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Winter Outlook 2024-25: A Decisive Season for Droughts
It’s setting up to be a consequential winter for North Carolina, with the fate of a newly emerging drought, along with a potentially record-breaking “snow...
October Dries Out in a Monthly Rainfall Reversal
Coming off a soaking September, October offered a decidedly drier pattern, along with mostly warm temperatures. That has made for an unconventional start to fall...
Debby’s Deluge, Late-August Heat Ends a Summer of Extremes
August was wet for most of North Carolina thanks to Debby’s rainfall, while temperatures peaked in the final week of the month. That ended a...
July’s Soaking Showers Stop Drought in its Tracks
Last month started with more extreme heat, but a wetter pattern followed that brought improvements to our summer drought. Heat Continues in Early July Hot...
A Record Dry June Accelerates Drought’s Arrival
Extreme heat hit home in June, with little rainfall throughout the month. That combination brought the rapid onset of drought conditions in North Carolina. Summer...
Rain Returns and Pollen Proliferates in a Warm March
It was a record wet March in parts of North Carolina, while the entire state experienced warm temperatures and the corresponding arrival of pollen season...
Winter Recap 2023-24: Rain Returns, but Snow Stays Away
The long-awaited arrival of El Niño late last year helped our winter start with a splash, with multiple rain events across the state in December...