403:
367:
427:
391:
379:
439:
415:
2853:
1696:
267:
76:
256:
357:. Of these the Salter House/visitor center, the one-room school, the Methodist Church, the Life-Saving Station, Henry Pigott's house and the Post Office/general store are open to the public during the summer. Now, especially during the summers, people often visit the island and camp out overnight on the beach (camping is not allowed in the village). Facilities are very limited with a compost toilet near the Life-Saving Station and a restroom in the Salter house/visitors center, with no potable water, food, or electricity available.
468:
59:
101:
516:). Cfak climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature > 32.0 °F (> 0.0 °C), at least eight months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Portsmouth, a cooling afternoon
2860:
108:
83:
1499:
459:, where many inhabitants of Portsmouth had resettled. The homecoming began as a church- and family-based event but has become increasingly a secular celebration of Portsmouth's heritage, under the aegis of the National Park Service. Many people who have no direct family connection to the island participate in the homecoming.
454:
Portsmouth is the location of an increasingly well-known "homecoming," currently celebrated every two years. The island homecoming has its origins in the early trips made back to the island by families who left prior to the 1960s and was originally affiliated with the
Methodist and Primitive Baptist
337:
The inhabitants of
Portsmouth Village were heavily engaged in fishing and other maritime trades, like piloting and manning vessels, even building a small man-made island, Shell Castle, out of oyster shells for use as a shipping depot. Later many worked as fisherman and clammers. Much of Portsmouth's
495:
Portsmouth Island lies to the east of North Core Banks, to which it is connected at most states of the tide. The limits of the island are not precisely determined and have varied over time. Older maps use the term for the island between
Ocracoke Inlet and Whalebone Inlet (which closed in 1961, now
297:
to the northeast, making
Ocracoke Inlet a less desirable shipping lane by comparison. The waters around Portsmouth's harbor also began to shoal up, hastening its decline as a port. The Civil War was yet another blow as many people fled to the mainland when Union soldiers came to occupy the Outer
338:
population was
African American descending from the slaves brought to the island. After the Civil War most African Americans left Portsmouth but some families remained including Pigott family whose descendants were some of the island's last inhabitants: Henry and Lizzie Pigott. Under
342:, black and white children could not legally attend the one-room schoolhouse on Portsmouth Island together. The state never built a separate school for Blacks, so African Americans who remained on the island in its declining years never received the benefits of a formal education.
3448:
3453:
3311:
3201:
3196:
3171:
3341:
3276:
3266:
3231:
3221:
3181:
3001:
302:
also served as a benchmark in the island's population decline, though more as a focal point of memory and a symbol of decline than the real cause of it. (These were the same hurricanes that led to the depopulation of the barrier islands on the
3096:
3066:
3036:
3006:
2986:
2921:
2886:
2881:
3438:
3286:
3256:
3251:
3176:
3166:
3126:
3101:
3076:
3046:
3016:
2991:
2971:
2951:
2941:
2936:
2926:
2906:
2876:
2790:
3346:
3316:
3281:
3261:
3216:
3156:
3146:
3121:
3116:
3091:
3086:
3081:
3041:
2966:
2961:
2956:
3371:
3366:
3361:
3356:
3336:
3296:
3291:
3236:
3226:
3211:
3206:
3161:
3141:
3071:
3061:
3051:
3031:
3026:
2996:
2976:
2946:
2916:
2911:
3387:
3351:
3326:
3321:
3306:
3301:
3271:
3186:
3151:
3131:
3056:
3021:
2931:
2901:
2891:
3331:
3246:
3241:
3191:
3111:
3106:
3011:
2981:
2896:
3136:
536:
in
Portsmouth is 8b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 17.5 °F (-8.1 °C). The average seasonal (Dec-Mar) snowfall total is < 2 inches (< 5 cm), and the average annual peak in
3433:
2783:
2478:
2803:
2776:
366:
322:. The last two elderly residents, Marian Gray Babb and Nora Dixon, left the island in 1971 after the death of Henry Pigott, who although approximately the same age was essentially their caretaker.
314:
A further blow was the decommissioning of the US Life-Saving
Station there in 1937, and closing of the post office in 1959. In 1967 Portsmouth Island and village had already been acquired by the
2522:
1584:
2448:
286:. Portsmouth grew to a peak population of 685 in 1860. Though small, Portsmouth was one of the most important points-of-entry along the Atlantic coast in post-Revolutionary America.
