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April Had Transient Temperatures, Plentiful Pollen… but No Tornadoes
Temperatures last month were quite variable from day to day, while many areas missed out on rainfall and no tornadoes occurred in NC all month....
Air Quality Updates: What to Watch for in 2022
That feeling of spring in the air will soon be joined by powdery puffs of pollen, some sniffs of smoke, and potentially even occasional unhealthy...
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...
April’s Weather Includes Thunderstorms, Pollen Storms
Across the state, April saw wet weather including tornado-producing storms, increasing temperatures, and a yellow cloud covering the landscape thanks to a springtime pollen-pocalypse. Rain...
Clearing the Air: A Discussion with Air Quality Forecasters
Today, our look at the state of air quality in North Carolina concludes with the third guest post by the meteorologists from the NC Division...
Beyond a Number: Making and Verifying an Air Quality Forecast
Today, our look at the state of air quality in North Carolina continues with the second guest post by the meteorologists from the NC Division...
Improving Air Quality Comes with a Forecasting Twist
It’s been more than four years since we checked in with our partners at the NC Division of Air Quality about the state of air...