Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hatteras (USW00013745), North Carolina, United States, with 112 years of record.
Key Facts for Hatteras
Hatteras (USW00013745) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.22 latitude and -75.72 longitude, 5 m (15 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2004, 112 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hatteras still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hatteras set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 13 April 2004.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.22 latitude, -75.72 longitude.
Elevation: 5 m (15 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2004, 112 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hatteras. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Hatteras, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Hatteras still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 100.
Standing records at Hatteras by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
29
1894
17
1895
41
1896
19
1897
16
1898
15
1899
28
1900
20
1901
23
1902
12
1903
32
1904
18
1905
18
1906
27
1907
27
1948
26
1949
17
1950
38
1951
14
1952
17
1953
16
1954
18
1955
8
1956
12
1957
25
1958
17
1959
23
1960
25
1961
10
1962
20
1963
18
1964
18
1965
19
1966
21
1967
38
1968
16
1969
5
1970
17
1971
22
1972
18
1973
15
1974
35
1975
30
1976
34
1977
20
1978
28
1979
22
1980
19
1981
30
1982
19
1983
15
1984
24
1985
32
1986
32
1987
21
1988
12
1993
9
1994
28
1995
11
1996
12
1997
11
1998
7
1999
24
2000
13
2001
17
2002
100
2003
20
2004
4
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Hatteras between 3 March 1980 and 2 August 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Hatteras set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1980-03-03
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
1980-03-03
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1983-07-17
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999-08-02
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.1 C (88.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 364.2 mm (14.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hatteras. The most was 364.2 mm (14.3 in) on 30 June 1949.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hatteras
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
13 January 1979
Feb
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
27 February 1899
Mar
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
15 March 1997
Apr
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
6 April 1971
May
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
19 May 1957
Jun
364.2 mm (14.3 in)
30 June 1949
Jul
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
20 July 1953
Aug
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
28 August 1962
Sep
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
22 September 1952
Oct
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
20 October 1897
Nov
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
8 November 1893
Dec
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2 December 1981
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2004
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
68 years of record at Hatteras, 1893 to 2004. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1902, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Hatteras, 1893 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.2 C (62.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1901, at 15.9 C (60.6 F), and the warmest was 2002, at 20.2 C (68.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.1 C (5.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hatteras as warming stripes, 1893 to 2002
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
16.1 C
-1.10 C
1895
16.0 C
-1.16 C
1896
16.8 C
-0.40 C
1897
16.8 C
-0.32 C
1898
16.9 C
-0.26 C
1899
16.9 C
-0.28 C
1901
15.9 C
-1.27 C
1903
16.7 C
-0.44 C
1904
16.1 C
-1.09 C
1905
16.6 C
-0.52 C
1906
17.2 C
-0.01 C
1907
16.3 C
-0.87 C
1948
17.7 C
+0.50 C
1949
18.1 C
+0.92 C
1950
17.6 C
+0.43 C
1951
17.3 C
+0.17 C
1952
17.6 C
+0.47 C
1953
17.9 C
+0.72 C
1954
17.6 C
+0.42 C
1955
16.9 C
-0.25 C
1956
17.0 C
-0.17 C
1957
18.0 C
+0.79 C
1958
16.0 C
-1.14 C
1959
17.7 C
+0.52 C
1960
17.0 C
-0.15 C
1961
17.0 C
-0.17 C
1962
16.5 C
-0.63 C
1963
16.1 C
-1.09 C
1965
16.9 C
-0.29 C
1966
16.5 C
-0.63 C
1967
16.6 C
-0.60 C
1968
16.7 C
-0.49 C
1969
16.6 C
-0.53 C
1970
17.2 C
+0.04 C
1971
17.7 C
+0.50 C
1972
17.7 C
+0.57 C
1975
17.9 C
+0.73 C
1976
17.2 C
-0.01 C
1978
16.7 C
-0.51 C
1979
17.2 C
+0.06 C
1980
16.7 C
-0.50 C
1981
16.1 C
-1.02 C
1982
17.4 C
+0.21 C
1983
17.4 C
+0.19 C
1984
17.7 C
+0.57 C
1985
18.5 C
+1.33 C
1986
17.9 C
+0.74 C
1987
17.3 C
+0.14 C
1995
17.7 C
+0.56 C
1999
18.2 C
+1.01 C
2001
18.7 C
+1.52 C
2002
20.2 C
+3.01 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 2002. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hatteras
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1893 to 2002
52
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1893 to 2002
52
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (-0.04 to 0.13) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1893 to 2002
52
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1893 to 2004
Yearly extremes at Hatteras: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952
32.8 C (91.0 F)
68
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1985
-5.8 C (21.5 F)
68
Wettest day (Rx1day)
364.2 mm (14.3 in)
1949
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
448.4 mm (17.7 in)
1949
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
68
Longest dry spell (CDD)
29 days
1904
19 days
68
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Hatteras, 1893 to 2004. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hatteras by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1894
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1895
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1896
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1897
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1898
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1899
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1900
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1901
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1902
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1903
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1907
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1981
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1994
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1995
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1996
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1997
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1998
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1999
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2002
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2004
26.1 C (79.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Hatteras, 1893 to 2004. The record is -13.9 C (7.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.8 C (21.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hatteras by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1894
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1895
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1896
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1897
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1898
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1899
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1900
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1901
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1902
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1903
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1904
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1905
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1948
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1949
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1950
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1951
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1952
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1953
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1954
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1955
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1956
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1957
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1958
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1959
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1960
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1961
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1963
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1964
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1965
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1967
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1970
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1971
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1973
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1974
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1975
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1976
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1977
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1978
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1979
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1980
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1982
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1983
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1984
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1985
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1986
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1994
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1995
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1996
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1997
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1999
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2000
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2001
