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CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
450 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0450 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 96R 255 PM 95 1906 80 16 88
MINIMUM 70 526 AM 35 1973 58 12 66
AVERAGE 83 69 14 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.24 1894 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.91 -1.37 3.17
SINCE MAR 1 2.97 9.54 -6.57 9.87
SINCE JAN 1 7.32 15.75 -8.43 14.40
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002
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 37 26 2
SINCE MAR 1 398 638 -240 327
SINCE JUL 1 2973 3141 -168 2556
COOLING
TODAY 18 6 12 12
MONTH TO DATE 59 77 -18 146
SINCE MAR 1 259 143 116 336
SINCE JAN 1 263 145 118 336
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 400 AM
LOWEST 31 300 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 95 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1976
2002
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... 92
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 68
PRECIPITATION... 0.00
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