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CDUS42 KRAH 182045  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
445 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 93 255 PM 95 1896 74 19 83  
MINIMUM 57 545 AM 30 1983 50 7 53  
AVERAGE 75 62 13 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.39 2022 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.12 -2.02 2.79  
SINCE MAR 1 1.71 6.22 -4.51 5.82  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 12.43 -6.37 10.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.8 1983 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 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 55 131 -76 83  
SINCE MAR 1 290 552 -262 319  
SINCE JUL 1 2865 3055 -190 2548  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 2 8 3  
MONTH TO DATE 109 25 84 65  
SINCE MAR 1 170 37 133 95  
SINCE JAN 1 174 39 135 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 500 AM  
LOWEST 21 200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 29 2001  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 751 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM EDT SUNSET 752 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... 60  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 
 
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