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CDUS42 KRAH 010529  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
129 AM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 73 459 PM 90 1893 77 -4 90  
1906  
MINIMUM 55 1159 PM 33 1961 53 2 64  
AVERAGE 64 65 -1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.45 1909 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 3.53 -2.71 3.67  
SINCE MAR 1 2.43 7.63 -5.20 6.70  
SINCE JAN 1 6.78 13.84 -7.06 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 1 3 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 100 181 -81 89  
SINCE MAR 1 335 602 -267 325  
SINCE JUL 1 2910 3105 -195 2554  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 139 54 85 160  
SINCE MAR 1 200 66 134 190  
SINCE JAN 1 204 68 136 190    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 37 500 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 36 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 622 AM EDT SUNSET 803 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... 73  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 58  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 
 
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