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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....
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...
Farmers Felt Floyd’s Full Force, Beginning in Onslow County
Perhaps the most famous pictures taken during Hurricane Floyd were not of people but of pigs. Aerial shots showed hog farms flooded by the storm,...
Spring’s Slow March Leaves Winter Behind
Steadily warming temperatures throughout March, as well as a dry and mostly snow-free month, mean spring is upon us. In this post, we also look...
Michael Ushers in Fall in North Carolina
We nearly felt all four seasons during October, including a warm start, a mid-month tropical storm, the eventual arrival of fall, and the first frost...
Despite a Wet August, Drought Returns in NC
August included mixed precipitation in North Carolina, with dry weather in some of our southern counties and wet conditions in many other areas. In this...
After Irma, Dry Weather Dominates in September
Our latest climate summary takes a focused look at the recent dry conditions across much of the state. Despite increasing activity in the tropics last...