495  
CDUS42 KMHX 202235  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
535 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 61 359 PM 74 2018 57 4 41  
MINIMUM 50 532 AM 12 2015 42 8 30  
AVERAGE 56 50 6 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.33 1944 0.15 -0.15 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 1.55 3.18 -1.63 4.27  
SINCE DEC 1 9.61 12.82 -3.21 10.16  
SINCE JAN 1 4.17 8.09 -3.92 7.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 0.8  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 15 -6 29  
MONTH TO DATE 503 328 175 296  
SINCE DEC 1 1604 1262 342 1449  
SINCE JUL 1 1920 1525 395 1629  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 1 7 -6 1  
SINCE JAN 1 1 1 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 86 400 PM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 75 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 12 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 643 AM EST SUNSET 550 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 642 AM EST SUNSET 551 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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