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August Saw Extreme Heat and Damaging Storms
Hot weather carried over into August, and also featured many dry days until Idalia’s arrival. When we did have rain, it often came from severe...![A satellite image of Idalia over eastern North Carolina early on Thursday, August 31](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Idalia_satellite_2023-08-31_0450Z-360x216.jpg)
Rapid Reaction: Idalia Ends August on a Wet Note
The first tropical storm of the season to affect North Carolina lashed the southeastern part of the state with rain and wind, but apparently caused...![A photo of the Spring Creek wildfire taken from the air](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SpringCreek_aerial-360x216.jpg)
Rapid Reaction: Drought Comes Back, in a Flash
A little over six weeks ago, the town of Bayboro, which sits on the Pamlico River along North Carolina’s central coastline, was soaked by 1.89...![A photo of a rainbow over Sunset Beach, NC](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rainbow_SunsetBeach_Apr30-360x216.jpg)
Wet Weekends Continue in a Shower-Soaked April
Regular rainfall in April made for a wet month, and continued a string of wet weekends this year. Warm and windy weather also fanned the...![An aerial photo of smoldering on the site of the Last Resort wildfire](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LastResort_aerial-360x216.jpg)
A Warm, Dry March Fans the Fire Season’s Flames
March saw stretches of spring-like weather on either side of a cold week, and generally dry conditions across the state that made for an active...![A map of total snowfall in North Carolina from November 2022 through March 2023.](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/accum_winter2022-23-360x216.png)
Winter Recap 2022-23: Snow is Scarce, Blooms Come Early
A few cold days before Christmas were the only taste of winter many areas felt all season, as warm and often spring-like weather dominated the...![A photo of flowers blooming from February 23](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Sandhills_blooms_Feb23-360x216.jpg)
February Springs Forward with Unseasonable Warmth
Month-long warmth in February set local temperature records, but the weather cooperated for a night of outdoor hockey. Meanwhile, early-month rains washed away drought in...![A photo of a Japanese apricot tree in bloom in Chapel Hill this January](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/apricot_ChapelHill_Jan2023-360x216.jpg)