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Record Rainfall in the Mountains in January

January

Feb 1, 2017

January’s Frigid Start Gives Way to Milder Weather

Following an early-month shot of wintry weather, conditions warmed up while we also chipped away at the ongoing drought. After an Early Chill, Warmer Weather Arrived Despite seeing some of the coldest temperatures in nearly three years in the wake of a snow event early in the month, last month as a whole was a…

Feb 1, 2016

January Brings Cooler Weather and a Taste of Winter

After a warm December, the winter reversed course in January with cooler-than-normal conditions prevailing. Winter’s Chill Finally Arrives The new year brought a much cooler weather pattern for North Carolina. January finished with a statewide average temperature of 37.64°F, ranking as the 32nd-coolest January out of the past 123 years. The temperatures differences from December…

Feb 2, 2015

January Brought Near-Normal Conditions to NC

We started 2015 with average temperatures and precipitation that ranked near their normal values across the state. Statewide Temps Typical for January Up-and-down temperatures throughout the month averaged out to near-normal values. The preliminary statewide average temperature of 40.35°F ranks as the 56th-coolest January in 121 years of record. Most sites across the state finished…

Feb 12, 2014

Cold, Snowy Weather Dominates January

Monthly statistics for January 2014:Statewide Average Precipitation: 3.38 inches (52nd driest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 33.93°F (7th coldest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers A Cold Start to the New Year While the big story with the weather in December focused on the high precipitation amounts across the bulk of the state, January’s tale is all…

Feb 20, 2013

Record Rainfall in the Mountains in January

The statewide statistics below highlight the relative wetness and warmth in January 2013. But those statewide numbers represent an average of extremes. Let’s start with rainfall: dry in the east, but record breaking wetness in the west. Statewide Average Precipitation: 5.47 inches (17th wettest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 43.90°F (24th warmest since 1895) Extreme precipitation…