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CXUS52 KRAH 011555
CLMRDU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1155 AM EDT TUE OCT 01 2024

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   09/06/1954
 LOW              37   09/23/1983
                       09/26/1950
HIGHEST           93   09/01                         102
LOWEST            55   09/09                          52
                       09/10
AVG. MAXIMUM    82.7               82.5     0.2     84.5
AVG. MINIMUM    65.8               62.7     3.1     63.3
MEAN            74.2               72.6     1.6     73.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                                   8
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       21.79   1999
TOTALS         13.02               5.15    7.87     5.48
DAYS >= .01       14
DAYS >= .10       12
DAYS >= .50        9
DAYS >= 1.00       5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.74   09/01 TO 09/02

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                 15     -15        4
 SINCE 7/1         0                 13     -13       MM
COOLING TOTAL    285                243      42      277
 SINCE 1/1      2135               1739     396       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/100    DATE  09/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/050    DATE  09/16
                                41/090          09/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.66
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      11
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

SEPTEMBER 2024 WAS THE THIRD WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD AT RALEIGH,
TOTALING 13.02 INCHES. THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD WAS IN 1999,
TOTALING 21.79 INCHES.

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.68 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH NC YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.41 INCHES SET IN 1927.

A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES WAS TIED AT RALEIGH
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2024. THIS RECORD WAS PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2009.

A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS BROKEN AT
RALEIGH ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2024. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 73
DEGREES LAST SET IN 1993.

A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS TIED AT RALEIGH
ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2024. THIS RECORD WAS LAST SET IN 2011.

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