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First Freeze for Autumn 2013: How Does it Compare?

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A photo of snow on the ground in Valle Crucis, NC, on December 26.

Jan 5, 2023

A Christmas Chill Decked December’s Halls

December’s temperatures were marked by a big cooldown just in time for Christmas. Rain throughout the month lifted the Mountains out of drought. And a new tool feature helps us put the past month in perspective. Temperatures Tumble for the Holidays After a warm start to December, our temperatures came crashing down during a Christmastime…
A screenshot of the AIR tool showing hourly PM2.5 concentrations, winds, and a satellite-derived smoke analysis at 3 pm on July 21, 2021

Aug 16, 2021

AIR Tool Offers Air Quality and Weather Data, in Detail

The State Climate Office and the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) have partnered to build a new monitoring tool for those times when there’s something in the air, whether that’s a simmering summer afternoon, a gray and hazy evening, or even the hours after a holiday celebration. (Don’t worry, we’ll explain that one!)…
Hourly temperature and precipitation data from the Castle Hayne ECONet station, plotted on an interactive and exportable graph in Station Scout.

Apr 5, 2021

Our New Website Offers Data on Demand, ECONet Insights

We’re proud to officially launch our new-look website today, and our current design is more than just a fresh coat of paint. Here’s an overview of what you will find, headlined by our new data request tool that makes it faster and easier than ever before to access weather and climate data from across North…
March 2021 Precipitation Map

Apr 2, 2021

Spring Blooms in March, But Winter Wetness Lingers

Our new website launches next week, and we’re using it to help illustrate a warm March that dried out in some areas but remains generally saturated after our wet winter. A New Website On the Way! Next Monday brings an exciting new update for our office, and for anyone in North Carolina who uses weather and climate data. Our new…

Jul 20, 2020

Climate Thresholds Tool Offers Historical Stats About Extreme Events

They’re the sort of climatological curiosities that may have crossed your mind this year without even realizing it. In the Sandhills: Wow, 90 degrees before March is done? Here comes the sun! In the Foothills: A freeze in mid-May? No way! And in eastern North Carolina last month: Four inches of rain in one day? Don’t float away! If recent weather…

May 1, 2014

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 by looking at a tool designed to help with monitoring weather and fire risk conditions across the state. Each spring, the risk of wildfires starting across North Carolina increases as…

Apr 25, 2014

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 we’re doing, moisture-wise. Today’s post will be dedicated to a useful drought monitoring tool the State Climate Office of North Carolina has developed. The Need for High-Resolution Drought Monitoring Drought…

Mar 6, 2014

An Introduction to our Severe Weather Tools

The World Meteorological Organization defines severe weather as dangerous meteorological phenomenon, of varying duration, with risk of causing major damage, serious social disruption and loss of human life. The State Climate Office website provides information on and illustrations of some of the different types of severe weather. Severe Storm Stats Last fall, our information pages…

Oct 24, 2013

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 have already experienced a freeze. How does the timing of the first freeze in 2013 compare with historical climatology? Below is a table with dates of average, earliest, and latest…