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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
535 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 89 1115 AM 94 1968 87 2 82
MINIMUM 77 800 AM 62 1995 74 3 72
AVERAGE 83 80 3 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.02 2.86 1908 0.23 -0.21 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 4.31 -1.37 5.54
SINCE JUN 1 15.51 14.11 1.40 15.09
SINCE JAN 1 28.73 36.08 -7.35 36.90
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
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 18 16 2 12
MONTH TO DATE 381 336 45 295
SINCE JUN 1 1219 1216 3 1257
SINCE JAN 1 1489 1442 47 1570
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 500 AM
LOWEST 70 1100 AM
AVERAGE 82
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 91 2005
2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 61 2024
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 744 PM EDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 743 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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