336  
CDUS42 KMHX 190016  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
816 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 81 303 PM 87 1991 77 4 84  
MINIMUM 71 546 AM 45 1981 63 8 73  
1984  
AVERAGE 76 70 6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.29 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 2.48 -0.32 3.99  
SINCE MAR 1 5.73 10.83 -5.10 10.06  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 20.08 -8.93 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 24 7 0  
SINCE MAR 1 363 521 -158 327  
SINCE JUL 1 2417 2165 252 2090  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 6 5 14  
MONTH TO DATE 51 77 -26 146  
SINCE MAR 1 138 129 9 229  
SINCE JAN 1 139 131 8 229    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 72 100 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 87 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 46 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM EDT SUNSET 803 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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