Cape Hatteras, NC

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Cape Hatteras.

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Cape Hatteras. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

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.

Records set or tied at Cape Hatteras so far this year — through Jul 11.

Normal high & low by month, from Cape Hatteras's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +4° 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.

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.

How many days a year hit a given high at Cape Hatteras — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:

No days ≥90°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 1. Record: 12 in 2020.

A ready-to-share summary of Cape Hatteras's outlook — post it, or link this page.