402:
426:
3443:
3428:
3392:
390:
378:
2842:
2832:
528:
which extends from June 1 through
November 30, sharply peaking from late August through September. During the winter months, episodes of cold and wind can occur with
438:
75:
414:
2747:
1577:
1525:
1370:
138:
2413:
2408:
2403:
298:
Banks. Many didn't return after the war had ended and the
Village of Portsmouth continued its decline, sped along by the occasional hurricane. The mammoth
479:
Portsmouth is reached by a passenger ferry from
Ocracoke village. It is also accessible by four wheel drive vehicles, which cross Core Sound by ferry from
1769:
100:
1570:
2827:
1410:
339:
45:
3423:
2656:
2353:
2152:
1882:
2799:
2757:
2014:
1204:
326:
36:
1503:
2468:
2363:
3418:
2358:
2078:
2388:
2676:
2626:
2473:
2348:
1983:
1685:
259:
1562:
2686:
2443:
2393:
2063:
2021:
505:
2681:
2651:
2333:
2142:
2053:
1594:
353:
Now, 21 total buildings stand, including about a dozen dwellings and a few out-buildings. These are maintained as part of the
274:
Ocracoke Inlet was a popular shipping lane during colonial times. Established in 1753, the town of Portsmouth functioned as a
240:
2621:
2338:
1739:
1719:
1635:
319:
299:
244:
1342:
243:, was established in 1753 by the North Carolina Colonial Assembly, and abandoned in 1971. Its remains are now part of the
2532:
2026:
1993:
1978:
1923:
1918:
1840:
1670:
1650:
2587:
2378:
2031:
1822:
1764:
1744:
1665:
1660:
1153:
456:
266:
1474:"U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)"
2727:
2577:
2130:
2043:
1938:
1789:
1774:
1724:
1655:
2428:
2732:
2463:
2058:
1988:
1734:
1554:
1377:
255:
2701:
2636:
2552:
2483:
2073:
1928:
1875:
1794:
1223:
525:
509:
308:
304:
2542:
2438:
2135:
2123:
2093:
2088:
2009:
1973:
1804:
1779:
1714:
1680:
1640:
1616:
1541:
480:
236:
2768:
2562:
2423:
1515:
A Home Transformed: Narratives of Home, Loss, Longing and the Miniature from Portsmouth Island, North Carolina
1258:
A Home Transformed: Narratives of Home, Loss, Longing and the Miniature from Portsmouth Island, North Carolina
467:
2602:
2557:
2517:
2314:
2036:
1706:
1675:
278:, where cargo from ocean-going vessels could be transferred to shallow-draft vessels capable of traversing
2822:
2646:
2597:
2547:
2458:
2118:
2113:
2083:
1799:
2837:
2817:
2373:
2294:
2193:
2173:
2103:
2098:
1784:
1729:
1645:
1230:
1209:
315:
2198:
1514:
524:
values ≥ 100 °F (≥ 38 °C). Portsmouth is prone to hurricane strikes, particularly during the
58:
1394:
3413:
2592:
2572:
2537:
2108:
2048:
1868:
1847:
533:
471:
View from a truck driving on Portsmouth Flats Road separating Portsmouth from the rest of the North
2304:
1754:
1473:
1406:
1395:
Barrier Island Ecology of Cape Lookout National Seashore, NPS Scientific Monograph No.9, Chapter 3
2299:
2691:
1161:
882:
1860:
1285:
2752:
2068:
1933:
1517:(M.A. thesis in Folklore, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2009). Online resource.
1262:
2742:
2567:
2213:
2208:
1953:
1256:
2737:
2666:
2631:
2309:
2268:
2263:
2168:
1958:
1943:
1895:
294:
232:
220:
1339:
192:
3407:
2711:
2706:
2641:
2228:
2223:
2218:
1968:
1963:
1452:
1346:
1149:
808:
538:
345:
Inhabitants of the island lived without electricity, running water or refrigeration.
279:
227:
is a tidal island connected, under most conditions, to the northern end of the North
1371:"Past, Present and Future Inlets of the Outer Banks Barrier Islands, North Carolina"
2493:
2278:
2258:
2248:
1913:
290:
1357:
520:
is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with
3449:
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
2188:
1891:
1609:
216:
3454:
Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
2696:
2273:
2238:
2233:
2183:
1948:
1814:
1017:
Climate data for Cape Hatteras, NC Ocean Water Temperature (33 NE Portsmouth)
529:
521:
517:
484:
472:
283:
275:
228:
153:
140:
2253:
930:
2859:
1311:
1156:
types, Portsmouth, North Carolina would have a dominant vegetation type of
1498:
2498:
1899:
1530:
1431:
1157:
512:
with hot and humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation (
3439:
National Register of Historic Places in Carteret County, North Carolina
2671:
1266:
1172:
1169:
372:
Theodore & Anne Salter House / Visitor Center (built circa 1905)
2479:
Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
466:
265:
254:
1199:
1627:
270:
Post Office and General Store (built circa 1900, closed in 1959)
2772:
1864:
1566:
1319:
National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory
1520:
1694:
3434:
Buildings and structures in Carteret County, North Carolina
1509:
1261:(MA thesis). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
128:
North end of Portsmouth Island, Portsmouth, North Carolina
2449:
University of North Carolina - Coastal Studies Institute
548:
Climate data for Portsmouth, NC (1981-2010 Averages)
3380:
2867:
2833:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
2810:
2720:
2611:
2507:
2323:
2287:
2161:
2002:
1906:
1813:
1753:
1705:
1626:
1321:. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
408:
Ed, Nora, & Elma Dixon House (built circa 1910)
198:
185:
177:
169:
132:
124:
432:Walker & Sarah Styron House (built circa 1850)
107:
82:
1250:
1248:
396:George & Patsy Dixon House (built circa 1875)
1453:"Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions"
384:Lionel & Emma Gilgo House (built circa 1926)
1432:"PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University"
1358:Cape Lookout National Seashore: Ferry Services
532:values < 15 °F (< -9 °C). The
211:was a fishing and shipping village located on
2784:
1876:
1578:
1531:Portsmouth Island Vehicle and Passenger Ferry
8:
3444:Landforms of Carteret County, North Carolina
3429:Geography of Carteret County, North Carolina
325:In 1978 Portsmouth Village was added to the
262:station (built 1894, decommissioned in 1937)
444:Washington Roberts House (built circa 1840)
2791:
2777:
2769:
1883:
1869:
1861:
1585:
1571:
1563:
1535:
1013:
544:
57:
2800:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
2439:North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
508:system, Portsmouth, North Carolina has a
37:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1369:David J. Mallinson; et al. (2008).
