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CDUS42 KRAH 040541  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
141 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 68 407 PM 93 1959 77 -9 86  
MINIMUM 40 517 AM 37 1978 54 -14 66  
AVERAGE 54 66 -12 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 1972 0.10 -0.10 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.31 -0.26 0.46  
SINCE MAR 1 2.48 7.94 -5.46 7.16  
SINCE JAN 1 6.83 14.15 -7.32 11.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2016 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 11 3 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 9 23 0  
SINCE MAR 1 367 610 -243 325  
SINCE JUL 1 2942 3113 -171 2554  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 40  
SINCE MAR 1 200 75 125 230  
SINCE JAN 1 204 77 127 230    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM  
LOWEST 23 500 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 94 1913  
1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 806 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... 66  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 41  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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