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Spring 2014 Started Cool, Finished Warm in NC
This is the second post in our 2014 summer outlook series. Today we review our spring temperatures, precipitation, drought, and severe weather. Statewide Average Precipitation:...
FAQ: Seasonal Hurricane Outlooks
It is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, so we begin our 2014 summer outlook series with a primer on seasonal hurricane outlooks. As the beginning of...
Fire Weather Portal Keeps Users Aware of Fire Risk in NC
In our previous post, we looked at the importance of fire to ecosystems in North Carolina. Today we conclude this series on drought and fire...
The Impact of Wildfires in North Carolina
As part of our continuing series on drought and its hazards, today we look at the history and impacts — both good and bad —...
High-Resolution Drought Monitoring
Earlier this week, we talked about how drought is monitored and why spring is a good time to take a step back and evaluate how...
Monitoring and Predicting Drought
This is the first in a multi-part series looking at drought. Before we cover some the drought tools we’ve developed, we thought it might be...
Lingering Wintry Weather Throughout a Cool March
With the arrival (finally!) of warmer temperature across the state during this first week of April, many may be quickly leaving the memory of March...