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CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
248 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 96 1259 PM 103 2007 88 8 83
MINIMUM 73 235 AM 54 1998 69 4 70
AVERAGE 85 78 7 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 4.18 1986 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 3.03 -2.68 7.93
SINCE JUN 1 16.07 11.94 4.13 17.68
SINCE JAN 1 24.39 29.16 -4.77 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 20 14 6 12
MONTH TO DATE 368 289 79 218
SINCE JUN 1 1322 1123 199 1322
SINCE JAN 1 1720 1357 363 1716
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 700 AM
LOWEST 52 400 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 105 2007
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 757 PM EDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 756 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... 95
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 73
PRECIPITATION... 0.42
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