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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
240 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2023

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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    526 PM  95    1962  81    -11       92       
  MINIMUM         58    624 AM  41    1976  59     -1       70       
                                      2002                           
  AVERAGE         64                        70     -6       81     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.15          1.90 1991   0.10   0.05     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.01  -0.94     1.91     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.01                      9.64   2.37     8.52     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.64                     15.85   1.79    15.85     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        38      0       26        
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       639   -154      461        
  SINCE JUL 1   2427                      3142   -715     2649        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       16        
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        83      0      109        
  SINCE MAR 1    178                       149     29      203        
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       151     41      211        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    80                                                        

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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 2023...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 PM EDT     
MAY 21 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... 68

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 57

PRECIPITATION... 0.22


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