475:. The road is usually covered in water.
1411:United States Department of Agriculture
1280:
1278:
1276:
1188:
496:the northern end of North Core Banks.)
420:Ed & Kate Styron House (built 1933)
359:
2354:Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
1407:"USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map"
1340:"Our State" television program, ep 103
1312:"Portsmouth Village Historic District"
1200:"National Register Information System"
1194:
1192:
483:and use the beach and tracks on North
20:
1168:) with a dominant vegetation form of
7:
1205:National Register of Historic Places
355:Portsmouth Village Historic District
327:National Register of Historic Places
2657:Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island
2469:Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
2364:Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
361:Historical buildings in the village
289:In 1846, two strong hurricanes cut
2359:Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
1593:Municipalities and communities of
181:Bungalow/craftsman, Stick/eastlake
14:
2627:Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station
2474:Wright Brothers National Memorial
2349:Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
318:, then incorporated into the new
2858:
2851:
2578:Captain Richard Etheridge Bridge
2444:Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
2409:Roanoke Island Marshes Game Land
1497:
506:Trewartha climate classification
437:
425:
413:
401:
389:
377:
365:
106:
99:
81:
74:
2652:Hatteras Weather Bureau Station
2429:Roanoke Island Marshes Preserve
2334:Cape Hatteras National Seashore
1596:Carteret County, North Carolina
2622:Pea Island Life-Saving Station
2339:Cape Lookout National Seashore
2174:Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
1255:Taylor, Stephen Jesse (2009).
320:Cape Lookout National Seashore
300:1933 Atlantic hurricane season
245:Cape Lookout National Seashore
187:
1:
3424:Ghost towns in North Carolina
2533:Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge
2464:Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary
2435:Museums, zoos, and institutes
1310:Lenard E. Brown (June 1977).
115:Show map of the United States
2588:Dare County Regional Airport
2324:Protected areas and wildlife
1154:potential natural vegetation
457:Cedar Island, North Carolina
18:United States historic place
3393:National Historic Landmarks
2523:North Carolina Ferry System
2484:Run Hill State Natural Area
1939:Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
1548:Beaches of The Outer Banks
737:Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
597:Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
455:churches, primarily out of
3470:
2733:1945 Outer Banks hurricane
2728:1936 Outer Banks hurricane
1510:National Park Service site
1504:Portsmouth, North Carolina
1224:"Portsmouth Village Lives"
1135:
1016:
1002:
547:
293:and deepened the existing
90:Show map of North Carolina
3419:Beaches of North Carolina
2849:
2637:Graveyard of the Atlantic
2553:William B. Umstead Bridge
2404:Currituck Banks Game Land
2379:Jockey's Ridge State Park
1836:
1692:
1607:
1551:
1546:
1538:
1065:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
928:
880:
806:
736:
666:
596:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
541:activity is in February.
526:Atlantic hurricane season
510:humid subtropical climate
305:Eastern Shore of Virginia
186:NRHP reference
68:
56:
52:
43:
34:
27:
23:
2563:Melvin R. Daniels Bridge
2543:Herbert C. Bonner Bridge
2424:Nags Head Woods Preserve
1526:Google map of the island
178:Architectural style
2603:Ocracoke Island Airport
2518:Historic Albemarle Tour
1521:Portsmouth Island Ferry
1291:. National Park Service
173:250 acres (100 ha)
154:35.06972°N 76.0637889°W
2823:Keeper of the Register
2647:Battle of the Atlantic
2598:Billy Mitchell Airport
2558:Washington Baum Bridge
2548:Wright Memorial Bridge
2459:Mountains-to-Sea Trail
2414:Buxton Woods Game Land
2385:State Coastal Reserves
2010:City of Virginia Beach
1699:
476:
271:
263:
46:U.S. Historic district
2838:National Park Service
2818:Contributing property
2374:False Cape State Park
2295:Currituck Beach Light
1842:North Carolina portal
1698:
1231:National Park Service
1210:National Park Service
470:
316:National Park Service
269:
258:
159:35.06972; -76.0637889
2593:First Flight Airport
2573:Mid-Currituck Bridge
2538:Marc Basnight Bridge
2153:Cape Lookout Village
1849:United States portal
1506:at Wikimedia Commons
1383:on October 16, 2011.
