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CDUS42 KRAH 200559
CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
159 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 97R 413 PM 95 1962 81 16 86
MINIMUM 68 433 AM 41 1976 59 9 58
2002
AVERAGE 83 70 13 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1991 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 2.01 -1.47 3.17
SINCE MAR 1 2.97 9.64 -6.67 9.87
SINCE JAN 1 7.32 15.85 -8.53 14.40
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 63 38 25 2
SINCE MAR 1 398 639 -241 327
SINCE JUL 1 2973 3142 -169 2556
COOLING
YESTERDAY 18 6 12 7
MONTH TO DATE 77 83 -6 153
SINCE MAR 1 277 149 128 343
SINCE JAN 1 281 151 130 343
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 600 AM
LOWEST 25 500 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 96 2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 39 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 818 PM EDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 819 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...93
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...68
PRECIPITATION...0
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