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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
529 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 78 327 PM 86 1991 77 1 82
MINIMUM 68 514 AM 46 1964 63 5 74
1967
AVERAGE 73 70 3 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.70 2005 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 2.33 -0.17 3.99
SINCE MAR 1 5.73 10.68 -4.95 10.06
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 19.93 -8.78 17.35
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 31 23 8 0
SINCE MAR 1 363 520 -157 327
SINCE JUL 1 2417 2164 253 2090
COOLING
TODAY 8 6 2 13
MONTH TO DATE 40 71 -31 132
SINCE MAR 1 127 123 4 215
SINCE JAN 1 128 125 3 215
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
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 90 500 AM
LOWEST 71 1100 AM
AVERAGE 81
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 87 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1981
1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 557 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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