Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC
373 CXUS52 KRAH 011309 CLMGSO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 903 AM EDT SAT JUN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GREENSBORO NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 98 05/29/1941 LOW 32 05/08/1989 05/02/1963 HIGHEST 87 05/02 84 05/26 LOWEST 49 05/11 41 05/13 AVG. MAXIMUM 79.2 78.0 1.2 73.7 AVG. MINIMUM 59.4 57.1 2.3 55.4 MEAN 69.3 67.5 1.8 64.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.88 1905 TOTALS 8.73 3.49 5.24 3.17 DAYS >= .01 14 DAYS >= .10 10 DAYS >= .50 6 DAYS >= 1.00 3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.51 05/13 TO 05/14 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 13 59 -46 77 SINCE 7/1 3033 3495 -462 3115 COOLING TOTAL 152 138 14 73 SINCE 1/1 203 183 20 117 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/300 DATE 05/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/310 DATE 05/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.67 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 2.49 INCHES WAS SET AT GREENSBORO NC ON MAY 14TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 2.06 INCHES SET IN 1972. A RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES WAS TIED AT GREENSBORO NC ON MAY 9TH. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 1938. MAY 2024 WAS THE THIRD WETTEST MAY ON RECORD AT GREENSBORO NC, TOTALING 8.73 INCHES. THE WETTEST MAY ON RECORD WAS IN 1905, TOTALING 10.88 INCHES. $$