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A New Phase of the CoCoRaHS Condition Monitoring Project
This past weekend saw the passage of Hurricane Matthew, and with it, heavy rains and strong winds in central and eastern NC. If you were...
September Rains Soak the Coast While the West Remains Dry
While the entire state of North Carolina continued to see above-normal temperatures last month, there was a big difference in precipitation from east to west....
Summer Recap and Fall Outlook: How Long Will the Warm Weather Last?
Shorter days and the emergence of pumpkin spice everything are sure signals that we’re entering the fall. In fact, meteorological fall began on September 1,...
Above-Normal Temperatures Continue in August
Again in August, we couldn’t escape the ongoing summer heat, and conditions dried out as the month went on. Sizzling Summer Temperatures Continue The meteorological...
Summer Projects: Connecting Drought Indices to On-the-Ground Observations
This post is part of a series highlighting the summer projects from our office’s undergraduate research assistants. This part of the series is by Karl...
Persistent Heat Makes For a Sizzling July
Above-normal temperatures were a mainstay during the past month, leading to one of North Carolina’s warmest Julys on record. The Heat Hangs On All Month...
June Dry in the West, Wet in the East
Seasonal temperatures, but not extreme heat, arrived in June, while we saw big contrasts in precipitation across the state. Temperatures Warm, But Extreme Heat Stays...