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CDUS42 KRAH 300521  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
121 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 518 PM 91 1914 76 2 84  
MINIMUM 56 548 AM 35 1967 53 3 57  
1973  
AVERAGE 67 65 2 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.17 1.26 1999 0.11 0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 3.42 -2.60 3.67  
SINCE MAR 1 2.43 7.52 -5.09 6.70  
SINCE JAN 1 6.78 13.73 -6.95 11.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 3.6 5.2 -1.6 4.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 99 178 -79 89  
SINCE MAR 1 334 599 -265 325  
SINCE JUL 1 2909 3102 -193 2554  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 3 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 139 52 87 148  
SINCE MAR 1 200 64 136 178  
SINCE JAN 1 204 66 138 178    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 200 AM  
LOWEST 60 600 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 90 1893  
1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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... 76  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 55  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.08  
 

 
 
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