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CDUS42 KRAH 220535
CLIRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
135 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
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..THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 83 130 PM 105 2007 88 -5 86
MINIMUM 68 706 PM 54 1981 69 -1 70
AVERAGE 76 78 -2 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.66 1.86 1908 0.15 0.51 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.01 3.18 -2.17 7.93
SINCE JUN 1 16.73 12.09 4.64 17.68
SINCE JAN 1 25.05 29.31 -4.26 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 11 13 -2 13
MONTH TO DATE 379 302 77 231
SINCE JUN 1 1333 1136 197 1335
SINCE JAN 1 1731 1370 361 1729
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 800 PM
LOWEST 69 300 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 101 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1922
2000
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 756 PM EDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 640 AM EDT SUNSET 755 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... 79
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 70
PRECIPITATION... 0.18
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