CDUS42 KMHX 222136 CLIHSE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY 536 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026 ................................... ...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 84 1049 AM 91 2005 87 -3 78 2023 MINIMUM 73 614 AM 61 2024 74 -1 68 AVERAGE 79 80 -1 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.29 3.70 1981 0.23 0.06 0.07 MONTH TO DATE 3.23 4.54 -1.31 5.61 SINCE JUN 1 15.80 14.34 1.46 15.16 SINCE JAN 1 29.02 36.31 -7.29 36.97 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE JUN 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 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 14 16 -2 8 MONTH TO DATE 395 352 43 303 SINCE JUN 1 1233 1232 1 1265 SINCE JAN 1 1503 1458 45 1578 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 400 AM LOWEST 74 1000 AM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 62 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 743 PM EDT AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 741 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$