CDUS42 KMHX 052131 CLIHSE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY 531 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 76 242 PM 84 1938 74 2 74 MINIMUM 66 634 AM 41 1976 60 6 65 AVERAGE 71 67 4 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.12 2017 0.14 -0.14 1.20 MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.71 -0.15 1.79 SINCE MAR 1 4.13 9.06 -4.93 7.86 SINCE JAN 1 9.55 18.31 -8.76 15.15 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 23 10 13 0 SINCE MAR 1 355 507 -152 327 SINCE JUL 1 2409 2151 258 2090 COOLING TODAY 6 4 2 5 MONTH TO DATE 6 16 -10 35 SINCE MAR 1 93 68 25 118 SINCE JAN 1 94 70 24 118 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 79 600 AM LOWEST 55 1000 AM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 752 PM EDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 753 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$