Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
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CXSU52 KRAH 181009
CLARDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
508 AM EST TUE JAN 18 2022
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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2022
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 07/08/2012
06/30/2012
06/29/2012
LOW -9 01/21/1985
HIGHEST 100 08/13
LOWEST 20 01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.7 72.0 0.7
AVG. MINIMUM 50.9 50.5 0.4
MEAN 61.8 61.2 0.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 57 52.4 4.6
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 2.4 -2.4
DAYS MIN <= 32 55 64.7 -9.7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 64.22 1936
MINIMUM 29.93 1933
TOTALS 45.25 46.07 -0.82
DAYS >= .01 109 117.6 -8.6
DAYS >= .10 77 75.2 1.8
DAYS >= .50 28 30.4 -2.4
DAYS >= 1.00 11 11.6 -0.6
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.96 10/09
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 29.0 1899
TOTALS 1.6 5.2 -3.6 2.5
SINCE 7/1 0.0
DAYS >= TRACE 5
DAYS >= 1.0 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 01/28
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2898 3153 -255
COOLING TOTAL 1863 1804 59
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/210
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/210 DATE 07/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/210 DATE 07/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.57
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 94
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 151
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 120
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 41 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 31 RAIN 43
LIGHT RAIN 133 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 3
FOG 151 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 20
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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2021 WAS THE 15TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AND THE 55TH DRIEST.
2021 WAS THE 28TH LEAST SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD.
RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1887.
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