35.232°N, 75.622°W · station HSEthr · 134 years of record
72°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Cape Hatteras.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Cape Hatteras — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#60 / 132
warmest Oct 17 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
83°F
set in 1989
Coolest Oct 17 ever
56°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 72°F — 60th warmest Oct 17 of 132 years · record 83°F (1989) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#76 / 133
warmest Oct 18 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
85°F
set in 1990
Coolest Oct 18 ever
50°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 71°F — 76th warmest Oct 18 of 133 years · record 85°F (1990) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#65 / 133
warmest Oct 19 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
82°F
set in 1928
Coolest Oct 19 ever
58°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 72°F — 65th warmest Oct 19 of 133 years · record 82°F (1928) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#102 / 132
warmest Oct 20 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
84°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 20 ever
57°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 68°F — 102nd warmest Oct 20 of 132 years · record 84°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 132
warmest Oct 21 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
84°F
set in 1993
Coolest Oct 21 ever
50°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 69°F — 78th warmest Oct 21 of 132 years · record 84°F (1993) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#83 / 133
warmest Oct 22 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
82°F
set in 1990
Coolest Oct 22 ever
53°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 69°F — 83rd warmest Oct 22 of 133 years · record 82°F (1990) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#89 / 133
warmest Oct 23 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
83°F
set in 2007
Coolest Oct 23 ever
58°F
set in 1924
Forecast high 68°F — 89th warmest Oct 23 of 133 years · record 83°F (2007) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Cape Hatteras in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
75°FJan 4, 1972
6°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
76°FFeb 22, 1971
11°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar
82°FMar 23, 1907
19°FMar 2, 1967
Apr
89°FApr 23, 1985
26°FApr 2, 1964
May
91°FMay 31, 1988
39°FMay 14, 1895
Jun
97°FJun 27, 1952
44°FJun 3, 1966
Jul
96°FJul 10, 1992
52°FJul 5, 1895
Aug
94°FAug 7, 1968
56°FAug 18, 1979
Sep
93°FSep 10, 2018
45°FSep 30, 1970
Oct
92°FOct 5, 2018
32°FOct 28, 1979
Nov
81°FNov 1, 1971
22°FNov 17, 1967
Dec
78°FDec 1, 1991
12°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
97°FJun 27, 1952
6°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Cape Hatteras so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 1, 1999
Coldest high ever
17°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1983
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
68°FJan 1, 2022
21°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
65°FFeb 15, 1989
24°FFeb 20, 2015
Mar
68°FMar 17, 1990
33°FMar 9, 1996
Apr
73°FApr 29, 2017
39°FApr 1, 1923
May
78°FMay 31, 2011
51°FMay 30, 1895
Jun
82°FJun 27, 1952
58°FJun 1, 1967
Jul
83°FJul 18, 2020
69°FJul 4, 1933
Aug
83°FAug 1, 1999
71°FAug 26, 1921
Sep
82°FSep 3, 2020
61°FSep 25, 1950
Oct
79°FOct 9, 2018
50°FOct 21, 1974
Nov
73°FNov 6, 2003
34°FNov 27, 1903
Dec
71°FDec 24, 2015
17°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
83°FAug 1, 1999
17°FDec 25, 1983
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
12 days
record run, ended Jul 28 2020
So far in 2026
4 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Cape Hatteras's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 73°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Cape Hatteras's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Cape Hatteras's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Cape Hatteras, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Cape Hatteras — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
4 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 37th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 42 in 2020.
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