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CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
147 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 98 402 PM 99 1988 89 9 92
1997
MINIMUM 77 619 AM 52 1979 69 8 70
AVERAGE 88 79 9 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.10 4.12 1955 0.14 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 2.61 -2.26 7.93
SINCE JUN 1 16.07 11.52 4.55 17.68
SINCE JAN 1 24.39 28.74 -4.35 34.14
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 3 -3 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 23 14 9 16
MONTH TO DATE 309 247 62 180
SINCE JUN 1 1263 1081 182 1284
SINCE JAN 1 1661 1315 346 1678
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 1000 PM
LOWEST 45 100 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 105 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 636 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 637 AM EDT SUNSET 800 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... 98
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 76
PRECIPITATION... 0.02
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