534:plant hardiness zone
235:from the village of
2305:Cape Hatteras Light
1066:Daily mean °F (°C)
667:Daily mean °F (°C)
239:. The town lies in
150: /
2330:National Seashores
2315:Cape Lookout Light
2300:Bodie Island Light
2079:Whalebone Junction
1700:
1267:10.17615/e5f3-vc19
477:
333:Life in Portsmouth
272:
264:
223:, United States.
29:Portsmouth Village
3401:
3400:
2828:Historic district
2766:
2765:
2758:Hazard mitigation
2692:Richard Grenville
2618:Events and places
2199:Knotts Island Bay
1984:Portsmouth Island
1858:
1857:
1686:Pine Knoll Shores
1561:
1560:
1552:Succeeded by
1502:Media related to
1162:Uniola paniculata
1148:According to the
1140:
1139:
1007:
1006:
883:relative humidity
504:According to the
491:Portsmouth Island
225:Portsmouth Island
213:Portsmouth Island
206:
205:
202:November 29, 1978
63:Portsmouth Church
3461:
2862:
2855:
2854:
2793:
2786:
2779:
2770:
2753:Hurricane Dorian
2748:Hurricane Isabel
2389:Kitty Hawk Woods
2345:Wildlife Refuges
2064:Kill Devil Hills
2022:Currituck County
1934:Colington Island
1885:
1878:
1871:
1862:
1850:
1843:
1697:
1619:
1612:
1602:
1597:
1587:
1580:
1573:
1564:
1539:Preceded by
1536:
1501:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1480:
1470:
1464:
1463:
1461:
1459:
1449:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1438:
1428:
1422:
1421:
1419:
1417:
1403:
1397:
1392:
1386:
1384:
1382:
1376:. Archived from
1375:
1366:
1360:
1355:
1349:
1337:
1331:
1330:
1328:
1326:
1316:
1307:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1296:
1290:
1282:
1271:
1270:
1252:
1243:
1242:
1240:
1238:
1228:
1220:
1214:
1213:
1196:
1014:
545:
441:
429:
417:
405:
393:
381:
369:
349:Portsmouth today
260:U.S. Life-Saving
189:
165:
164:
162:
161:
160:
155:
151:
148:
147:
146:
143:
116:
110:
109:
103:
91:
85:
84:
78:
61:
21:
3469:
3468:
3464:
3463:
3462:
3460:
3459:
3458:
3404:
3403:
3402:
3397:
3376:
2869:
2863:
2857:
2856:
2852:
2847:
2806:
2797:
2767:
2762:
2743:Hurricane Irene
2716:
2607:
2568:Rodanthe Bridge
2503:
2319:
2283:
2214:Albemarle Sound
2209:Currituck Sound
2157:
2143:Carteret County
2054:Southern Shores
1998:
1974:Ocracoke Island
1954:Hatteras Island
1902:
1889:
1859:
1854:
1848:
1841:
1832:
1809:
1756:
1749:
1701:
1695:
1690:
1622:
1617:
1610:
1603:
1600:
1595:
1591:
1557:
1544:
1542:Ocracoke Island
1494:
1489:
1488:
1478:
1476:
1472:
1471:
1467:
1457:
1455:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1436:
1434:
1430:
1429:
1425:
1415:
1413:
1405:
1404:
1400:
1393:
1389:
1380:
1373:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1356:
1352:
1338:
1334:
1324:
1322:
1314:
1309:
1308:
1304:
1294:
1292:
1288:
1284:
1283:
1274:
1254:
1253:
1246:
1236:
1234:
1226:
1222:
1221:
1217:
1212:. July 9, 2010.
