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Heavy Rain by Any Other Name Still Has an Impact
We conclude our series on CoCoRaHS March Madness with some perspective on heavy rain events and how CoCoRaHS observations are used. Heavy rain goes by...
Winter Recap 2014-15: A Warm Start with a Frigid, Frozen Finish
Today we revisit North Carolina’s winter, including a seasonal summary, a review of predictions from folklore and our own winter outlook, and an ENSO update...
Two NC CoCoRaHS Observers Share Their Stories
We continue our series on CoCoRaHS March Madness with profiles of two observers in North Carolina. Are you cuckoo for CoCoRaHS?! These two North Carolinians...
NC Extremes: Storm of the Century Smashed Snowfall Records
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. An old adage says that March comes in like a lion and...
Let the CoCoRaHS March Madness Begin!
This post is the first in a series focusing on the CoCoRaHS network and the 2015 March Madness campaign. More rain is on the way...
Fe-BRRRR-uary Was Cold and Wintry in NC
February may be the shortest month, but we packed in plenty of cold weather and frozen precipitation during the past 28 days. Coldest February in...
Rapid Reaction: More Mixed Precipitation Blankets NC
The third widespread wintry event in less than two weeks painted a familiar picture across the state: Snow falling to the north and west, rain...