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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
459 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026

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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0459 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         72   1206 AM  88    1925  73     -1       70
  MINIMUM         54    319 PM  33    1970  50      4       40
                                      1977
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.73          2.01 1903   0.11   0.62     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.57                      2.00   0.57     0.58
  SINCE SEP 1      4.74                      7.15  -2.41     2.50
  SINCE JAN 1     29.99                     37.99  -8.00    36.70

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         5     -3       10
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        56    -46       39
  SINCE SEP 1     19                        71    -52       39
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        71    -52       39

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        44     58       29
  SINCE SEP 1    469                       287    182      250
  SINCE JAN 1   2330                      1783    547     2054
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM
 LOWEST     59           200 AM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1977


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE   724 AM EDT   SUNSET   637 PM EDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE   724 AM EDT   SUNSET   635 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...74

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...52

PRECIPITATION...0.55

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