766  
CDUS42 KRAH 260544  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
144 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 84 1210 PM 93 1936 82 2 82  
2004  
2011  
MINIMUM 70 133 AM 41 2013 60 10 53  
AVERAGE 77 71 6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.30 1.40 1960 0.11 0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 2.67 -1.13 3.65  
SINCE MAR 1 3.97 10.30 -6.33 10.35  
SINCE JAN 1 8.32 16.51 -8.19 14.88  
 
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 70 44 26 3  
SINCE MAR 1 405 645 -240 328  
SINCE JUL 1 2980 3148 -168 2557  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 7 5 3  
MONTH TO DATE 126 121 5 181  
SINCE MAR 1 326 187 139 371  
SINCE JAN 1 330 189 141 371    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 PM  
LOWEST 71 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 94 1953  
2019  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 26 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM EDT SUNSET 822 PM EDT  
MAY 27 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM EDT SUNSET 823 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... 80  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 70  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.58  
 
 
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