700  
CDUS42 KMHX 162235  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
535 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 68 1039 AM 73 1971 59 9 61  
MINIMUM 61 1243 PM 26 1955 45 16 37  
1968  
2010  
AVERAGE 65 52 13 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.12 1.74 2007 0.16 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 2.45 -0.88 2.89  
SINCE DEC 1 1.57 2.45 -0.88 2.89  
SINCE JAN 1 52.20 58.93 -6.73 60.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 13 -13 16  
MONTH TO DATE 247 189 58 189  
SINCE DEC 1 247 189 58 189  
SINCE JUL 1 427 452 -25 462  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 7  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 7  
SINCE JAN 1 1992 2121 -129 1587    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 PM  
LOWEST 70 400 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 75 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1963  
1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 705 AM EST SUNSET 452 PM EST  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 705 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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