CDUS42 KRAH 200559
CLIRDU

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
159 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         97R   413 PM  95    1962  81     16       86       
  MINIMUM         68    433 AM  41    1976  59      9       58       
                                      2002                           
  AVERAGE         83                        70     13       72     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1991   0.10  -0.10     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      2.01  -1.47     3.17     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.97                      9.64  -6.67     9.87     
  SINCE JAN 1      7.32                     15.85  -8.53    14.40     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        38     25        2        
  SINCE MAR 1    398                       639   -241      327        
  SINCE JUL 1   2973                      3142   -169     2556        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       18                         6     12        7        
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        83     -6      153        
  SINCE MAR 1    277                       149    128      343        
  SINCE JAN 1    281                       151    130      343        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     25           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    58                                                        

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)81        96      2022                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        39      2002                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 PM EDT     
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 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...93 

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...68 

PRECIPITATION...0

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