Recent Posts
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...
Winter 2013-14: Event Recap, Prediction Review, and Spring Outlook
It has been a long and active winter in North Carolina, and it appears it is finally coming to an end. In this blog post,...
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...
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...