1198:
1197:
1190:
1185:
1146:
1141:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1010:
1008:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
502:
493:
465:
452:
445:
442:
433:
430:
421:
418:
409:
406:
397:
394:
385:
382:
373:
370:
351:
335:
276:lightering port
253:
241:Carteret County
158:
156:
152:
149:
144:
141:
139:
137:
136:
120:
119:
118:
117:
114:
113:
112:
111:
94:
93:
92:
89:
88:
87:
86:
64:
48:
39:
30:
19:
12:
11:
5:
3467:
3465:
3457:
3456:
3451:
3446:
3441:
3436:
3431:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3406:
3405:
3399:
3398:
3396:
3395:
3390:
3384:
3382:
3378:
3377:
3375:
3374:
3369:
3364:
3359:
3354:
3349:
3344:
3339:
3334:
3329:
3324:
3319:
3314:
3309:
3304:
3299:
3294:
3289:
3284:
3279:
3274:
3269:
3264:
3259:
3254:
3249:
3244:
3239:
3234:
3229:
3224:
3219:
3214:
3209:
3204:
3199:
3194:
3189:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3164:
3159:
3154:
3149:
3144:
3139:
3134:
3129:
3124:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3104:
3099:
3094:
3089:
3084:
3079:
3074:
3069:
3064:
3059:
3054:
3049:
3044:
3039:
3034:
3029:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2984:
2979:
2974:
2969:
2964:
2959:
2954:
2949:
2944:
2939:
2934:
2929:
2924:
2919:
2914:
2909:
2904:
2899:
2894:
2889:
2884:
2879:
2873:
2871:
2865:
2864:
2850:
2848:
2846:
2845:
2843:Property types
2840:
2835:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2814:
2812:
2808:
2807:
2804:North Carolina
2798:
2796:
2795:
2788:
2781:
2773:
2764:
2763:
2761:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2740:
2738:Hurricane Fran
2735:
2730:
2724:
2722:
2718:
2717:
2715:
2714:
2709:
2704:
2699:
2694:
2689:
2684:
2679:
2674:
2669:
2667:Roanoke people
2664:
2660:
2659:
2654:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2634:
2632:Roanoke Colony
2629:
2624:
2619:
2615:
2613:
2609:
2608:
2606:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2581:
2580:
2575:
2570:
2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2530:
2526:
2525:
2520:
2515:
2511:
2509:
2508:Transportation
2505:
2504:
2502:
2501:
2496:
2491:
2487:
2486:
2481:
2476:
2471:
2466:
2461:
2456:
2452:
2451:
2446:
2441:
2436:
2432:
2431:
2426:
2421:
2417:
2416:
2411:
2406:
2401:
2397:
2396:
2391:
2386:
2382:
2381:
2376:
2371:
2367:
2366:
2361:
2356:
2351:
2346:
2342:
2341:
2336:
2331:
2327:
2325:
2321:
2320:
2318:
2317:
2312:
2310:Ocracoke Light
2307:
2302:
2297:
2291:
2289:
2285:
2284:
2282:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2269:Ocracoke Inlet
2266:
2264:Hatteras Inlet
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2242:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2202:
2201:
2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2177:
2176:
2171:
2169:Atlantic Ocean
2165:
2163:
2159:
2158:
2156:
2155:
2150:
2145:
2139:
2138:
2133:
2127:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2091:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2040:
2039:
2034:
2029:
2024:
2018:
2017:
2012:
2006:
2004:
2000:
1999:
1997:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1981:
1976:
1971:
1966:
1961:
1959:No Ache Island
1956:
1951:
1946:
1944:Roanoke Island
1941:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1916:
1910:
1908:
1904:
1903:
1896:North Carolina
1890:
1888:
1887:
1880:
1873:
1865:
1856:
1855:
1853:
1852:
1845:
1837:
1834:
1833:
1831:
1830:
1825:
1819:
1817:
1811:
1810:
1808:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1761:
1759:
1751:
1750:
1748:
1747:
1742:
1740:Harkers Island
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1720:Brandywine Bay
1717:
1711:
1709:
1703:
1702:
1693:
1691:
1689:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1636:Atlantic Beach
1632:
1630:
1624:
1623:
1608:
1605:
1604:
1592:
1590:
1589:
1582:
1575:
1567:
1559:
1558:
1553:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1534:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1512:
1507:
1493:
1492:External links
1490:
1487:
1486:
1465:
1444:
1423:
1398:
1387:
1361:
1350:
1345:2004-12-21 at
1332:
1302:
1286:"Henry Piggot"
1272:
1244:
1215:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1145:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1063:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1012:
1005:
1004:
1003:Source: PRISM
1000:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
926:
925:
922:
919:
916:
913:
910:
907:
904:
901:
898:
895:
892:
889:
886:
878:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
804:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
734:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
664:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
594:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
557:
554:
550:
549:
543:
501:
498:
492:
489:
464:
461:
451:
448:
447:
446:
443:
436:
434:
431:
424:
422:
419:
412:
410:
407:
400:
398:
395:
388:
386:
383:
376:
374:
371:
364:
362:
350:
347:
334:
331:
295:Hatteras Inlet
252:
249:
233:Ocracoke Inlet
221:North Carolina
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
190:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
105:
104:
98:
97:
96:
95:
80:
79:
73:
72:
71:
70:
69:
66:
65:
62:
54:
53:
50:
49:
44:
41:
40:
35:
32:
31:
28:
25:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3466:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3432:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3411:
3409:
3394:
3391:
3389:
3386:
3385:
3383:
3379:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3365:
3363:
3360:
3358:
3355:
3353:
3350:
3348:
3345:
3343:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3330:
3328:
3325:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3315:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3278:
3275:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3255:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3223:
3220:
3218:
3215:
3213:
3210:
3208:
3205:
3203:
3200:
3198:
3195:
3193:
3190:
3188:
3185:
3183:
3180:
3178:
3175:
3173:
3170:
3168:
3165:
3163:
3160:
3158:
3155:
3153:
3150:
3148:
3145:
3143:
3140:
3138:
3135:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
3105:
3103:
3100:
3098:
3095:
3093:
3090:
3088:
3085:
3083:
3080:
3078:
3075:
3073:
3070:
3068:
3065:
3063:
3060:
3058:
3055:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3040:
3038:
3035:
3033:
3030:
3028:
3025:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3015:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2980:
2978:
2975:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2953:
2950:
2948:
2945:
2943:
2940:
2938:
2935:
2933:
2930:
2928:
2925:
2923:
2920:
2918:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2908:
2905:
2903:
2900:
2898:
2895:
2893:
2890:
2888:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2878:
2875:
2874:
2872:
2866:
2861:
2844:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2815:
2813:
2809:
2805:
2801:
2794:
2789:
2787:
2782:
2780:
2775:
2774:
2771:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2725:
2723:
2719:
2713:
2712:Marc Basnight
2710:
2708:
2707:Virginia Dare
2705:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2688:
2685:
2683:
2680:
2678:
2675:
2673:
2670:
2668:
2665:
2662:
2661:
2658:
2655:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2642:Torpedo Alley
2640:
2638:
2635:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2625:
2623:
2620:
2617:
2616:
2614:
2610:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2583:
2582:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2528:
2527:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2516:
2513:
2512:
2510:
2506:
2500:
2497:
2495:
2492:
2489:
2488:
2485:
2482:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2462:
2460:
2457:
2454:
2453:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2434:
2433:
2430:
2427:
2425:
2422:
2419:
2418:
2415:
2412:
2410:
2407:
2405:
2402:
2399:
2398:
2395:
2392:
2390:
2387:
2384:
2383:
2380:
2377:
2375:
2372:
2369:
2368:
2365:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2355:
2352:
2350:
2347:
2344:
2343:
2340:
2337:
2335:
2332:
2329:
2328:
2326:
2322:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2292:
2290:
2286:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2244:
2243:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2229:Pamlico Sound
2227:
2225:
2224:Roanoke Sound
2222:
2220:
2219:Croatan Sound
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2204:
2203:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2179:
2178:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2166:
2164:
2160:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2146:
2144:
2141:
2140:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2128:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2085:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2042:
2041:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2027:Knotts Island
2025:
2023:
2020:
2019:
2016:
2013:
2011:
2008:
2007:
2005:
