Recent Posts
Drought Update: Severe Drought Creeps into NC
A small area of North Carolina is in Severe Drought, according to this week’s release of the US Drought Monitor. Today’s post summarizes why this...
June Sees Sizzling Heat, Emerging Drought, and Damaging Storms
Was June hot enough for you? Temperatures hit the 90s and 100s across the state last month, with dry conditions in the west and storms...
Rapid Reaction: The Return of Drought
If you caught the news this morning, you may have heard about the appearance of drought in North Carolina for the first time in over...
NC Extremes: NC Pocosins a Hotspot for Large Wildfires
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. Extreme weather conditions such as drought and high winds can provide an...
Summer Projects: The New and Improved Drought Page
This post is part of a series highlighting the summer projects from our office’s undergraduate research assistants. The author, Emma Scott, is a sophomore in...
Summer Projects: SPEI, a Drought Index Based on Water Balance
This post is part of a series highlighting the summer projects from our office’s undergraduate research assistants. The author, Jessica Miller, is a senior majoring...
Air Quality Forecasting: A Case Study
This is the second of two guest posts about air quality forecasting by Bradley McLamb from the NC Division of Air Quality. This post looks...