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A Soaking Wet Summer Continues in July

Monthly statistics for July 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 9.30 inches (very wet – 3rd wettest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 76.83 (in the middle – 60th coolest since 1895)*...

Halfway Through Summer… What Summer?

This week marks the halfway point for summer, and the first series of days in quite a while that have “typical” summer weather in North...

A Stormy June Sees Heavy Rain and Flooding

Monthly statistics for June 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 8.86 inches (2nd wettest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 73.8 (59th coolest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers Temperatures Mostly...

Nothing Could Be Finer: A Look Back at our Seasonable Spring

As anyone who spent time outdoors over the past few months can attest, the idyllic spring of 2013 is one for the memory banks, and...

May Remains Wet in Western North Carolina

Monthly statistics for May 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 4.47 inches (43rd wettest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 64.6°F (30th coldest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers Cool Start,...

Temperatures Moderate and Drought Abates in April

Monthly statistics for April 2013: Statewide Average Precipitation: 4.89 inches (18th wettest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 57.7°F (59th coldest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers Normal...

Near-Normal Precipitation and Temperatures in February

The statewide statistics below highlight a somewhat “normal” February in terms of precipitation. The majority of the state received anywhere from 2 to 5 inches...

Record Rainfall in the Mountains in January

The statewide statistics below highlight the relative wetness and warmth in January 2013. But those statewide numbers represent an average of extremes. Let’s start with...