070  
CDUS42 KMHX 170524  
CLIEWN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
124 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
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..THE NEW BERN NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 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 91 1237 PM 99 1938 88 3 87  
1954  
MINIMUM 77 559 AM 60 1967 70 7 72  
AVERAGE 84 79 5 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.53 1940 0.21 -0.21 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 3.74 3.50 0.24 8.25  
SINCE JUN 1 16.91 14.36 2.55 21.42  
SINCE JAN 1 27.11 32.85 -5.74 38.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 19 14 5 15  
MONTH TO DATE 266 233 33 213  
SINCE JUN 1 1133 1069 64 1233  
SINCE JAN 1 1487 1318 169 1628    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 900 PM  
LOWEST 63 100 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE NEW BERN NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 96 1946  
1975  
1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 57 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 630 AM EDT SUNSET 754 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 630 AM EDT SUNSET 753 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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