375  
CDUS42 KMHX 170535  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
1235 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 53 1159 PM 69 1913 55 -2 50  
1950  
MINIMUM 31 752 AM 16 1972 40 -9 31  
1994  
AVERAGE 42 48 -6 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.95 1991 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 2.46 -1.88 1.23  
SINCE DEC 1 6.02 7.19 -1.17 4.19  
SINCE JAN 1 0.58 2.46 -1.88 1.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 17 6 24  
MONTH TO DATE 217 265 -48 399  
SINCE DEC 1 757 671 86 827  
SINCE JUL 1 1073 934 139 1007  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE DEC 1 1 6 -5 1  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 1100 PM  
LOWEST 42 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 71 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 13 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 516 PM EST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 517 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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