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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
125 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 2023

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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    303 PM  95    1906  80     -5       87       
  MINIMUM         60    611 AM  35    1973  58      2       55       
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       71     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.24 1894   0.11  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.91  -0.99     1.90     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.86                      9.54   2.32     8.51     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.49                     15.75   1.74    15.84     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        37      0       26        
  SINCE MAR 1    484                       638   -154      461        
  SINCE JUL 1   2426                      3141   -715     2649        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        6        
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        77      6       93        
  SINCE MAR 1    178                       143     35      187        
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       145     47      195        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    62                                                        

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


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT     
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 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... 71

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 59

PRECIPITATION... 0.00


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