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CDUS42 KRAH 070544  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
144 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 78 101 PM 95 1950 78 0 80  
MINIMUM 62 332 AM 34 1973 55 7 53  
AVERAGE 70 66 4 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.19 2.32 1958 0.11 0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.24 0.64 -0.40 0.81  
SINCE MAR 1 2.67 8.27 -5.60 7.51  
SINCE JAN 1 7.02 14.48 -7.46 12.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 16 16 0  
SINCE MAR 1 367 617 -250 325  
SINCE JUL 1 2942 3120 -178 2554  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 11 21 -10 49  
SINCE MAR 1 211 87 124 239  
SINCE JAN 1 215 89 126 239    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 300 PM  
LOWEST 56 100 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 92 1940  
1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 616 AM EDT SUNSET 808 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... 60  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.20  
 
 
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