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Winter Gets a Warm, Wet Start in December
Fall-like temperatures carried over into December, but our fall drought faded as wetter weather emerged last month. A few areas also picked up snow, but...
A Dry Start to November Lets Drought Deepen
Dry weather continued and drought expanded in November, while temperatures ranged from wintry to warm throughout the month. We also close the book on a...
Drought Digs In During a Bone Dry October
Dry weather dominated October, which led to drought expansion and intensification. Our average temperatures were near normal, balanced by warmer days and a few cool...
Autumn Arrived and the Tropics Came Alive in September
September saw a timely change of seasons and mostly dry weather, apart from Ophelia. That tropical storm was part of an active month across the...
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...
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...
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...