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CLIRDU

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
135 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         83    130 PM 105    2007  88     -5       86       
  MINIMUM         68    706 PM  54    1981  69     -1       70       
  AVERAGE         76                        78     -2       78     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.66          1.86 1908   0.15   0.51      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      3.18  -2.17     7.93     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.73                     12.09   4.64    17.68     
  SINCE JAN 1     25.05                     29.31  -4.26    34.14     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         3     -3        0        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       11                        13     -2       13        
  MONTH TO DATE  379                       302     77      231        
  SINCE JUN 1   1333                      1136    197     1335        
  SINCE JAN 1   1731                      1370    361     1729        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           800 PM                                      
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    83                                                        

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       101      1983                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1922                      
                                             2000                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT     
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   640 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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... 70

PRECIPITATION... 0.18


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