Cape Hatteras, NC: Fall

10 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 76.3°F in Cape Hatteras, NC, the warmest 1 September to 10 October since 2018 (2019 excluded: 8 of 40 days missing), tied 9th warmest of 133 (with 2002 and 1898).

Fall 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 76.3°F; Warmest since 2018; 9th warmest of 133
Precipitation: 2.20 in; Driest since 1990; 11th driest of 133

A normal 1 September to 10 October in Cape Hatteras, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.4°F, between 72.4°F and 77.1°F in eight years of ten and 8.91 in of precipitation, between 5.14 in and 13.91 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 10 October in Cape Hatteras, NC since 1893: 76.3°F in 2026; the highest is 81.4°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 72.4 to 77.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September to 10 October in Cape Hatteras, NC from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	76.3	9	81.9	11	70.7	13	2.20	123	0
2025	73.6	64	78.3	88	68.9	49	3.96	103	0
2024	74.4	48	79.8	50	69	48	10.54	24	0
2023	74.8	35	80.8	24	68.9	49	4.57	95	0
2022	73	78	79.1	69	66.9	95	7.76	56	0
2021	75.9	13	82.3	7	69.5	32	10.56	23	0
2020	74.5	42	79.8	50	69.3	35	10.08	27	0
2019							6.42	72	8
2018	81.4	1	87.4	1	75.4	1	6.16	75	0
2017	76.1	12	81.9	11	70.4	17	7.29	62	0
2016	77.3	4	82.8	2	71.8	7	13.88	12	0
2015	75.3	21	80.6	28	70	24	18.88	2	0
2014	72.5	93	77.8	99	67.1	89	10.93	19	0
2013	73.9	57	80.8	24	67	91	12.94	15	0
2012	74.4	48	80.5	33	68.3	62	5.18	85	0
2011	74.8	35	80.9	21	68.7	57	14.23	10	0
2010	73.5	66	80	45	66.9	95	12.96	14	0
2009	73.3	74	78.9	74	67.7	73	14.18	11	0
2008	74.9	31	80.6	28	69.2	40	7.49	60	0
2007	77	5	82.4	4	71.5	8	4.63	94	0
2006	72.2	102	78.2	90	66.1	112	8.72	41	0
2005	77.4	3	82.4	4	72.5	3	10.84	20	0
2004	74.5	42	79.5	61	69.5	32	4.82	91	0
2003	72.8	84	78.1	94	67.6	75	10.61	22	0
2002	76.3	9	81.8	15	70.9	12	8.70	42	0
2001	71.2	120	77.2	109	65.1	122	3.05	116	0
2000	72.9	80	78.3	88	67.5	77	10.68	21	0
1999	72.9	80	78.6	81	67.2	86	7.07	64	0
1998	74.5	42	80.3	37	68.8	55	9.10	34	0
1997	73.5	66	79.6	58	67.5	77	8.16	51	0
1996	72.8	84	78.2	90	67.5	77	8.44	45	0
1995	74.9	31	79.4	63	70.3	18	9.90	30	0
1994	71.9	112	79.1	69	64.7	125	10.04	28	0
1993	75.2	23	82.4	4	67.9	70	8.23	49	0
1992	73.3	74	79.6	58	67	91	9.88	31	0
1991	74	55	80.8	24	67.2	86	6.43	71	0
1990	74.2	54	82.2	9	66.3	107	1.19	131	0
1989	72.8	84	79	72	66.5	103	22.58	1	0
1988	72.2	102	78.6	81	65.8	114	4.25	98	0
1987	72.1	105	79.8	50	64.5	127	7.88	53	0
1986	75.2	23	81.9	11	68.5	59	0.77	133	0
