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From The Mountains To The Outer Banks

From The Mountains To The Outer Banks

The North Carolina State Climate Office serves as the primary scientific extension resource for weather and climate science for the state of North Carolina. The office achieves its mission through climate science monitoring, education, extension, and research.

Top Image: An aerial photo of Greenville, NC, after the snow on February 1, 2026

What we do

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ECONet

Our office hosts the North Carolina Environment and Climate Observing Network (ECONet). Learn more about the 45-site network here.

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Education

Learn about our state’s unique climate and weather and browse classroom-ready lessons and activities.

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ECONet Station

Data + Products

Explore North Carolina’s climate and access climate data and climate-smart decision support tools with our suite of products.

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Research

Our office conducts original research on many aspects of North Carolina’s climate and weather. Learn more here.

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An aerial photo of Greenville, NC, after the snow on February 1, 2026

February 04, 2026

January’s Warm Start Flipped to a Frigid, Frozen Finish

The new year began with a memorable weather month, including an arriving chill and a wintry conclusion, which changed the landscape of our latest snow events. Temperatures in Freefall After warmer weather initially, a late-month chill put January’s temperatures slightly below normal overall. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) reports a preliminary statewide average…
A photo of a snowplow in deep snow outside the National Weather Service office in Newport, NC

February 02, 2026

Rapid Reaction: A Statewide Snowstorm for the Ages

Accumulating snow fell all across North Carolina last weekend in our most widespread wintry event in more than a dozen years, and the biggest snow for some areas in several decades. While this event had a classic Carolina snowstorm setup, it was anything but a garden variety winter storm, following an ideal pattern for significant…
A photo of ice-covered trees in Transylvania County on January 25, 2026

January 26, 2026

Rapid Reaction: Weekend Winter Storm Brings Icy Glaze, But Few Outages

A winter storm with an icy, damaging history dealt a relatively minor blow to North Carolina last weekend, leaving a slippery glaze but limited power outages in its wake. After an Arctic front arrived on Friday night to set up a frigid air mass – including afternoon temperatures only in the 20s on Saturday –…
A photo of smoke from a wildfire near Banner Elk, NC, in November 2025

January 20, 2026

The Weather Year in Review: Dry Days, Plus a Few Storms, in 2025

It’s a climate conundrum: how can a year characterized by overall dry weather be most notable for its big precipitation events? That’s the reality of 2025 in North Carolina, which featured persistent drought as well as the return of snowfall, welcome spring rains for agriculture, and a solitary soaking from the tropics. As part of…
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