854  
CDUS42 KRAH 222054  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
454 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0445 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 65 305 PM 97 1941 81 -16 83  
MINIMUM 60 917 AM 40 1968 59 1 59  
AVERAGE 63 70 -7 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.25 2.95 1901 0.10 0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.24 2.33 -1.09 3.65  
SINCE MAR 1 3.67 9.96 -6.29 10.35  
SINCE JAN 1 8.02 16.17 -8.15 14.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 65 41 24 2  
SINCE MAR 1 400 642 -242 327  
SINCE JUL 1 2975 3145 -170 2556  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 6  
MONTH TO DATE 109 101 8 177  
SINCE MAR 1 309 167 142 367  
SINCE JAN 1 313 169 144 367    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 100 AM  
LOWEST 87 100 PM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 98 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 38 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM EDT SUNSET 820 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... 68  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 60  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.12  
 

 
 
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