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CDUS42 KRAH 212042  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
442 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0442 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 70 315 PM 90 1896 74 -4 85  
1985  
MINIMUM 38 557 AM 28 1956 51 -13 66  
1983  
AVERAGE 54 62 -8 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 1992 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.49 -2.39 2.79  
SINCE MAR 1 1.71 6.59 -4.88 5.82  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 12.80 -6.74 10.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2002  
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 11 5 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 81 146 -65 83  
SINCE MAR 1 316 567 -251 319  
SINCE JUL 1 2891 3070 -179 2548  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 109 31 78 99  
SINCE MAR 1 170 43 127 129  
SINCE JAN 1 174 45 129 129    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 62 600 AM  
LOWEST 18 300 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1978  
2021  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 634 AM EDT SUNSET 754 PM EDT  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 633 AM EDT SUNSET 755 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... 67  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 42  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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