138  
CDUS42 KMHX 182235  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
535 PM EST MON DEC 18 2023  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72R 1219 AM 72 1984 59 13 51  
1990  
2021  
MINIMUM 56 835 AM 23 1968 45 11 42  
AVERAGE 64 52 12 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 2.47 1929 0.15 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.69 2.76 1.93 2.44  
SINCE DEC 1 4.69 2.76 1.93 2.44  
SINCE JAN 1 62.14 59.24 2.90 47.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 14 -13 18  
MONTH TO DATE 193 216 -23 207  
SINCE DEC 1 193 216 -23 207  
SINCE JUL 1 466 479 -13 460  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 2  
SINCE DEC 1 7 0 7 2  
SINCE JAN 1 1587 2121 -534 2150    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 63 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 AM  
LOWEST 57 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 72 1967  
1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1963  
1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 705 AM EST SUNSET 453 PM EST  
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 706 AM EST SUNSET 453 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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