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==Climate== Ocracoke has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Cfa]]) with hot, humid summers and cool, windy winters. Precipitation is plentiful year round and peaks during the months of August and September. The record high and low are {{convert|99|°F}} and {{convert|13|°F}} and occurred, respectively, on the dates August 18 and 22, 1975 and February 20, 2015. The highest minimum temperature recorded was {{convert|84|°F}} and occurred on July 2, 1973. The lowest maximum temperature recorded was {{convert|22|°F}} and occurred on February 20, 2015. The highest daily snowfall recorded was {{convert|9|in|cm|abbr=on}} and happened on January 24, 2003. The highest daily snow depth also occurred on January 24, 2003 and was nine inches, with the snow sticking on the ground for five days in total. The first and last average dates for a freeze are December 21 and March 3, giving Ocracoke an average growing season of 293 days. The average first and last dates for a hot {{convert|80|°F}} temperature are May 9 and October 16. The water temperature averages {{convert|81.7|°F}} in August to {{convert|53.4|°F}} in February, and usually is never above {{convert|85|°F}} or below {{convert|50|°F}}, though due to the island's proximity to [[Cape Hatteras]], where the warm [[Gulf Stream]] and the cold [[Labrador Current]] meet, water temperatures commonly fluctuate year round. The ocean is usually comfortable for swimming from late May into early October.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Copyright Global Sea Temperatures-A.-Connect|title=Outer Banks (NC) Water Temperature {{!}} United States {{!}} Sea Temperatures|url=http://www.seatemperature.org/north-america/united-states/outer-banks.htm|access-date=2020-07-26|website=World Sea Temperatures|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=National Weather Service Corporate Image Web|title=National Weather Service Climate|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mhx|access-date=2020-07-26|website=w2.weather.gov|language=EN-US}}</ref>{{Weather box |location= Ocracoke, North Carolina (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present) |single line=Yes |Jan record high F = 74 |Feb record high F = 80 |Mar record high F = 80 |Apr record high F = 85 |May record high F = 94 |Jun record high F = 96 |Jul record high F = 98 |Aug record high F = 99 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 87 |Nov record high F = 83 |Dec record high F = 77 |year record high F = 99 |Jan avg record high F = 69.3 |Feb avg record high F = 68.8 |Mar avg record high F = 71.3 |Apr avg record high F = 77.4 |May avg record high F = 83.4 |Jun avg record high F = 88.4 |Jul avg record high F = 90.7 |Aug avg record high F = 89.9 |Sep avg record high F = 87.1 |Oct avg record high F = 82.6 |Nov avg record high F = 75.9 |Dec avg record high F = 70.9 |year avg record high F = 91.5 |Jan high F = 51.8 |Feb high F = 53.6 |Mar high F = 58.9 |Apr high F = 67.7 |May high F = 74.7 |Jun high F = 81.9 |Jul high F = 85.3 |Aug high F = 84.9 |Sep high F = 80.4 |Oct high F = 72.5 |Nov high F = 62.0 |Dec high F = 55.9 |year high F = 69.1 |Jan mean F = 45.7 |Feb mean F = 47.0 |Mar mean F = 52.3 |Apr mean F = 60.9 |May mean F = 68.6 |Jun mean F = 76.1 |Jul mean F = 79.7 |Aug mean F = 78.9 |Sep mean F = 75.1 |Oct mean F = 66.3 |Nov mean F = 56.2 |Dec mean F = 49.6 |year mean F = 63.0 |Jan low F = 39.5 |Feb low F = 40.3 |Mar low F = 45.7 |Apr low F = 54.1 |May low F = 62.6 |Jun low F = 70.4 |Jul low F = 74.2 |Aug low F = 73.0 |Sep low F = 69.8 |Oct low F = 60.2 |Nov low F = 50.4 |Dec low F = 43.4 |year low F = 57.0 |Jan avg record low F = 24.4 |Feb avg record low F = 27.5 |Mar avg record low F = 33.4 |Apr avg record low F = 42.5 |May avg record low F = 51.4 |Jun avg record low F = 60.5 |Jul avg record low F = 66.7 |Aug avg record low F = 67.3 |Sep avg record low F = 61.1 |Oct avg record low F = 47.8 |Nov avg record low F = 38.8 |Dec avg record low F = 30.7 |year avg record low F = 23.4 |Jan record low F = 14 |Feb record low F = 13 |Mar record low F = 21 |Apr record low F = 28 |May record low F = 37 |Jun record low F = 48 |Jul record low F = 60 |Aug record low F = 57 |Sep record low F = 50 |Oct record low F = 36 |Nov record low F = 25 |Dec record low F = 17 |year record low F = 13 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 4.13 |Feb precipitation inch = 4.03 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.29 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.78 |May precipitation inch = 3.83 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.16 |Jul precipitation inch = 5.04 |Aug precipitation inch = 7.42 |Sep precipitation inch = 7.39 |Oct precipitation inch = 5.19 |Nov precipitation inch = 4.66 |Dec precipitation inch = 4.39 |year precipitation inch = 58.31 |Jan snow inch = 1.4 |Feb snow inch = 0.2 |Mar snow inch = 0.0 |Apr snow inch = 0.0 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.0 |Nov snow inch = 0.0 |Dec snow inch = 0.1 |year snow inch = 1.7 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 8.8 |Feb precipitation days = 9.4 |Mar precipitation days = 8.8 |Apr precipitation days = 8.2 |May precipitation days = 7.7 |Jun precipitation days = 8.8 |Jul precipitation days = 10.3 |Aug precipitation days = 10.6 |Sep precipitation days = 9.8 |Oct precipitation days = 7.2 |Nov precipitation days = 8.1 |Dec precipitation days = 10.1 |year precipitation days = 107.8 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 0.2 |Feb snow days = 0.3 |Mar snow days = 0.0 |Apr snow days = 0.0 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.0 |Nov snow days = 0.0 |Dec snow days = 0.1 |year snow days = 0.6 | Jan humidity = 70.9 | Feb humidity = 70.0 | Mar humidity = 67.9 | Apr humidity = 68.3 | May humidity = 71.4 | Jun humidity = 74.8 | Jul humidity = 77.2 | Aug humidity = 76.1 | Sep humidity = 73.9 | Oct humidity = 71.0 | Nov humidity = 72.5 | Dec humidity = 71.1 | year humidity = 72.1 | Jan dew point F = 36.9 | Feb dew point F = 38.3 | Mar dew point F = 42.6 | Apr dew point F = 50.3 | May dew point F = 58.8 | Jun dew point F = 67.7 | Jul dew point F = 72.3 | Aug dew point F = 71.2 | Sep dew point F = 66.5 | Oct dew point F = 57.0 | Nov dew point F = 49.5 | Dec dew point F = 41.0 | year dew point F = 54.4 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web | url = http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mhx | title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher =National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = July 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name=NOAAtxt>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210505030943/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00316349&format=pdf | archive-date = May 5, 2021 | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00316349&format=pdf | title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = May 4, 2021}}</ref> |source 2 = PRISM (humidity and dew point)<ref name=prism>{{cite web|url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University|access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref> }}
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