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CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
150 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 94R MM 92 1899 80 14 89
1941
1947
MINIMUM 65 MM 36 1984 58 7 71
AVERAGE 80 69 11 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.30 2010 0.10 -0.10 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.80 -1.26 3.17
SINCE MAR 1 2.97 9.43 -6.46 9.87
SINCE JAN 1 7.32 15.64 -8.32 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 36 27 2
SINCE MAR 1 398 637 -239 327
SINCE JUL 1 2973 3140 -167 2556
COOLING
YESTERDAY 15 5 10 15
MONTH TO DATE 41 71 -30 134
SINCE MAR 1 241 137 104 324
SINCE JAN 1 245 139 106 324
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 600 AM
LOWEST 31 400 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 95 1906
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 35 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 816 PM EDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 817 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...91
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...65
PRECIPITATION...0
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