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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
531 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 66 211 PM 85 1990 75 -9 68
MINIMUM 59 214 AM 40 1977 61 -2 49
AVERAGE 63 68 -5 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.34 1951 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.73 3.48 -0.75 3.10
SINCE SEP 1 3.05 11.11 -8.06 6.88
SINCE JAN 1 34.37 49.61 -15.24 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 2 1 1 6
MONTH TO DATE 2 8 -6 17
SINCE SEP 1 2 9 -7 17
SINCE JUL 1 2 9 -7 17
COOLING
TODAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 132 108 24 80
SINCE SEP 1 513 466 47 365
SINCE JAN 1 2151 2059 92 2033
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 72 1200 AM
LOWEST 58 300 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 83 1968
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 39 1978
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM EDT SUNSET 623 PM EDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM EDT SUNSET 622 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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