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Cooler Temperatures Across NC in August

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Mar 26, 2014

Winter 2013-14: By the Numbers

In North Carolina, we had a little bit of everything this winter, from frozen precipitation to severe storms, and from single-digit low temperatures to highs pushing 80 degrees. We have highlighted some of this winter’s interesting statistics in this post. The rankings for the meteorological winter — December, January and February — show that North…

Mar 12, 2014

Snowy Weather but Typical Temperatures for February

Monthly statistics for February 2014:Statewide Average Precipitation: 3.27 inches (42nd driest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 42.12°F (60th warmest / 61st coldest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers Believe It or Not, February was Near-Normal! Many reading this will have the mid-February wintry event — and even the plunging temperatures and subsequent ice storm that occurred last…

Feb 12, 2014

Cold, Snowy Weather Dominates January

Monthly statistics for January 2014:Statewide Average Precipitation: 3.38 inches (52nd driest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 33.93°F (7th coldest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers A Cold Start to the New Year While the big story with the weather in December focused on the high precipitation amounts across the bulk of the state, January’s tale is all…

Jan 10, 2014

December Brings a Wet End to a Wet Year

Monthly statistics for December 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 5.75 inches (12th wettest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 44.65°F (27th warmest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers Both minimum and maximum temperatures in December were generally just a bit above normal, and otherwise typical for December. The big news for the close of the year was the continued wet…

Dec 3, 2013

A Frigid End to Fall in November

Monthly statistics for November 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 3.84 inches (34th wettest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 47.32°F (26th coldest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers November Brings a Cold, Dry End to Autumn Temperatures in November were cold — maximum, minimum and mean daily temperatures ranked in the top 10 coldest on record for many reporting sites…

Nov 12, 2013

Cloudy Weather But Little Rain in October

Monthly statistics for October 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 2.34 inches (51st driest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 60.08°F (22nd coldest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers Cloudy October Tempers our Temperatures You may have noticed October seemed a bit on the cloudy side in your area, especially toward the beginning of the month. This begs the question —…

Oct 9, 2013

Dryness Creeps Back in During September

Monthly statistics for September 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 3.00 inches (36th driest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 69.1 degrees (42nd coolest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers Cool Temperatures Continue Much like the summer months, September was marked with temperatures on the cooler side of normal — 0.3°F cooler statewide, to be more precise. While most individual locations…

Sep 17, 2013

Summer 2013 Recap and Fall Outlook

If you’ve been in North Carolina for the last few years, you would be forgiven for thinking this summer felt almost out of place. The heat and drought of recent years was nowhere to be found, replaced by cooler and wetter weather across the state and throughout much of the Southeast. Officially, the summer was…

Sep 10, 2013

Cooler Temperatures Across NC in August

Monthly statistics for August 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 5.00 inches (0.17 inches above normal)Statewide Average Temperature: 74.6°F (1.3°F below normal)* Values generated from preliminary numbers A Wet, Cool Summer Continues August in North Carolina was a continuation of the cool, wet conditions experienced in previous months. It didn’t rain quite as much, but temperatures continued to be below…