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First Freeze for Autumn 2013: How Does it Compare?
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will likely produce the first freeze events of the season across most of the lower elevations of North Carolina. Higher elevations...
Summer Projects: Palmer Drought Severity Index
This post is part of a series highlighting the summer projects from our office’s undergraduate research assistants. The fourth part of this series is by...
Summer Projects: Leaf Wetness and its Effects
This post is part of a series highlighting the summer projects from our office’s undergraduate research assistants. The third part of this series is by...
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...
Summer Projects: Freeze Risk and a New ECONet Station
This post is part of a series highlighting the summer projects from our office’s undergraduate research assistants. The second post in this series is by...
Summer Projects: Rainfall Study and Severe Weather Stats
This post is part of a series highlighting the summer projects from our office’s undergraduate research assistants. First up is Colin Loftin, a senior in...
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...