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CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
501 PM EST THU MAR 05 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 79 229 PM 83 1967 60 19 68  
MINIMUM 56 600 AM 15 1960 38 18 57  
AVERAGE 68 49 19 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.06 2025 0.13 -0.13 1.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.64 -0.64 1.06  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.64 -0.64 1.06  
SINCE JAN 1 4.35 6.85 -2.50 5.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1915 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 3.6 5.0 -1.4 4.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 16 -16 2  
MONTH TO DATE 45 84 -39 64  
SINCE MAR 1 45 84 -39 64  
SINCE JUL 1 2620 2587 33 2293  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 3 0 3 0  
SINCE JAN 1 7 2 5 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 82 1918  
1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 11 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM EST SUNSET 614 PM EST  
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 638 AM EST SUNSET 615 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... 77  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 57  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0  
 
 
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