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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
135 AM EDT MON MAY 22 2023

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         78    414 PM  96    1941  81     -3       93       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  44    1968  59     -1       69       
                                      1994                           
  AVERAGE         68                        70     -2       81     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.60 1931   0.11  -0.10     0.29     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      2.23  -1.15     2.20     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.02                      9.86   2.16     8.81     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.65                     16.07   1.58    16.14     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        40     -2       26        
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       641   -156      461        
  SINCE JUL 1   2427                      3144   -717     2649        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3       16        
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        95     -4      141        
  SINCE MAR 1    186                       161     25      235        
  SINCE JAN 1    200                       163     37      243        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     50           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    70                                                        

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        97      1941                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1968                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT     
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 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... 73

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 58

PRECIPITATION... 0.02


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