1985	75	28	80.9	21	69.1	44	9.46	32	0
1984	71.1	123	77.4	105	64.9	124	3.91	104	0
1983	73.6	64	79.6	58	67.5	77	6.15	76	0
1982	71.9	112	78.2	90	65.7	115	4.53	96	0
1981	69.5	131	77	114	62	132	1.47	128	0
1980	73.4	71	80.4	35	66.5	103	5.45	82	0
1979	73.4	71	78.9	74	67.9	70	14.65	8	0
1978	73.4	71	80.3	37	66.6	101	2.89	120	0
1977	74.8	35	81.2	18	68.5	59	3.62	109	0
1976	71.1	123	79.2	68	62.9	130	9.09	35	0
1975	74.9	31	80.6	28	69.2	40	6.75	66	0
1974	71.9	112	78.6	81	65.2	120	8.29	47	0
1973	75.5	17	81.7	17	69.3	35	3.12	114	0
1972	72.1	105	77.8	99	66.3	107	6.56	68	0
1971	74.7	38	80.8	24	68.7	57	16.61	6	0
1970	73.9	57	81.1	20	66.6	101	4.19	101	0
1969	72.8	84	78.7	77	66.9	95	5.14	86	0
1968	71.9	112	78.6	81	65.2	120	8.78	40	0
1967	68.7	133	75.6	127	61.7	133	9.93	29	0
1966	72.1	105	80	45	64.3	128	9.00	36	0
1965	71.9	112	79.4	63	64.3	128	4.83	90	0
1964	72.1	105	78.1	94	66.2	111	11.03	18	0
1963	68.9	132	75.5	129	62.3	131	4.82	91	0
1962	72.5	93	79.4	63	65.6	116	10.26	26	0
1961	73.5	66	80.1	43	67	91	5.35	84	0
1960	72.8	84	79.3	66	66.3	107	3.74	106	0
1959	75.8	16	81.8	15	69.7	29	4.23	100	0
1958	71.4	118	77.4	105	65.5	117	8.86	38	0
1957	73.8	60	79.8	50	67.7	73	8.88	37	0
1956	72.1	105	77.2	109	67	91	4.24	99	0
1955	74.5	42	78.9	74	70.1	22	16.74	5	0
1954	75.2	23	80.6	28	69.8	27	12.01	17	0
1953	74	55	78.6	81	69.3	35	6.07	77	0
1952	73.7	61	78.2	90	69.2	40	7.68	58	0
1951	74.4	48	79.1	69	69.6	30	8.23	49	0
1950	73.2	76	78.1	94	68.3	62	4.95	89	0
1949	73.7	61	77.9	97	69.4	34	7.53	59	0
1948	72.5	93	76.5	118	68.5	59	5.54	81	0
1947	74.4	48	78.7	77	70.2	20	7.84	54	0
1946	72.7	89	76.5	118	68.9	49	8.42	46	0
1945	75.9	13	80.6	28	71.2	10	8.16	51	0
1944	74.9	31	79.9	48	69.8	27	12.37	16	0
1943	70.8	126	75.5	129	66.1	112	3.27	112	0
1942	73.7	61	79.3	66	68.1	67	3.02	117	0
1941	77	5	82.5	3	71.5	8	1.07	132	0
1940	70.2	129	75.7	126	64.7	125	5.40	83	0
1939	75	28	80.2	42	69.9	25	3.53	110	0
1938	72.1	105	77.3	107	66.8	99	10.42	25	0
1937	72.5	93	76.8	116	68.2	65	6.26	73	0
1936	75.2	23	79.9	48	70.6	14	7.74	57	0
1935	71	125	75.5	129	66.5	103	4.37	97	0
1934	75.4	18	79.7	56	71.2	10	16.98	4	0
1933	77.5	2	82.3	7	72.7	2	13.64	13	0
1932	73	78	78.7	77	67.3	83	7.35	61	0
1931	75.9	13	82.1	10	69.6	30	1.73	127	0
1930	75.2	23	80.3	37	70.2	20	4.78	93	0
1929	72.9	80	77.8	99	68	68	16.24	7	0
1928	72.9	80	78.5	86	67.4	82	17.70	3	0
1927	74.5	42	79.8	50	69.2	40	1.84	126	0
1926	73.9	57	79	72	68.9	49	2.18	124	0
1925	75.4	18	80.9	21	69.9	25	2.98	118	0
1924	70.3	128	75.2	132	65.3	119	9.35	33	0
1923	72.2	102	77.2	109	67.2	86	3.25	113	0
1922	73.5	66	77.9	97	69.1	44	8.65	43	0