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2002
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2003
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2004
12.8 C (55.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Hatteras, 1893 to 2004. The record is 364.2 mm (14.3 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.9 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hatteras by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1894
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1895
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1896
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1897
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1898
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1899
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1900
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1901
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1902
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1903
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1904
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1905
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1906
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1907
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1948
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949
364.2 mm (14.3 in)
1950
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1952
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1953
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1954
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1955
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1957
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1958
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1959
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1960
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1961
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1963
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1964
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1965
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1966
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1967
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1968
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1969
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1970
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1971
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1972
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1975
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1977
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1978
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1979
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1980
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1981
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1982
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1983
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1984
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1986
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1987
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1988
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1993
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1995
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1996
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1997
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1998
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1999
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2000
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2001
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2002
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2003
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2004
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Hatteras, 1893 to 2004. The record is 448.4 mm (17.7 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 144.1 mm (5.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hatteras by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
164.2 mm (6.5 in)
1894
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1895
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1896
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1897
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1898
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1899
275.8 mm (10.9 in)
1900
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1901
191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1902
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1903
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1904
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1905
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1906
174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1907
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1948
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1949
448.4 mm (17.7 in)
1950
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1951
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1952
239.8 mm (9.4 in)
1953
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1954
170.8 mm (6.7 in)
1955
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1956
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1957
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1958
156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1959
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1960
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1961
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1962
200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1963
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1964
157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1965
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1966
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1967
192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1968
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1969
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1971
213.3 mm (8.4 in)
1972
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1973
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1974
180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1975
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976
209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1977
182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1978
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1979
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1980
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1981
261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1982
142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1983
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1984
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1985
288.3 mm (11.4 in)
1986
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1987
140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1988
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1993
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1994
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1995
191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1996
216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1997
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1998
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1999
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2000
178.0 mm (7.0 in)
2001
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
2002
158.4 mm (6.2 in)
2003
171.9 mm (6.8 in)
2004
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Hatteras, 1893 to 2004. The record is 29 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hatteras by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
13 days
1894
19 days
1895
18 days
1896
23 days
1897
25 days
1898
15 days
1899
18 days
1900
19 days
1901
23 days
1902
18 days
1903
13 days
1904
29 days
1905
16 days
1906
21 days
1907
27 days
1948
20 days
1949
12 days
1950
14 days
1951
20 days
1952
18 days
1953
16 days
1954
23 days
1955
18 days
1956
17 days
1957
17 days
1958
19 days
1959
18 days
1960
20 days
1961
20 days
1962
21 days
1963
22 days
1964
16 days
1965
23 days
1966
26 days
1967
20 days
1968
26 days
1969
20 days
1970
21 days
1971
17 days
1972
13 days
1973
19 days
1974
26 days
1975
20 days
1976
19 days
1977
18 days
1978
21 days
1979
19 days
1980
23 days
1981
15 days
1982
26 days
1983
18 days
1984
22 days
1985
21 days
1986
25 days
1987
15 days
1988
12 days
1993
17 days
1994
26 days
1995
19 days
1996
14 days
1997
21 days
1998
25 days
1999
27 days
2000
17 days
2001
22 days
2002
29 days
2003
17 days
2004
17 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
43 years with a frost
Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hatteras falls on 4 March and the median first autumn frost on 11 December, which leaves a median of 281 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Hatteras
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1952 to 1999)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 March
n/a
9 March
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 December
n/a
12 December
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
Growing days
281 days
n/a
279 days
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
60 years, 1893 to 2002
A day with at least 95.1 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 225.4 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Hatteras: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
5 years
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
10 years
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
25 years
180.6 mm (7.1 in)
50 years
202.9 mm (8.0 in)
100 years
225.4 mm (8.9 in)
Longer than the 60 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 60 years of values from 1893 to 2002.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 364.2 mm (14.3 in) in 1949; 161.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1953; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1962.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Hatteras standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hatteras threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.