Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
000 CXUS52 KRAH 050019 RRA CLSRDU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 719 PM EST SAT MAR 04 2023 ................................... ...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2022 TO 2/28/2023... 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 .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 85 02/23/2023 LOW -9 01/21/1985 HIGHEST 85R 02/23 LOWEST 10 12/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.2 54.1 5.1 AVG. MINIMUM 38.6 33.5 5.1 MEAN 48.9 43.8 5.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 2.4 -1.4 DAYS MIN <= 32 32 47.3 -15.3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 17.23 1984 MINIMUM 4.23 1890 TOTALS 9.27 9.60 -0.33 DAYS >= .01 35 29.1 5.9 DAYS >= 1.00 3 2.1 0.9 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.29 12/14 TO 12/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 29.5 1893 TOTALS T 4.8 -4.8 DAYS >= TRACE 3 2.9 0.1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.4 -1.4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1457 1916 -459 SINCE 7/1 1942 2503 -561 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/230 DATE 12/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/230 DATE 12/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 35 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 39 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 39 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 3 FOG 40 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && DJF 2022-2023 WAS THE 3RD WARMEST DJF ON RECORD. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 85 THAT WAS SET ON FEB 23RD, 2023 BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE WARMEST DJF DAY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 84 WAS SET ON FEB 26, 1977. $$