1921	74.6	40	80.3	37	68.8	55	5.61	80	0
1920	72.5	93	77.8	99	67.3	83	8.84	39	0
1919	74.6	40	80.4	35	68.9	49	2.04	125	0
1918	70.8	126	76.1	124	65.5	117	2.96	119	0
1917	69.6	130	74.3	133	65	123	14.26	9	0
1916	72.3	99	77	114	67.6	75	2.87	121	0
1915	75.4	18	80.5	33	70.3	18	3.71	107	0
1914	71.4	118	76.4	120	66.3	107	6.00	79	0
1913	72.3	99	77.1	112	67.5	77	8.28	48	0
1912	75	28	79.5	61	70.6	14	6.68	67	0
1911	74.7	38	80.1	43	69.3	35	5.13	88	0
1910	75.3	21	80	45	70.6	14	3.65	108	0
1909	71.2	120	76	125	66.4	106	1.40	129	0
1908	71.2	120	75.6	127	66.9	95	7.28	63	0
1907	74.3	53	79.7	56	68.9	49	6.06	78	0
1906	76.9	7	81.9	11	71.9	6	6.54	69	0
1905	74.5	42	79.8	50	69.1	44	4.16	102	0
1904	72.7	89	78.4	87	67.1	89	3.79	105	0
1903	72.6	92	77.7	103	67.3	83	8.57	44	4
1902	72.7	89	77.3	107	68.3	62			2
1901	73.2	76	77.1	112	69.3	35	6.86	65	2
1900	76.7	8	81.2	18	72.3	5	2.57	122	0
1899	72.4	98	76.7	117	68	68	3.38	111	0
1898	76.3	9	80.3	37	72.4	4	3.10	115	0
1897	72.3	99	76.4	120	68.2	65	1.32	130	0
1896	71.7	117	76.4	120	66.8	99	5.14	86	4
1895	73.5	66	77.6	104	69.1	44	6.54	69	2
1894	74.4	48	78.7	77	70.1	22	7.83	55	0
1893	72.1	105	76.4	120	67.9	70	6.22	74	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	81.4
1933	77.5
2005	77.4
2016	77.3
2007	77
1941	77
1906	76.9
1900	76.7
2026	76.3
2002	76.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	68.7
1963	68.9
1981	69.5
1917	69.6
1940	70.2
1924	70.3
1943	70.8
1918	70.8
1935	71
1984	71.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1989	22.58
2015	18.88
1928	17.70
1934	16.98
1955	16.74
1971	16.61
1929	16.24
1979	14.65
1917	14.26
2011	14.23

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	0.77
1941	1.07
1990	1.19
1897	1.32
1909	1.40
1981	1.47
1931	1.73
1927	1.84
1919	2.04
1926	2.18

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 5 September 2026, 2 September 2026
Coldest night: 61°F; 27 September 2026
Wettest day: 1.29 in; 10 October 2026

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Cape Hatteras, NC the day's answers

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Every answer in words

Fall 2026 so far brought 2.20 in of precipitation in Cape Hatteras, NC, the driest 1 September to 10 October since 1990, 11th driest of 133.
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Cape Hatteras, NC: 90°F on Saturday 5 September 2026 and Wednesday 2 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 61°F on Sunday 27 September 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Cape Hatteras, NC: 1.29 in on Saturday 10 October 2026.