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A photo of low levels at Jordan Lake, which exposed old roadbeds and home foundations

A Dry Start to November Lets Drought Deepen

Dry weather continued and drought expanded in November, while temperatures ranged from wintry to warm throughout the month. We also close the book on a...
A photo of the Collett Ridge wildfire burning in the mountains of Cherokee County

Drought Digs In During a Bone Dry October

Dry weather dominated October, which led to drought expansion and intensification. Our average temperatures were near normal, balanced by warmer days and a few cool...
A photo of a tree down along the shores of Lake Norman after the August 7 tornado event

August Saw Extreme Heat and Damaging Storms

Hot weather carried over into August, and also featured many dry days until Idalia’s arrival. When we did have rain, it often came from severe...
A photo of the Spring Creek wildfire taken from the air

Rapid Reaction: Drought Comes Back, in a Flash

A little over six weeks ago, the town of Bayboro, which sits on the Pamlico River along North Carolina’s central coastline, was soaked by 1.89...
A photo of a sunflower field in at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh

July Sizzles, With a Severe Weather Twist

Summer finally set in last month with the arrival of above-normal temperatures. Much of the state was on the dry side, but thunderstorms brought locally...
A photo of sunrise over the Pasquotank River on June 16

Smoke and Storms Fill the Skies in June

Cool and at times smoky conditions continued in June, while a week of showers and storms reversed the dry pattern we started the month with....
A photo of cloud cover and fog in the North Carolina Mountains

A Cool, Cloudy May Keeps Summer at Bay

Stretches of cooler weather left our temperatures below normal last month, but it was still a dry month overall. We also preview the Atlantic hurricane...
An aerial photo of smoldering on the site of the Last Resort wildfire

A Warm, Dry March Fans the Fire Season’s Flames

March saw stretches of spring-like weather on either side of a cold week, and generally dry conditions across the state that made for an active...