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CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
434 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 88 258 PM 94 1941 80 8 89
MINIMUM 54 449 AM 38 1973 58 -4 70
AVERAGE 71 69 2 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.21 1898 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.70 -1.16 3.17
SINCE MAR 1 2.97 9.33 -6.36 9.87
SINCE JAN 1 7.32 15.54 -8.22 14.40
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 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 63 35 28 2
SINCE MAR 1 398 636 -238 327
SINCE JUL 1 2973 3139 -166 2556
COOLING
TODAY 6 5 1 15
MONTH TO DATE 25 66 -41 119
SINCE MAR 1 225 132 93 309
SINCE JAN 1 229 134 95 309
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 67 700 AM
LOWEST 26 200 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1899
1941
1947
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 36 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 815 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... 86
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 54
PRECIPITATION... 0.00
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