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CLIHSE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
135 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 81 229 PM 84 1919 75 6 66
2018
MINIMUM 71 1159 PM 38 1988 62 9 63
AVERAGE 76 68 8 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.41 1995 0.18 -0.18 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 2.95 -0.58 3.10
SINCE SEP 1 2.69 10.58 -7.89 6.88
SINCE JAN 1 34.01 49.08 -15.07 44.16
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 1
SINCE SEP 1 0 6 -6 1
SINCE JUL 1 0 6 -6 1
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 4 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 121 96 25 80
SINCE SEP 1 502 454 48 365
SINCE JAN 1 2140 2047 93 2033
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1000 PM
LOWEST 69 1000 AM
AVERAGE 81
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 83 1919
1989
2020
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1978
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 709 AM EDT SUNSET 626 PM EDT
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM EDT SUNSET 625 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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