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CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
437 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 92R 240 PM 92 1941 73 19 70
MINIMUM 66 618 AM 28 1950 49 17 45
AVERAGE 79 61 18 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.64 1933 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 1.87 -1.77 2.79
SINCE MAR 1 1.71 5.97 -4.26 5.82
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 12.18 -6.12 10.35
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1905 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 3.6 5.2 -1.6 4.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 7
MONTH TO DATE 55 120 -65 76
SINCE MAR 1 290 541 -251 312
SINCE JUL 1 2865 3044 -179 2541
COOLING
TODAY 14 2 12 0
MONTH TO DATE 89 21 68 62
SINCE MAR 1 150 33 117 92
SINCE JAN 1 154 35 119 92
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 500 AM
LOWEST 26 300 PM
AVERAGE 48
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1896
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1962
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM EDT SUNSET 750 PM EDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM EDT SUNSET 750 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... 90
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 65
PRECIPITATION... 0.00
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