089  
CDUS42 KMHX 262257  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
557 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 58 1208 PM 72 2000 58 0 68  
MINIMUM 52 830 AM 21 1967 43 9 41  
1970  
AVERAGE 55 50 5 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 2.13 1944 0.15 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.07 4.06 -1.99 4.27  
SINCE DEC 1 10.13 13.70 -3.57 10.16  
SINCE JAN 1 4.69 8.97 -4.28 7.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 0.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 15 -5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 605 418 187 418  
SINCE DEC 1 1706 1352 354 1571  
SINCE JUL 1 2022 1615 407 1751  
 
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 (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 700 AM  
LOWEST 77 200 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 72 1977  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 17 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 636 AM EST SUNSET 555 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 634 AM EST SUNSET 556 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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