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CLIRDU



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC

153 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2026



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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026...



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)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         84    229 PM  92    1955  78      6       77       

  MINIMUM         57    505 AM  35    1973  55      2       58       

  AVERAGE         71                        66      5       68     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 2012   0.11  -0.11     0.05     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.53  -0.48     0.81     

  SINCE MAR 1      2.48                      8.16  -5.68     7.51     

  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                     14.37  -7.54    12.04     



SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              

  YESTERDAY        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                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   32                        14     18        0        

  SINCE MAR 1    367                       615   -248      325        

  SINCE JUL 1   2942                      3118   -176     2554        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        3        

  MONTH TO DATE    6                        17    -11       47        

  SINCE MAR 1    206                        83    123      237        

  SINCE JAN 1    210                        85    125      237        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    70           500 AM                                      

 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    50                                                        



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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1950                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1973                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT     

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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... 54



PRECIPITATION... 0.00





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