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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
132 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 71 532 PM 84 1991 76 -5 79
2014
MINIMUM 57 1116 PM 47 1998 62 -5 65
AVERAGE 64 69 -5 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.08 2009 0.14 -0.14 0.33
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 2.05 0.11 3.99
SINCE MAR 1 5.73 10.40 -4.67 10.06
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 19.65 -8.50 17.35
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 31 21 10 0
SINCE MAR 1 363 518 -155 327
SINCE JUL 1 2417 2162 255 2090
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 7
MONTH TO DATE 29 60 -31 107
SINCE MAR 1 116 112 4 190
SINCE JAN 1 117 114 3 190
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 1100 PM
LOWEST 39 200 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 84 1991
1994
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 47 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 557 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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