176  
CDUS42 KMHX 242235  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
535 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 42 410 PM 76 2017 58 -16 60  
MINIMUM 34 721 AM 21 1964 43 -9 38  
AVERAGE 38 50 -12 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.41 1954 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.01 3.77 -1.76 4.27  
SINCE DEC 1 10.07 13.41 -3.34 10.16  
SINCE JAN 1 4.63 8.68 -4.05 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 27 15 12 16  
MONTH TO DATE 580 388 192 394  
SINCE DEC 1 1681 1322 359 1547  
SINCE JUL 1 1997 1585 412 1727  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 700 AM  
LOWEST 42 200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 74 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 638 AM EST SUNSET 554 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 637 AM EST SUNSET 554 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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