CDUS42 KRAH 042046

CLIRDU



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

446 PM EDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2026...

VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.



CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020

CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026





WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      

                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     

                                                  NORMAL           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 TODAY                                                               

  MAXIMUM         81    335 PM  94    1913  77      4       76       

                                      1938                           

  MINIMUM         48    445 AM  34    1971  54     -6       62       

  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       69     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          1.12 1917   0.11  -0.11     0.30     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.42  -0.37     0.76     

  SINCE MAR 1      2.48                      8.05  -5.57     7.46     

  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                     14.26  -7.43    11.99     



SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              

  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0      

  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      

  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3       T       

  SINCE JUL 1      3.6                       5.2   -1.6      4.8      

  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   32                        12     20        0        

  SINCE MAR 1    367                       613   -246      325        

  SINCE JUL 1   2942                      3116   -174     2554        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         4     -4        4        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13       44        

  SINCE MAR 1    200                        79    121      234        

  SINCE JAN 1    204                        81    123      234        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                      

 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    54                                                        



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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1955                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1973                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  4 2026...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT     

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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... 79



MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 47



PRECIPITATION... 0.00





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