Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS52 KMHX 011320
CLMHSE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY
920 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2023
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...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 08/16/2016
08/23/1968
08/21/1968
LOW 56 08/18/1979
HIGHEST 91 08/20 89
08/22
LOWEST 69 08/01 67
08/03
08/06
AVG. MAXIMUM 86.7 87.0 -0.3 85.3
AVG. MINIMUM 75.3 74.4 0.9 73.9
MEAN 81.0 80.7 0.3 79.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 3 2.9 0.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.10 1986
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 10.58 6.73 3.85 2.71
DAYS >= .01 7 11.8 -4.8 14
DAYS >= .10 5 7.9 -2.9 7
DAYS >= .50 3 3.8 -0.8 1
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.9 0.1 0
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING TOTAL 506 487 19 460
SINCE 1/1 1117 1593 -476 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/100 DATE 08/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/020 DATE 08/31
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.21
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 14
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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