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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
125 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2023

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         82    337 PM  92    1899  80      2       84       
                                      1941                           
                                      1947                           
  MINIMUM         66    736 PM  36    1984  58      8       53       
  AVERAGE         74                        69      5       69     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.30 2010   0.10  -0.08     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.80  -0.88     1.90     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.86                      9.43   2.43     8.51     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.49                     15.64   1.85    15.84     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        36      1       26        
  SINCE MAR 1    484                       637   -153      461        
  SINCE JUL 1   2426                      3140   -714     2649        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        4        
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        71      9       87        
  SINCE MAR 1    175                       137     38      181        
  SINCE JAN 1    189                       139     50      189        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    62                                                        

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1906                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        35      1973                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT     
MAY 19 2023...........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... 81

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 65

PRECIPITATION... 0.03


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