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CDUS42 KRAH 170541
CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
141 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 89 335 PM 94 1941 80 9 89
MINIMUM 54 449 AM 38 1973 58 -4 70
AVERAGE 72 69 3 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 15
MONTH TO DATE 26 66 -40 119
SINCE MAR 1 226 132 94 309
SINCE JAN 1 230 134 96 309
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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 8.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 67 700 AM
LOWEST 25 400 PM
AVERAGE 46
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1899
1941
1947
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 36 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 816 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
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