DRIESTSINCE
North Carolina · precipitation record 1893–2026

Cape Hatteras, NC

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
23.83in
year to date · normal 28.08"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.75in
44th wettest of 133 yrs
126% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.88in
37th wettest of 133 yrs
117% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.83in
27th driest of 134 yrs
85% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

14.34in
on Jun 30, 1949 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 30 days (to Jun 24, 1919)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

85%
23.83" of a normal 28.08" · wettest 54.68" (2018) · driest 13.71" (1911)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 131-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 55.07" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198990.84in
2201890.42in
3200384.07in
4196283.22in
5195374.65in

Driest Years on Record

1200129.46in
2191129.64in
3191933.16in
4191035.15in
5190935.33in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Aug (~5.45") and driest in Apr (~3.17"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1949, 20.95".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Cape Hatteras — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

4.63in
set in 1965

Rain on Jul 28

39%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 3.38″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.34″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.08″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.78″1910: 0.10″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.10″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.14″1918: 0.16″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.37″1923: 0.05″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.01″1933: 1.27″1934: 0.39″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.99″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.01″1943: 0.00″1944: 1.41″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.03″1947: 0.13″1948: 0.98″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.01″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.22″1960: 0.66″1961: 0.12″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.07″1964: 0.01″1965: 4.63″1966: 0.11″1967: 0.05″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.21″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.36″1972: 0.37″1973: 0.13″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.75″1979: 0.31″1980: 0.39″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.86″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.01″1988: 0.02″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.13″1991: 0.45″1992: 0.15″1993: 0.00″1994: 1.17″1995: 0.00″1996: 1.12″1997: 0.54″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.76″2005: 0.02″2006: 0.30″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.90″2009: 0.05″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.28″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 1.93″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.04″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Cape Hatteras's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Cape Hatteras, NC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Cape Hatteras's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Cape Hatteras, NC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Cape Hatteras's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Cape Hatteras, NC — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset7:09 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight14h 01m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.23°N, 75.62°W

Nearby Stations

Elizabeth City, NC77 mi NWNew Bern, NC81 mi WNorfolk, VA119 mi NWilmington, NC145 mi SWRaleigh, NC183 mi WRichmond, VA183 mi NW

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