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CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
451 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2026
**CORECTED NWS TEMPERATURES***
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 96R 213 PM 96 1941 81 15 84
MINIMUM 69 445 AM 44 1968 59 10 66
1994
AVERAGE 83 70 13 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1931 0.11 -0.11 0.48
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 2.23 -1.69 3.65
SINCE MAR 1 2.97 9.86 -6.89 10.35
SINCE JAN 1 7.32 16.07 -8.75 14.88
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 40 23 2
SINCE MAR 1 398 641 -243 327
SINCE JUL 1 2973 3144 -171 2556
COOLING
TODAY 18 6 12 10
MONTH TO DATE 112 95 17 171
SINCE MAR 1 312 161 151 361
SINCE JAN 1 316 163 153 361
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 500 AM
LOWEST 40 1200 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 40 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT
MAY 22 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... 92
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 67
PRECIPITATION... 0.00
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