2001:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1979:Beacon Island
1977:
1975:
1972:
1970:
1969:Shelly Island
1967:
1965:
1964:Cape Hatteras
1962:
1960:
1957:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1924:Monkey Island
1922:
1920:
1919:Knotts Island
1917:
1915:
1912:
1911:
1909:
1905:
1901:
1897:
1893:
1886:
1881:
1879:
1874:
1872:
1867:
1866:
1863:
1851:
1846:
1844:
1839:
1838:
1835:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1820:
1818:
1816:
1812:
1806:
1803:
1801:
1798:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1762:
1760:
1758:
1752:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1712:
1710:
1708:
1704:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1671:Morehead City
1669:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1651:Cape Carteret
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1633:
1631:
1629:
1625:
1621:
1620:
1613:
1606:
1601:United States
1598:
1588:
1583:
1581:
1576:
1574:
1569:
1568:
1565:
1556:
1549:
1543:
1537:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1505:
1500:
1496:
1495:
1491:
1475:
1469:
1466:
1454:
1448:
1445:
1433:
1427:
1424:
1412:
1408:
1402:
1399:
1396:
1391:
1388:
1379:
1372:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1347:archive.today
1344:
1341:
1336:
1333:
1320:
1313:
1306:
1303:
1287:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1268:
1264:
1260:
1259:
1251:
1249:
1245:
1232:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1201:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1182:
1180:
1178:
1174:
1171:
1167:
1163:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1150:A. W. Kuchler
1143:
1136:Source: NOAA
1134:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1064:
1020:
1015:
1011:
1001:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
932:
927:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
887:
884:
879:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
810:
809:precipitation
805:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
735:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
665:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
595:
551:
546:
542:
540:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
499:
497:
490:
488:
486:
482:
474:
469:
462:
460:
458:
449:
440:
435:
428:
423:
416:
411:
404:
399:
392:
387:
380:
375:
368:
363:
360:
358:
356:
348:
346:
343:
341:
332:
330:
328:
323:
321:
317:
312:
310:
306:
301:
296:
292:
287:
285:
281:
277:
268:
261:
257:
250:
248:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
201:
199:Added to NRHP
197:
194:
191:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
163:
135:
131:
127:
123:
102:
77:
67:
60:
55:
51:
47:
42:
38:
33:
26:
22:
16:
3312:Transylvania
2494:Banker horse
2394:Buxton Woods
2279:Barden Inlet
2259:Isabel Inlet
2249:Oregon Inlet
2147:
2032:Carova Beach
1994:Cape Lookout
1914:Bodie Island
1827:
1823:Diamond City
1765:Cedar Island
1745:Marshallberg
1666:Indian Beach
1661:Emerald Isle
1615:
1547:
1477:. Retrieved
1468:
1456:. Retrieved
1447:
1435:. Retrieved
1426:
1414:. Retrieved
1401:
1390:
1378:the original
1364:
1353:
1335:
1323:. Retrieved
1318:
1305:
1293:. Retrieved
1257:
1235:. Retrieved
1218:
1203:
1176:
1165:
1147:
1009:
811:inches (mm)
513:
503:
494:
478:
453:
354:
352:
344:
336:
324:
313:
291:Oregon Inlet
288:
273:
224:
212:
208:
207:
145:76°3′49.64″W
15:
3414:Outer Banks
3381:Other lists
3202:Northampton
3197:New Hanover
3172:Mecklenburg
2370:State Parks
2288:Lighthouses
2189:Raleigh Bay
2131:Hyde County
2044:Dare County
1929:Mary Island
1892:Outer Banks
1815:Ghost towns
1790:Salter Path
1775:Gales Creek
1757:communities
1725:Broad Creek
1656:Cedar Point
1611:County seat
1295:February 2,
340:segregation
284:Core Sounds
217:Outer Banks
157: /
133:Coordinates
3408:Categories
3342:Washington
3277:Rutherford
3267:Rockingham
3232:Perquimans
3222:Pasquotank
3182:Montgomery
3002:Cumberland
2697:Blackbeard
2687:John White
2400:Game Lands
2274:Drum Inlet
2239:Back Sound
2234:Core Sound
2184:Onslow Bay
2148:Portsmouth
2059:Kitty Hawk
2015:Sandbridge
1989:Core Banks
1949:Pea Island
1828:Portsmouth
1770:Core Creek
1735:Gloucester
1555:Core Banks
1183:References
1160:/Sea Oats
539:nor'easter
530:wind chill
522:heat index
518:sea breeze
485:Core Banks
473:Core Banks
450:Homecoming
229:Core Banks
209:Portsmouth
3097:Henderson
3067:Granville
3037:Edgecombe
3007:Currituck
2987:Cleveland
2922:Brunswick
2887:Alleghany
2882:Alexander
2870:by county
2420:Preserves
2254:New Inlet
