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The State Bakes During a Warm, Dry July
July featured the hottest weather of the year and a widespread lack of rainfall that helped Abnormally Dry conditions emerge for the first time in...
Five Burning Questions about the Second Half of 2017
We’re halfway through 2017, which means winter and spring are history and we’re at roughly the midway point of the summer. As we look ahead...
Summer Recap and Fall Outlook: How Long Will the Warm Weather Last?
Shorter days and the emergence of pumpkin spice everything are sure signals that we’re entering the fall. In fact, meteorological fall began on September 1,...
Persistent Heat Makes For a Sizzling July
Above-normal temperatures were a mainstay during the past month, leading to one of North Carolina’s warmest Julys on record. The Heat Hangs On All Month...
NC Extremes: The Stories Behind Our Extremes
This is the final post of 2015 in our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. Every month this year, we have covered some of...
NC Extremes: 2007’s Drought Emerged Quickly, Affected Millions in NC
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. In some of the extreme weather events we’ve covered this year, there...
September Starts Warm and Gets a Soggy Send-Off
September began with a final taste of summer and ended with soaking rains and the first signs of fall. Summer Heat Spills Into Early September...