CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62.6		45.5		46.8		51.6		59.5		67.1		75.1		79.1		78.5		74.5		65.8		57.6		49.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68.9		52.2		53.5		58.6		66.3		73.7		81		84.6		84.1		79.9		72		64		55.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56.3		38.7		40		44.6		52.6		60.5		69.3		73.6		72.9		69		59.7		51.2		42.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		96		75		76		81		89		91		95		96		94		92		89		81		78

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		6		6		14		19		26		39		44		54		56		45		32		22		12

Average Heat Index Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		63.9		46.1		47.4		52.2		60.1		67.8		76.6		82.7		81.7		75.7		66.7		58.2		50.2

Average Wind Chill Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61.9		42.2		43.8		49.8		59.4		67.6		75.3		79.3		78.7		74.6		66.5		57.3		47.4

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.3		0.6		0.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		99.5		---		---		---		0.7		4.1		20.2		28.7		27.4		15.6		2.8		0.1		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		187.7		0.4		0.6		2.9		10.1		23.3		29.4		31		31		29.3		19.9		7.8		1.9

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		267.9		8		7.3		14.6		23.9		30.2		30		31		31		30		29.7		20.5		11.7

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		324.3		18.3		17.2		25		29.5		31		30		31		31		30		31		28.4		22

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		356.9		27.2		26		30.6		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		29.1

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		279.3		31		28		31		29.9		29.1		14.3		4.6		6.5		15.7		28.4		29.9		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		201.6		30.5		27.7		29.8		24.3		13.9		2.5		0.3		0.2		2.1		15.3		25.1		30

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		130.4		27.6		24.8		23.3		11.1		2.1		0.1		---		---		0.2		3.5		13		24.6

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		57.4		17		13.8		9.4		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		3		12.1

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.7		8		4.5		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		3.8

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.1		0.8		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		58		5.2		4		4.8		3.6		3.6		4		5		6.9		6.3		5.4		5		4.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		120.4		10.6		10.5		10.3		8.8		8.8		10.1		11.6		11.2		9.6		8.9		9.6		10.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		80.4		7.7		6.6		6.8		5.5		5.5		6.7		7.9		8.1		6.7		5.9		6.5		6.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36.4		3.4		2.8		3.1		2.6		2.3		2.8		3.1		3.9		3.4		3		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.9		1.6		1.2		1.4		1		0.9		0.9		1.4		2.1		2.1		1.6		1.4		1.3

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		120		11		10		11		9		10		9		12		11		9		9		9		10

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41		1		2		2		3		5		5		8		8		3		2		1		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		90.8		12.4		8.4		11.2		9.6		11.4		10.8		10		16.1		20		15		16.2		9.6

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		41.5		1.8		1.1		1		0.4		0.3		0.4		0.4		1		0.1		0.5		1.1		0.6

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1.7		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.3

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		0.4		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		82		80		80		80		78		81		82		85		86		83		82		81		80

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		68		69		66		65		62		67		70		72		72		69		68		69		69

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		37.6		39		43.2		51		59.6		68		72.6		71.6		66.9		57.9		49.5		41.9

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2587		606		511		419		191		50		3		---		---		3		72		243		489

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1715		---		---		3		25		115		308		437		418		286		98		21		3

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5175		56		51		127		293		530		754		902		883		733		492		250		101

Average Sea Level Pressure

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
InHg		30.1		30.1		30.1		30.1		30		30		30		30		30		30		30.1		30.1		30.1

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.6		11.4		12.4		13.6		14.5		15		14.7		13.9		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.3

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		118		13		11		12		8		10		9		8		9		7		10		10		11

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		108		9		9		10		10		8		8		7		8		9		11		10		10

Average Possibility of Sunshine

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		60		48		52		61		66		65		64		65		65		64		60		56		48

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		156		15		14		14		11		13		12		14		13		11		12		12		14

Average Number of Partly Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		101		7		5		7		9		10		10		10		10		10		8		8		7

Average Percent Chance - Clear Skies

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		44.2		43.3		42.2		44		45.7		44.9		43.6		44		43.3		43.9		46		45.2		43.6

Average Percent Chance - Scattered Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		6.2		4.2		4.3		4.9		5.6		6.3		7.5		8.4		8.4		7.5		6.1		5.8		4.8

Average Percent Chance - Few Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		10.8		7.2		7.2		8.5		9.9		11.6		13.1		14.4		14.4		14.2		11.3		9.3		8

Average Percent Chance - Broken Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		12.2		10.1		9.4		10.2		10.9		12.8		14.5		15.5		14.9		13.8		12.1		11.9		10.5

Average Percent Chance - Overcast Skies

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		26.7		35.2		36.9		32.4		27.9		24.4		21.3		17.7		19		20.6		24.4		27.8		33.1

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		10.1		10.6		10.5		11		10.9		10.1		9.6		9.2		8.9		9.8		9.9		9.8		10.3

Highest Reported Hourly Wind Speed

Years on Record: 42

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		66		44		44		52		40		40		37		52		60		66		47		58		46

Average Percent Chance - Calm Winds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		2.7		2.6		2.5		2.3		1.9		2.4		2.6		2.9		3.7		2.7		3		3.2		2.8

Average Primary Wind Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		172.5		137.5		64.2		142.8		269.4		269.5		270		270		218.2		90		89.6		76.1		162.1

Average Secondary Wind Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		161.1		268.9		194.3		141.6		99.3		91.1		115.6		203.6		148.4		204.3		68.6		158.4		239.9

Average Wind Vector Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		234.2		315.4		329.1		303.3		258.3		236.1		215.3		218.6		176.2		46.6		69.8		329		318.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.4		3.2		4.4		5.6		6.2		6.3		6.1		5.5		4.7		3.8		2.8		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.9		1.2		1.6		1.9		2.2		2.4		2.3		2.1		1.7		1.3		1		0.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		3.5		4.1		5		5.6		5.7		5.5		5.4		5.3		5.1		4.9		4.1		3.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3.6		4.1		4.9		5.8		6		5.8		5.6		5.2		5		5		4.4		3.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.4		3.2		4.4		5.6		6.2		6.3		6.1		5.5		4.7		3.8		2.8		2.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.4		1.1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.4		5.1		5.6		6.6		6.4		6.2		6		5.9		5.9		6.1		5.1		4.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.4		4.9		5.7		6		7.7		7.6		7.4		6.8		6.4		6.4		6.9		6		4.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2		2.4		3.9		4.8		4.9		5.4		5.4		4.7		3.9		3.4		2.1		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.9		1.1		1.5		1.6		2		2.2		2.2		1.9		1.5		1		0.8		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		2.6		2.9		4.3		4.8		4.5		4.8		4.9		4.5		4.2		4.1		2.7		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.4		2.3		3.9		4.4		3.8		4.2		4.4		3.8		3.6		3.9		2.4		2.3