2162:Waterways
2074:Nags Head
2069:Colington
1907:Landforms
1795:Sea Level
1479:August 6,
1458:August 6,
1437:August 6,
1416:August 6,
1325:August 1,
931:dew point
231:, across
142:35°4′11″N
3287:Scotland
3257:Richmond
3252:Randolph
3177:Mitchell
3167:McDowell
3127:Johnston
3102:Hertford
3077:Guilford
3047:Franklin
3017:Davidson
2992:Columbus
2972:Cherokee
2952:Carteret
2942:Caldwell
2937:Cabarrus
2927:Buncombe
2907:Beaufort
2877:Alamance
2677:Wanchese
2584:Airports
2499:Red wolf
2490:Wildlife
2194:Back Bay
2136:Ocracoke
2124:Hatteras
2094:Rodanthe
2089:Wanchese
1900:Virginia
1805:Wildwood
1780:Merrimon
1715:Atlantic
1681:Peletier
1641:Beaufort
1618:Beaufort
1343:Archived
1237:July 14,
1158:Live oak
933:°F (°C)
929:Average
881:Average
876:(1,441)
807:Average
481:Atlantic
309:Maryland
237:Ocracoke
193:78000267
125:Location
3388:Bridges
3347:Watauga
3317:Tyrrell
3282:Sampson
3262:Robeson
3217:Pamlico
3157:Madison
3147:Lincoln
3122:Jackson
3117:Iredell
3092:Haywood
3087:Harnett
3082:Halifax
3042:Forsyth
2967:Chatham
2962:Catawba
2957:Caswell
2721:Weather
2702:Raleigh
2672:Croatan
2612:History
2529:Bridges
2037:Corolla
1676:Newport
1385:page 12
1173:Prairie
1170:Coastal
1144:Ecology
998:(12.4)
983:(13.9)
978:(19.2)
973:(21.8)
968:(22.4)
963:(19.9)
958:(14.8)
953:(10.2)
802:(13.7)
792:(10.7)
787:(15.6)
782:(20.7)
777:(22.8)
772:(23.3)
767:(21.1)
762:(16.3)
757:(11.9)
732:(17.5)
722:(14.6)
717:(19.3)
712:(24.1)
707:(26.3)
702:(26.8)
697:(24.7)
692:(20.3)
687:(16.1)
682:(11.6)
662:(21.3)
657:(13.8)
652:(18.5)
647:(22.9)
642:(27.4)
637:(29.8)
632:(30.2)
627:(28.3)
622:(24.2)
617:(20.2)
612:(15.8)
607:(12.7)
602:(11.7)
500:Climate
280:Pamlico
251:History
215:on the
3372:Yancey
3367:Yadkin
3362:Wilson
3357:Wilkes
3337:Warren
3297:Stokes
3292:Stanly
3237:Person
3227:Pender
3212:Orange
3207:Onslow
3162:Martin
3142:Lenoir
3072:Greene
3062:Graham
3052:Gaston
3032:Durham
3027:Duplin
2997:Craven
2977:Chowan
2947:Camden
2917:Bladen
2912:Bertie
2811:Topics
2682:Manteo
2663:People
2514:Routes
2245:Inlets
2205:Sounds
2119:Frisco
2114:Buxton
2084:Manteo
2003:Places
1800:Stella
1233:. 2011
1022:Month
993:(4.9)
988:(9.7)
948:(5.9)
943:(3.4)
938:(2.7)
871:(101)
866:(111)
861:(129)
856:(164)
851:(183)
846:(125)
841:(103)
826:(119)
816:(120)
797:(6.0)
752:(7.4)
747:(4.5)
742:(3.6)
727:(9.9)
677:(8.6)
672:(7.7)
553:Month
463:Access
3352:Wayne
3327:Vance
3322:Union
3307:Swain
3302:Surry
3272:Rowan
3187:Moore
3152:Macon
3132:Jones
3057:Gates
3022:Davie
2932:Burke
2902:Avery
2892:Anson
2868:Lists
2455:Other
2104:Salvo
2099:Waves
1785:Otway
1755:Other
1730:Davis
1646:Bogue
1628:Towns
1381:(PDF)
1374:(PDF)
1315:(pdf)
1289:(PDF)
1227:(PDF)
1152:U.S.
1131:(18)
1126:(13)
1121:(14)
1116:(21)
1111:(25)
1106:(27)
1101:(26)
1096:(23)
1091:(20)
1086:(15)
1081:(11)
1061:Year
924:72.1
921:71.3
918:72.5
915:71.0
912:74.2
909:76.1
906:76.9
903:74.8
900:70.9
897:68.1
894:68.2
891:70.0
888:70.6
874:56.73
836:(97)
831:(92)
821:(99)
592:Year
3332:Wake
3247:Polk
3242:Pitt
3192:Nash
3112:Hyde
3107:Hoke
3012:Dare
2982:Clay
2897:Ashe
2180:Bays
2109:Avon
2049:Duck
1898:and
1707:CDPs
1481:2019
1460:2019
1439:2019
1418:2019
1327:2014
1297:2016
1239:2014
1076:(8)
1071:(9)
1058:Dec
1055:Nov
1052:Oct
1049:Sep
1046:Aug
1043:Jul
1040:Jun
1037:May
1034:Apr
1031:Mar
1028:Feb
1025:Jan
996:54.4
991:40.9
986:49.5
981:57.0
976:66.5
971:71.2
966:72.3
961:67.8
956:58.7
951:50.3
946:42.7
941:38.2
936:36.8
885:(%)
869:3.96
864:4.36
859:5.09
854:6.44
849:7.22
844:4.92
839:4.04
834:3.80
829:3.64
824:4.67
819:3.88
814:4.71
800:56.7
795:42.8
790:51.3
785:60.0
780:69.2
775:73.1
770:74.0
765:69.9
760:61.4
755:53.4
750:45.3
745:40.1
740:38.4
730:63.5
725:49.8
720:58.3
715:66.7
710:75.3
705:79.4
700:80.2
695:76.4
690:68.5
685:60.9
680:52.9
675:47.5
670:45.8
660:70.4
655:56.9
650:65.3
645:73.3
640:81.4
635:85.7
630:86.3
625:82.9
620:75.5
615:68.4
610:60.5
605:54.9
600:53.1
589:Dec
586:Nov
583:Oct
580:Sep
577:Aug
574:Jul
571:Jun
568:May
565:Apr
562:Mar
559:Feb
556:Jan
514:Cfak
307:and
282:and
170:Area
3137:Lee
2802:in
1894:of
1263:doi
1179:).
311:.)
219:in
188:No.
3410::
1614::
1599:,
1409:.
1317:.
1275:^
1247:^
1229:.
1208:.
1202:.
1191:^
1177:20
1166:90
1129:64
1124:55
1119:58
1114:70
1109:77
1104:80
1099:78
1094:74
1089:68
1084:59
1079:52
1074:46
1069:49
487:.
329:.
247:.
2792:e
2785:t
2778:v
1884:e
1877:t
1870:v
1586:e
1579:t
1572:v
1483:.
1462:.
1441:.
1420:.
1329:.
1299:.
1269:.
1265::
1241:.
1175:(
1164:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
