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ECONet station at Bearwallow Mountain (July 2021)
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.
Monitoring
Our office hosts the North Carolina Environment and Climate Observing Network (ECONet). Learn more about the 43-site network here.
Education
The office provides curricula and other educational resources on North Carolina’s weather and climate.
Research
The office conducts original research on many aspects of North Carolina weather and climate. Learn more about our projects
- Climate Curiosities: When the Dog Days are the Doggonest
After sliding through this June and July with relatively few hot days, it may have seemed like we were out of the woods when it… - A Slow-Starting Summer Heated Up in August
Steamy summer weather settled in during August, while Fred’s heavy rain made for a wet month. That wrapped up a summer notable for its tropical… - Rapid Reaction: Fred Fosters Floods in Western NC
The third tropical storm to affect North Carolina in the past two months targeted the Mountains with heavy rainfall and flooding this week. Like Claudette… - AIR Tool Offers Air Quality and Weather Data, in Detail
The State Climate Office and the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) have partnered to build a new monitoring tool for those times when…