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June Started Wet, Ended Hot with Active Air Quality

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

Feb 4, 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 smoke from a wildfire near Banner Elk, NC, in November 2025

Jan 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…
A photo of clouds over Pinehurst Resort on December 26

Jan 7, 2026

A Divided December Started Cold, Then Heated Up

December delivered mixed temperatures throughout the month, along with more dry weather and drought in central and western North Carolina. It also left us with a few more records to tally from 2025. From Wintry to Warm in One Month Balanced between a chilly start and a warmer finish, our December temperatures were near-normal overall…
A photo of snow on the ground in Beaufort County on the morning of November 11

Dec 3, 2025

Digesting a Dry November, and More from Last Month

On our table in November, our cup didn’t exactly runneth over as dry weather continued, but it was a fittingly fall-like month – aside from an early bite of winter with a mid-month snow event. Dry Turkey: Another Precipitation Deviation Rain didn’t have a regular place at the table again last month, which was drier…
A photo of orange and yellow trees across the mountain landscape in Avery County on October 22

Nov 3, 2025

Unwrapping Our Weather Tricks and Treats from October

Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the usual temperature and precipitation statistics and rankings from our partners at the National Centers for Environmental Information remain unavailable. In lieu of that, we’ve included some different maps and more local rankings in this month’s climate summary. Entering last month, our two biggest weather stories were the…
A photo of small barn in Reidsville with sunny blue skies overhead

Oct 6, 2025

Drought Digs Back in During a Storm-Sapped September

Limited rainfall brought drought back last month, while our temperatures were mostly typical for the first month of fall. Last month had a quiet start but a busy end in the tropics, as we discuss in our hurricane season update. Note: Due to the federal government shutdown, statewide statistics and rankings from the National Centers…
A photo of a scenic overlook under cloudy skies at Chimney Rock State Park earlier this month

Sep 4, 2025

A Fall-Like Feeling Arrived With Mixed Rainfall in August

Cooler weather made for an unseasonable August, while we started wet and finished the month on a dry note. In this post, we also wrap up the summer and look at the big weather stories awaiting this fall. An Early Chill Interrupts Summer In a sudden shift after a hot end to July, August brought…
A photo of the sunset at Topsail Island with a rain shower visible in the distance

Aug 5, 2025

Summer Sizzles in a Stormy, Steamy July

July saw a wet start including Tropical Storm Chantal and month-long warmth, especially overnight. To help communities prepare for hot weather like that, an Extreme Heat Cohort is being offered again this year. Chantal Leads a Storm-Soaked Month Our first tropical event of the season, plus plenty of other rainy days, made for an overall…
A photo of the sun in a hazy, cloudy sky over the Outer Banks on June 1

Jul 7, 2025

June Started Wet, Ended Hot with Active Air Quality

June was warm overall thanks to a late-month heat wave and mostly wet due to early-month showers and storms. It also saw several air quality hazards, as revealed by our recent AIR tool updates. Building to a Summer Sizzle Boosted by a late-month heat wave, last month was our state’s warmest June since 2018. The…