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CDUS42 KMHX 200729
CLIHSE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
329 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 89 346 PM 91 1987 87 2 89
MINIMUM 76 156 AM 65 1960 74 2 75
1972
AVERAGE 83 81 2 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.06 3.51 1981 0.22 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.92 3.85 -0.93 5.50
SINCE JUN 1 15.49 13.65 1.84 15.05
SINCE JAN 1 28.71 35.62 -6.91 36.86
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 18 16 2 17
MONTH TO DATE 343 304 39 266
SINCE JUN 1 1181 1184 -3 1228
SINCE JAN 1 1451 1410 41 1541
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 1200 AM
LOWEST 68 100 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 91 2005
2021
2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 63 1960
1993
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 745 PM EDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 744 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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