Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
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CXUS52 KRAH 011319
CLMRDU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
919 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 04/23/1980
04/18/1896
LOW 23 04/10/1985
04/09/1972
HIGHEST 87 04/05 88
04/06
LOWEST 36 04/10 34
AVG. MAXIMUM 75.2 72.7 2.5 74.0
AVG. MINIMUM 51.7 48.9 2.8 50.0
MEAN 63.5 60.8 2.6 62.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.66 2017
TOTALS 7.84 3.53 4.31 2.05
DAYS >= .01 10
DAYS >= .10 6
DAYS >= .50 5
DAYS >= 1.00 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.02 04/07 TO 04/07
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.0 1915
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
SINCE 7/1 T
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 119 180 -61 149
SINCE 7/1 2389 3105 -716 2270
COOLING TOTAL 79 54 25 67
SINCE 1/1 109 68 41 30
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/220 DATE 04/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/230 DATE 04/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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APRIL 2023 WAS THE 3RD WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD AT RALEIGH NC WITH AN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 63.5 DEGREES FOR THE MONTH.
APRIL 2023 WAS THE 3RD WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD AT RALEIGH NC WITH
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH MEASURING 7.74 INCHES
A RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES WAS SET AT
RALEIGH NC ON APRIL 6TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 65 DEGREES
SET IN 1967.
A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.73 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH NC ON
APRIL 14TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.42 INCHES SET IN 1947.
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