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CDUS42 KRAH 030552  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
152 AM EDT SUN MAY 03 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 58 412 PM 92 2010 77 -19 90  
2024  
MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 29 1963 54 -9 68  
AVERAGE 52 65 -13 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.40 1939 0.11 -0.06 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.21 -0.16 0.21  
SINCE MAR 1 2.48 7.84 -5.36 6.91  
SINCE JAN 1 6.83 14.05 -7.22 11.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1951 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 T  
SINCE JUL 1 3.6 5.2 -1.6 4.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 3 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 6 15 0  
SINCE MAR 1 356 607 -251 325  
SINCE JUL 1 2931 3110 -179 2554  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 29  
SINCE MAR 1 200 72 128 219  
SINCE JAN 1 204 74 130 219    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1000 PM  
LOWEST 67 300 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 37 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 805 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... 56  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 47  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.21  
 
 
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