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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
535 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 88 356 PM 93 2021 87 1 83
MINIMUM 81 628 AM 58 1961 74 7 71
AVERAGE 85 81 4 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.44 1899 0.22 -0.22 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.86 3.42 -0.56 5.50
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 13.22 2.21 15.05
SINCE JAN 1 28.65 35.19 -6.54 36.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 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
TODAY 20 16 4 12
MONTH TO DATE 305 272 33 234
SINCE JUN 1 1143 1152 -9 1196
SINCE JAN 1 1413 1378 35 1509
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 600 AM
LOWEST 77 100 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 93 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 56 1979
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 749 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 747 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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