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CDUS42 KRAH 072042
CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
442 PM EDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 68 1155 AM 92 1940 78 -10 83
1959
MINIMUM 56 252 PM 35 1970 55 1 54
AVERAGE 62 67 -5 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.30 1.42 1931 0.11 0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 0.75 -0.21 0.81
SINCE MAR 1 2.97 8.38 -5.41 7.51
SINCE JAN 1 7.32 14.59 -7.27 12.04
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 3 2 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 35 18 17 0
SINCE MAR 1 370 619 -249 325
SINCE JUL 1 2945 3122 -177 2554
COOLING
TODAY 0 4 -4 4
MONTH TO DATE 11 25 -14 53
SINCE MAR 1 211 91 120 243
SINCE JAN 1 215 93 122 243
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 800 AM
LOWEST 93 1200 PM
AVERAGE 95
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1940
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1989
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... 71
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 55
PRECIPITATION... 0.65
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