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[SD]

This has been going on for some time. Apparently, a calibration from last year didn't work.

This article was from last year (have to be a Spectrum customer to read it):

Why has the Raleigh-Durham airport been so hot this week?

The high at RDU has been hotter than most of N.C. this week.

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Why has the Raleigh-Durham airport been so hot this week?​

By Meteorologist Lee Ringer Raleigh
PUBLISHED 3:00 PM ET Sep. 08, 2023


There is no doubt that this first week of September has been hot across North Carolina.
However, most days this week, the official weather reporting site for the Triangle area stuck out like a sore thumb on the statewide temperature map.

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What You Need To Know​

• The high was 102 at the Raleigh-Durham Airport Wednesday and Thursday
• Most other sites in central North Carolina reported highs in the mid and upper 90s
• The drier clay soil around RDU has likely been a large factor in the airport thermometer running hotter than other locations this week

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The Raleigh-Durham airport's afternoon temperature has been hotter than pretty much anywhere else in North Carolina every day this week.

Wednesday and Thursday's high of 102 were the hottest days this year in the Raleigh area.
Compare that to temperatures at the Fayetteville airport, which often is one of the hottest spots in the state.

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has confirmed that the temperature sensor at RDU has recently been calibrated, and they are confident that it providing accurate readings. Other nearby thermometers have been just as hot.
In the last four weeks, areas around RDU have seen less than an inch of rain. During the same time, other communities around Raleigh have measured over four inches.
The drier clay soil around the airport has been heating up like a parking lot and is likely a big factor why RDU has been hotter than other weather reporting sites, even in Durham and Raleigh.
Regardless of just how hot your thermometer read this week, this weekend and next week should not be as hot across the state.

Localized dry clay soil magically around the sensor. Lol k

 

[WFFaithful]

Localized dry clay soil covered in concrete and asphalt with giant jet fueled heaters driving around it

 

[Brick Tamland]

Forecast high of 99 today which means it will be 125 at RDU.

 

[KyloG]

How does rain work...because we wouldn't know.

 

[SD]

How does rain work...because we wouldn't know.

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Thankfully we've had these awesome summer fronts and 1 or 2 days with low dews! Amirite?

 

[Iceagewhereartthou]

I have a a suspicion GSP hits 100 or more today. That is above the forecast (97) but it was already at 93 as of 11am, and we already saw a noticeable bust yesterday. I think the drying of the area is catching up with us; GSP pretty much has to be in dry/drought conditions to hit the century mark.

 

[J.C.]

At my house close to the research station for NCSU near Lake Wheeler the high today was 97 degrees. I can not for the life of me see why the National Weather Service accepts the temperature readings at KRDU when they consistently run three to five degrees above nearby stations and are now the warmest in the state on many days.

You know why. If they used every station that reported there wouldn't be the amount of increase they claim.

This is KATL yesterday:
The temp goes from 93 to 97 in ten minutes, 97 to 93 in five minutes, then stays at 93.
It does this during a certain period during the afternoon, obviously caused by direct sunlight. Its baffling that the professionals at the national weather service believe this. It was obviously 93, possibly 94 through this entire period.


This is roughly the same period for my tempest, notice there aren't 3 or 4 degree jumps in five minutes.

 

[Tarheel1]

How does rain work...because we wouldn't know.

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The same way snow works

 

[Metwannabe]

RDU has already hit 100 but I guess I can't say much my PWS has 98.8 soooo....

 

[weather bubba]

RDU has already hit 100 but I guess I can't say much my PWS has 98.8 soooo....

That KRDU number might be legitimate today. I am at 99 degrees at my house. I should have no trouble getting to 100 degrees today and when I do it will be the first time this year at my residence.

 

[superjames1992]

So in 2024 does Raleigh just have a hotter climate than Fayetteville? Day after day, RDU’s high temperatures blow away FAY. At 1pm RDU was 100 while FAY was 96 and GSO 94. Things sure don’t work like they used to.

 

[superjames1992]

I think that's what he's trying to say.


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That, and channeling the “back in the 1980s everything was different, things don’t work like they used to” meme.

 

[Metwannabe]

RDU is 104

 

[superjames1992]

RDU is 104

All-time record high is 105, I believe. We may see it fall today. Whether it’s legitimate or not, LOL.

 

[CyclonicFury]

Has the RDU temperature sensor been recalibrated or something? Seems like we've consistently been getting higher readings this summer. In the past it seemed to rarely get past 99.

 

[weather bubba]

Well, KRDU has gone off the rails again. It will be interesting to see what their high temperature will be today.

 

[superjames1992]

2pm reading…RDU 104, GSO 94, FAY 98….uhhhhh

RDU’s heat index showing to be 117, LOL.

I’m in Greensboro for the holiday weekend and I’d be lying if I didn’t say it felt hotter than 94, though, hah.

 

[jrips27]

 

[BHS1975]

Garbage


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[Metwannabe]

And they've hit 106, how stupid is this