CXUS52 KRAH 311620 RRA CLSRDU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1220 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026 ................................... ...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2025 TO 2/28/2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026 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 76 01/10 MM MM LOWEST 11 02/02 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 52.1 54.1 -2.0 AVG. MINIMUM 31.5 33.5 -2.0 MEAN 41.8 43.8 -2.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 2.4 -0.4 DAYS MIN <= 32 52 47.3 4.7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 17.23 1983-1984 MINIMUM 4.23 1889-1890 TOTALS 6.35 9.60 -3.25 DAYS >= .01 22 29.1 -7.1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 2.1 -1.1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.18 02/26 TO 02/26 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 29.5 1892-1893 TOTALS 3.6 4.8 -1.2 DAYS >= TRACE 10 2.9 7.1 DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.4 -0.4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 02/01 24 HR TOTAL 2.8 01/31 TO 01/31 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2071 1916 155 SINCE 7/1 2575 2503 72 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/230 DATE 12/19 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/250 DATE 12/19 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.61 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 35 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 35 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 23 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 3 FOG 27 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 6.35" MADE THIS THE 15TH DRIEST WINTER ON RECORD. $$