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September Starts Warm and Gets a Soggy Send-Off
September began with a final taste of summer and ended with soaking rains and the first signs of fall. Summer Heat Spills Into Early September...
A Dry August Concludes a Warm Summer
August continued a recent dry pattern that has seen drought conditions emerge across parts of North Carolina. After Early Warmth, Temperatures Finish Near Normal Warm...
Summer Heat Hangs On in a Dry July
As we crossed the midpoint of summer, hot and dry conditions again prevailed in July. Above-Normal Temperatures Persist For the fifth consecutive month, the statewide...
June Sees Sizzling Heat, Emerging Drought, and Damaging Storms
Was June hot enough for you? Temperatures hit the 90s and 100s across the state last month, with dry conditions in the west and storms...
Pluto Climate Summary: An Ice Storm on the Way?
Rather than covering developments in North Carolina’s climate, in this post, we’re looking a bit farther away. Specifically, more than three billion miles away on...
A Warm, Dry May Wraps Up a Similar Spring
May saw above-normal temperatures continue and a return of dry conditions, especially in western North Carolina. May Heats Up Across the State Last month’s statewide...
April Showers Alleviate Lingering Dryness
After several months of dry weather in western North Carolina, April saw plenty of precipitation across that region along with above-normal temperatures across the state....