902  
CDUS42 KMHX 122135  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
535 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 77 134 PM 85 1990 76 1 73  
MINIMUM 67 349 AM 44 1979 63 4 67  
AVERAGE 72 70 2 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.10 1927 0.18 -0.18 0.76  
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 2.42 -0.05 3.08  
SINCE SEP 1 2.69 10.05 -7.36 6.86  
SINCE JAN 1 34.01 48.55 -14.54 44.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 3 -3 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 5 2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 97 82 15 79  
SINCE SEP 1 478 440 38 364  
SINCE JAN 1 2116 2033 83 2032    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 300 AM  
LOWEST 67 100 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 84 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 44 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 631 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 707 AM EDT SUNSET 630 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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