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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
227 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2023


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70   1134 AM  90    1893  77     -7       72       
                                      1906                           
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  33    1961  53      2       55       
  AVERAGE         63                        65     -2       64     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        1.36          2.45 1909   0.11   1.25      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    7.84                      3.53   4.31     2.05     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.94                      7.63   3.31     6.61     
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     13.84   2.73    13.94     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        1        
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       181    -62      149        
  SINCE MAR 1    447                       602   -155      435        
  SINCE JUL 1   2389                      3105   -716     2623        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        54     25       67        
  SINCE MAR 1     95                        66     29       94        
  SINCE JAN 1    109                        68     41      102        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                        


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           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     67           900 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    82                                                        

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      2007                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1963                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  1 2023...........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT     
MAY  2 2023...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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... 67

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 53

PRECIPITATION... 1.35


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