 1642 -95 1441  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE DEC 1 3 2 1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 PM  
LOWEST 70 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 73 2001  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 2 1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM EST SUNSET 528 PM EST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM EST SUNSET 529 PM EST  
 
- 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...44  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...34  
 
PRECIPITATION...0.77  
 
SNOW...T  
 

 
 
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