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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
144 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         75    417 PM  95    2010  80     -5       86       
  MINIMUM         62    549 AM  40    2021  57      5       61       
  AVERAGE         69                        69      0       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             3.38 2014   0.10  -0.10     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      1.60  -1.27     1.89     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.27                      9.23   2.04     8.50     
  SINCE JAN 1     16.90                     15.44   1.46    15.83     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        34      3       26        
  SINCE MAR 1    484                       635   -151      461        
  SINCE JUL 1   2426                      3138   -712     2649        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        9        
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        61     -1       72        
  SINCE MAR 1    155                       127     28      166        
  SINCE JAN 1    169                       129     40      174        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           900 PM                                      
 LOWEST     47           800 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        94      1941                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1973                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT     
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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... 76

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 62

PRECIPITATION... T

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