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Soaking Showers, Summer Sizzle Show Up in May
Springtime showers and storms made for a wet May, while summer-like temperatures settled in during the month. That wrapped up an overall warm, wet, and...![A photo of hail on the ground in Robeson County on April 20](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RobesonCo_hail_Apr20-360x216.jpg)
April Accompanied By Little Precipitation, Big Hail
Ascending temperatures arrived in April, while the rain that moistened our March was mostly absent. However, our few thunderstorms did bring an icy, potentially record-matching...![A photo of a tree down along the shores of Lake Norman after the August 7 tornado event](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LakeNorman_stormdamage_Aug7-360x216.jpg)
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 photo of a sunflower field in at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DixPark_sunflowers_Jul22-360x216.jpg)
July Sizzles, With a Severe Weather Twist
Summer finally set in last month with the arrival of above-normal temperatures. Much of the state was on the dry side, but thunderstorms brought locally...![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 the sun behind the clouds in Surry County](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sun_Surry_2022-05-27-360x216.jpg)
Heat and Air Quality in 2022: Temperatures, Ozone Peaked in June
The foliage reaching its final form and the first freeze of the season – not to mention the calendar showing it’s now November – are...![A photo of fall leaf colors at Linville Peak on Grandfather Mountain](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/LinvillePeak_2022-10-09-360x216.jpg)
September Felt Like Summer to Start, then Fall at the Finish
September’s precipitation was dominated by Hurricane Ian, while fall-like temperatures accompanied the official season change. That has set us up for a timely leaf color...![A photo of mist in the Mountains on an early August morning](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/morning_mountain_2022-08-09-360x216.jpg)