CDUS42 KMHX 190016 CLIHSE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY 816 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 81 303 PM 87 1991 77 4 84 MINIMUM 71 546 AM 45 1981 63 8 73 1984 AVERAGE 76 70 6 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.29 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.16 2.48 -0.32 3.99 SINCE MAR 1 5.73 10.83 -5.10 10.06 SINCE JAN 1 11.15 20.08 -8.93 17.35 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 31 24 7 0 SINCE MAR 1 363 521 -158 327 SINCE JUL 1 2417 2165 252 2090 COOLING TODAY 11 6 5 14 MONTH TO DATE 51 77 -26 146 SINCE MAR 1 138 129 9 229 SINCE JAN 1 139 131 8 229 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 72 100 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7787 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 46 1973 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$