CXUS52 KRAH 011714 CLMRDU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 114 PM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE RALEIGH NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 03/29/1907 LOW 11 03/02/1980 03/06/1960 HIGHEST 85 03/31 87 LOWEST 33 03/25 28 AVG. MAXIMUM 68.3 63.3 5.0 65.5 AVG. MINIMUM 45.6 40.3 5.3 44.1 MEAN 57.0 51.8 5.2 54.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.78 1983 TOTALS 4.35 4.10 0.25 3.10 DAYS >= .01 9 DAYS >= .10 8 DAYS >= .50 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.49 03/27 TO 03/28 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 17.8 1927 SNOW DEPTH 11 03/03/1980 TOTALS 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T SINCE 7/1 T SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 248 421 -173 328 SINCE 7/1 2291 2924 -633 MM COOLING TOTAL 6 12 -6 16 SINCE 1/1 10 14 -4 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/260 DATE 03/29 24/240 03/30 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/290 DATE 03/10 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 13 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. && NO RECORDS WERE SET AT RALEIGH, NC DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH. $$