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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
450 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0450 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         96R   255 PM  95    1906  80     16       88       
  MINIMUM         70    526 AM  35    1973  58     12       66       
  AVERAGE         83                        69     14       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          3.24 1894   0.11  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      1.91  -1.37     3.17     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.97                      9.54  -6.57     9.87     
  SINCE JAN 1      7.32                     15.75  -8.43    14.40     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            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                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        37     26        2        
  SINCE MAR 1    398                       638   -240      327        
  SINCE JUL 1   2973                      3141   -168     2556        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           18                         6     12       12        
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        77    -18      146        
  SINCE MAR 1    259                       143    116      336        
  SINCE JAN 1    263                       145    118      336        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    58                                                        

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1962MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1976                      
                                             2002                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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CLIMATE REPORT 
NWS FORECAST OFFICE 
NCSU CENTENNIAL CAMPUS 
RALEIGH, NC

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE... 92

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 68

PRECIPITATION... 0.00

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