35.232°N, 75.622°W · station HSEthr · 134 years of record
75°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Cape Hatteras.
This Day in History
Every year's low 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 coldest on record.
Ranks
#126 / 133
coldest Sep 2 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
55°F
set in 1976
Mildest Sep 2 ever
80°F
set in 1932
Forecast low 78°F — 126th coldest Sep 2 of 133 years · record 55°F (1976) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#133 / 133
coldest Sep 3 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
55°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 3 ever
80°F
set in 1993
Forecast low 79°F — 133rd coldest Sep 3 of 133 years · record 55°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#128 / 132
coldest Sep 4 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
52°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 4 ever
82°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 78°F — 128th coldest Sep 4 of 132 years · record 52°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#127 / 133
coldest Sep 5 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
57°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 5 ever
79°F
set in 1947
Forecast low 78°F — 127th coldest Sep 5 of 133 years · record 57°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#115 / 132
coldest Sep 6 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
54°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 6 ever
80°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 76°F — 115th coldest Sep 6 of 132 years · record 54°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#93 / 132
coldest Sep 7 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
56°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 7 ever
81°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 75°F — 93rd coldest Sep 7 of 132 years · record 56°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#102 / 132
coldest Sep 8 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
55°F
set in 1976
Mildest Sep 8 ever
81°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 75°F — 102nd coldest Sep 8 of 132 years · record 55°F (1976) · coldest since 2025.
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 Aug 30.
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
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
18 days
record run, ended Jan 23 1893
So far in 2026
21 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Cape Hatteras's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 72°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Cape Hatteras's observed daily low 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 low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's low at Cape Hatteras, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Below the Mark
How many days a year hit a given low at Cape Hatteras — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
21 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 31st most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 15. Record: 47 in 1981.
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