Cape Hatteras, NC: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: 97°F on Friday 27 June 1952.

The record begins: 1893

All-time records

Hottest day: 97°F; 27 June 1952
Coldest night: 6°F; 21 January 1985
Wettest day: 14.34 in; 30 June 1949
Warmest night: 83°F; 3 August 2020, 28 July 2020, 23 July 2020, 21 July 2020, 20 July 2020, 19 July 2020, 18 July 2020, 18 August 2017, 12 August 2016, 22 August 2005 and 1 more
Coldest day: 17°F; 25 December 1983

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Cape Hatteras, NC by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 124, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 216, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1890s	0	0	7
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	63	58	10
1930s	124	53	10
1940s	50	50	10
1950s	74	63	10
1960s	50	216	10
1970s	68	120	10
1980s	86	80	10
1990s	78	24	10
2000s	11	9	10
2010s	59	9	10
2020s	19	4	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	75°F 3 January 2022, 1 January 1985, 4 January 1972	6°F 21 January 1985	5.95 in 16 January 1991
February	76°F 28 February 2017, 24 February 2017, 22 February 1971	11°F 8 February 1895	3.81 in 27 February 1899
March	82°F 23 March 1907	19°F 2 March 1967	4.57 in 24 March 1989
April	89°F 27 April 1990, 23 April 1985	26°F 10 April 1972, 2 April 1964	5.11 in 7 April 1963
May	91°F 31 May 2011, 29 May 1991, 31 May 1988	39°F 2 May 1971, 7 May 1968, 14 May 1895	7.42 in 2 May 1934
June	97°F 27 June 1952	44°F 3 June 1966	14.34 in 30 June 1949
July	96°F 10 July 1992	52°F 5 July 1895	7.60 in 21 July 1929
August	94°F 16 August 2016, 23 August 1968, 21 August 1968 and 1 more	56°F 18 August 1979	8.69 in 30 August 1999
September	93°F 10 September 2018	45°F 30 September 1970	7.90 in 5 September 1928
October	92°F 5 October 2018	32°F 28 October 1979	9.16 in 14 October 1942
November	81°F 10 November 2020, 5 November 2015, 4 November 2003 and 2 more	22°F 17 November 1967	7.69 in 4 November 1985
December	78°F 3 December 1991, 1 December 1991	12°F 25 December 1983	4.02 in 9 December 2018

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	12 days	17 July to 28 July 2020	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	6 days	30 December 1917 to 4 January 1918	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	20.95 in	June 1949
Driest month	0.08 in	September 1986
Wettest year	90.84 in	1989
Driest year	29.46 in	2001

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 6°F on Monday 21 January 1985.
The wettest day on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: 14.34 in on Thursday 30 June 1949.
The warmest night on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 83°F on Monday 3 August 2020, Tuesday 28 July 2020, Thursday 23 July 2020 and 8 other days.
The coldest day on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: a high of 17°F on Sunday 25 December 1983.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Cape Hatteras, NC: 12 days, from Friday 17 July to Tuesday 28 July 2020.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Cape Hatteras, NC: 6 days, from Sunday 30 December 1917 to Friday 4 January 1918.
The wettest month on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: June 1949, with 20.95 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: September 1986, with 0.08 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: 1989, with 90.84 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Cape Hatteras, NC: 2001, with 29.46 in of precipitation.

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