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Summer Projects: PINEMAP Web Tools

This post is part of a series highlighting the summer projects from our office’s undergraduate research assistants. The fifth part of this series is by...

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 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...

Cooler Temperatures Across NC in August

Monthly statistics for August 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 5.00 inches (0.17 inches above normal)Statewide Average Temperature: 74.6°F (1.3°F below normal)* Values generated from preliminary numbers A Wet, Cool...