CXUS52 KMHX 011320 CLMHSE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY 920 AM EDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 82 03/23/1907 LOW 19 03/02/1967 HIGHEST 73 03/23 74 LOWEST 41 03/20 29 03/28 03/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.9 61.4 3.5 64.8 AVG. MINIMUM 49.9 46.2 3.7 49.1 MEAN 57.4 53.8 3.6 57.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.7 -1.7 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.86 2024 MINIMUM MM MM TOTALS 1.88 4.43 -2.55 5.43 DAYS >= .01 8 10.7 -2.7 9 DAYS >= .10 4 6.7 -2.7 5 DAYS >= .50 1 2.9 -1.9 5 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.3 -0.3 3 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 2022 SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 MM MM 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.8 MM MM MM LIQUID 7/1 0.08 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM STORM TOTAL 0.0 (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 233 354 -121 260 SINCE 7/1 2287 1998 289 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/200 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/360 DATE 03/12 49/210 03/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 9 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$