631  
CDUS42 KRAH 200543  
CLIRDU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
143 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 95 309 PM 103 1988 89 6 79  
MINIMUM 72 550 AM 58 1977 69 3 70  
AVERAGE 84 79 5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.08 2012 0.14 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 2.89 -2.54 7.93  
SINCE JUN 1 16.07 11.80 4.27 17.68  
SINCE JAN 1 24.39 29.02 -4.63 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 19 14 5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 348 275 73 206  
SINCE JUN 1 1302 1109 193 1310  
SINCE JAN 1 1700 1343 357 1704    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 500 AM  
LOWEST 40 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 103 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 1998  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 759 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 757 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... 96  
 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 75  
 
PRECIPITATION... 0.00  
 

 
 
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