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A Warm Start to Summer in June 2014

Corey Davis

Oct 6, 2014

NC’s First Frost and Freeze Climatology

The onset of fall means the end of the growing season as we see harsher conditions such as frosts and freezes. But what are these events, and when do we generally begin to see them in North Carolina? A frost occurs when ice crystals form at the surface of plants, which can damage some cold-sensitive…

Oct 1, 2014

September Sees Summer’s Last Surge and A Taste of Fall

September started with summer-like warmth and finished with a fall-like pattern and the first signs of changing leaves. Roller Coaster Temperatures in NC After an overall mild summer, the heat returned in late August and continued through the first week of September, when high temperatures hit the 90s across the state before cooling off into…

Sep 9, 2014

Summer 2014 Was Mild; What Will Fall Bring?

We avoided a sweltering summer in North Carolina, but what do the numbers say about the season? Today’s post summarizes our summer, looks at current conditions, and forecasts what we may see this fall. Summer Recap The end of August meant the end of meteorological summer*. The three-month period from June through August finished as…

Sep 2, 2014

August is Cool for NC, Rainy in Spots

Following a cool July, August delivered more below-normal temperatures to North Carolina, as well as abundant rainfall in parts of the state. Cooler Temperatures Continue in August The statewide average temperature of 73.69°F makes it the 10th-coolest August on record for North Carolina. Several stations with at least 80 years of data, including Tarboro, Statesville,…

Aug 20, 2014

Behind the Scenes of our Latest Station Installation

Last week, a team of nine staff members and students from our office completed the installation of our 38th ECONet weather station. This new station is in Rutherford County on the campus of Isothermal Community College in Spindale, NC. Here is a closer look at this site and how we install a new weather station.…

Aug 6, 2014

Hebert Boxes and NC: Tracking Our Landfalling Hurricanes

During hurricane season, tropical systems generally move westward across the Atlantic Basin towards North America. Some systems may form into hurricanes staying over open waters during their lifespan, while a few may make landfall, even in North Carolina. This leads to an interesting climatological question: Do hurricanes making landfall in North Carolina share a common…

Aug 1, 2014

Mild Weather, Arthur Headline July 2014 in NC

Overall, July in North Carolina was cooler than normal with a mix of dry and wet spots, including parts of the coast that were visited by Hurricane Arthur. Below-Normal Temps Prevail Across NC Last month was the 11th-coolest July in 120 years of record in North Carolina based on the preliminary statistics, which made it…

Jul 7, 2014

Arthur Brings Wind, Rain, Flooding to NC Coast

It took almost a month of the 2014 hurricane season for the first storm to form, but once it did, Arthur strengthened quickly and set its sights on the North Carolina coast. Here is our event summary of Hurricane Arthur. Arthur’s Development As we mentioned in our June climate summary, the system that eventually became…

Jul 2, 2014

A Warm Start to Summer in June 2014

In North Carolina, June followed in the footsteps of May, which was warmer than normal and relatively quiet as far as severe weather goes. Warmest Across Eastern NC Overall, June was a warm month statewide — the 33rd-warmest June on record, based on the preliminary numbers. The heat was greatest in the eastern half of…