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Jan 25, 2018

A Tale of Weather Transitions in 2017

Today, we’ll catch you up on last year’s weather storylines in North Carolina, and discuss just how extreme the past year was for our state. For much of 2017, we were engaged in a race for a record — North Carolina’s warmest year on record, that is. Entering December, we were on pace for the…

Jan 3, 2018

Arctic Air Invades in December, But Was It Too Cold for Snow?

This month’s climate summary highlights December’s surge of cold weather, ongoing dry conditions, and a new sensor being tested at one of our ECONet stations. Cold Air Arrives Late in the Month It was up on the housetop, down through the chimney, and in the air on many silent nights. An Arctic chill made its…

Dec 4, 2017

Leftovers to Chew On from November

Today’s climate summary takes a look at some notable weather headlines from the past month, as well what to look for from those storylines as we head into meteorological winter. Into the Fridge November saw the fall’s first onset of cooler weather and a decided change from October’s warm pattern. The statewide average temperature was…

Nov 6, 2017

October According to the ECONet

Over the past month, we’ve been in the field nearly every day visiting our ECONet weather stations for some final fall maintenance. With our statewide network on our minds, this month’s climate summary will look at October through the lens of the ECONet. About the ECONet If you’re not familiar with our network, here’s a…

Oct 2, 2017

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 month and several storms passing close to North Carolina, most of the state escaped September without much rainfall to show from tropical systems or otherwise. The main exception was parts…

May 1, 2017

April Showers Bring Flooding and Drought Relief

We’re still cooling off and wringing out after one of our warmest and wettest Aprils on record. From Freezing to 90, Warm Weather Rushes In Warm, humid air in place for much of the month made for our warmest April on record out of the past 123 years, narrowly edging April 2002 by 0.04°F for…

Apr 3, 2017

Warm Weather Bookends a Cool Mid-Month in March

After a warm, dry February, our temperatures and precipitation rebounded to near-normal levels in March. Winter’s Parting Shot Brings an Early Spring Cooldown February’s warm pattern spilled over into the beginning of March, and above-normal temperatures were also in place for the final week of the month. However, that warmer weather was balanced out by…

Mar 2, 2017

Rapid Reaction: An Unusual Event for NC Drought Monitoring

It’s a tradition so well-established that you might not even know it happens. Every Thursday morning, the US Drought Monitor’s weekly assessment of conditions becomes the official drought status for North Carolina. However, that’s not the case this week. The map on the front page of the NC Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) website, which…

Mar 1, 2017

Spring Springs Early in a Warm, Dry February

Distinctly un-winter-like weather settled in last month, leading to near-record warm and dry conditions. A Warm Weather Pattern Persists The cold temperatures from earlier in the year are now a distant memory, having been replaced by much milder weather. Last month was the 4th-warmest February since 1895, with a statewide average temperature of 49.19°F, or…