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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 changing leaf colors and mountain ash berries in western North Carolina](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mtnash_CarversGap_Oct2023-360x216.jpg)
Autumn Arrived and the Tropics Came Alive in September
September saw a timely change of seasons and mostly dry weather, apart from Ophelia. That tropical storm was part of an active month across the...![A photo of a tree down along the shores of Lake Norman after the August 7 tornado event](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LakeNorman_stormdamage_Aug7-360x216.jpg)
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](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SpringCreek_aerial-360x216.jpg)
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](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DixPark_sunflowers_Jul22-360x216.jpg)
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](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PasqRiver_Jun16-360x216.jpg)
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](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mountain_clouds_fog_May8-360x216.jpg)
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](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LastResort_aerial-360x216.jpg)