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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...
NC Extremes: Our History of Record Heat
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. The heat and humidity of a North Carolina summer can be uncomfortable...
Summer Heat Hangs On in a Dry July
As we crossed the midpoint of summer, hot and dry conditions again prevailed in July. Above-Normal Temperatures Persist For the fifth consecutive month, the statewide...
North Carolina’s Dog Days of Summer
Y’all, it’s hot outside! Just this week, heat index values stretched into the triple digits across North Carolina. It is hot enough to make even...
June Sees Sizzling Heat, Emerging Drought, and Damaging Storms
Was June hot enough for you? Temperatures hit the 90s and 100s across the state last month, with dry conditions in the west and storms...