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November Sees Cooler Weather and Drought Recovery

Corey Davis

Apr 21, 2020

April 13th Tornado Outbreak Ranks Among NC’s Most Abundant

Last Monday, April 13, got off to a stormy start as a line of severe thunderstorms roared across North Carolina. In the process, they spawned 16 confirmed tornadoes, which is the fifth-most ever recorded on a single day in our state. This outbreak — including 131 tornadoes over two days and ten states — had…

Apr 9, 2020

March Remains Warm, But with Drier Weather

We exited a warm winter and got a head-start on spring with above-normal temperatures in March. Dry weather returned to North Carolina last month, but the year-to-date remains wet, as well as warm. A Warm Start to Spring The past month was a warm one in North Carolina, as the National Centers for Environmental Information…

Mar 25, 2020

Winter Recap 2019-20: Warm and Wet, But Little Snow

Heading into the winter, our weather predictions were literally up in the air — or perhaps out to sea — as few large-scale atmospheric patterns, including the status of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, offered many helpful clues about how the season might play out. Four months later, we’ve emerged on…

Mar 4, 2020

A Warm February Split by Mid-Month Snow

Our warm winter continued in February with generally above-normal temperatures, although we did see cold and snow during the month. It was a wet month overall with some severe storms mixed in. Cold Air Remains Rare This Winter Mild weather continued through most of February, and the numbers reflect just how warm it was in…

Feb 6, 2020

January Extends a Warm Winter and Expands Coastal Dryness

Cold air continued to stay away from North Carolina this winter in another warm month. Precipitation spanned the spectrum from wet to dry in January, but few areas saw any wintry weather as snowless streaks continued. The Winter That Wasn’t Data from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) shows that last month’s statewide average…

Jan 10, 2020

A Warm December Wraps Up a Record Warm Year

December was a month of mostly warm temperatures and fairly wet weather. It also put 2019 on top of the rankings for North Carolina’s warmest years, as the statistics show. A Warm Start to Winter Several spells of fall-like warmth with only a few days of wintry chill yielded a warmer-than-normal December in North Carolina.…

Jan 8, 2020

Q&A: Our Record Warmest Year in 2019

Those warm days in late December when temperatures touched the 70s didn’t just make you pull out the sandals for holiday break. They also helped 2019 secure the title of North Carolina’s warmest year on record. Our record-setting year was confirmed today by our colleagues in Asheville at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National…

Dec 9, 2019

A Decade in Review: The 2010s

Over the next two weeks, we’ll close out this year and decade with a look back at how the 2010s played out weather-wise in North Carolina. From statewide snowstorms to memorable hurricanes to drought progression and its impacts, we will highlight the big events and weather storylines that wove through our year-to-year weather and climate.…

Dec 3, 2019

November Sees Cooler Weather and Drought Recovery

The beginning of November brought a change to a cooler weather pattern and regular rainfall that helped drought conditions dissipate. We also wrapped up the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, notable for Hurricane Dorian that hit North Carolina. Falling Temperatures, Fall-Like Weather After several months of warm weather this fall, November reversed course and left us…