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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
454 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0454 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         88    258 PM  92    1899  80      8       82       
                                      1941                           
                                      1947                           
  MINIMUM         71    952 AM  36    1984  58     13       65       
  AVERAGE         80                        69     11       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             2.30 2010   0.10  -0.10     0.28     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.17                      1.80   1.37     3.32     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.87                      9.43   0.44     8.69     
  SINCE JAN 1     14.40                     15.64  -1.24    15.05     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        36    -34        0        
  SINCE MAR 1    327                       637   -310      351        
  SINCE JUL 1   2556                      3140   -584     2394        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           15                         5     10        9        
  MONTH TO DATE  134                        71     63      124        
  SINCE MAR 1    324                       137    187      221        
  SINCE JAN 1    324                       139    185      225        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    63                                                        

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1906                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        35      1973                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT     
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 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... 85

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE... 70

PRECIPITATION... T

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