257  
CDUS42 KMHX 172135  
CLIHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY  
535 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 78 1232 AM 83 1989 75 3 63  
MINIMUM 58 359 PM 41 1963 61 -3 53  
AVERAGE 68 68 0 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.12 3.07 1999 0.17 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 3.30 -0.81 3.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.81 10.93 -8.12 6.88  
SINCE JAN 1 34.13 49.43 -15.30 44.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 11  
SINCE SEP 1 0 8 -8 11  
SINCE JUL 1 0 8 -8 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 4 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 133 104 29 80  
SINCE SEP 1 514 462 52 365  
SINCE JAN 1 2152 2055 97 2033    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 PM  
LOWEST 74 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 85 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 40 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM EDT SUNSET 625 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM EDT SUNSET 623 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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