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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
152 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 81 430 PM 86 1962 78 3 74
MINIMUM 71 542 AM 48 2014 64 7 66
AVERAGE 76 71 5 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.40 1940 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 2.78 -0.62 3.99
SINCE MAR 1 5.73 11.13 -5.40 10.06
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 20.38 -9.23 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 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 31 25 6 0
SINCE MAR 1 363 522 -159 327
SINCE JUL 1 2417 2166 251 2090
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 5
MONTH TO DATE 73 89 -16 162
SINCE MAR 1 160 141 19 245
SINCE JAN 1 161 143 18 245
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
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 90 400 AM
LOWEST 72 400 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 85 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM EDT SUNSET 805 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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