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A photo of flooding at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday, May 18

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 cloud cover and fog in the North Carolina Mountains

A Cool, Cloudy May Keeps Summer at Bay

Stretches of cooler weather left our temperatures below normal last month, but it was still a dry month overall. We also preview the Atlantic hurricane...
A map of percent of normal precipitation for the 90 days ending on May 31, 2022

May Concludes a Warm Spring with Mixed Rainfall

Hot weather arrived on schedule last month, while rain soaked some spots and missed others. That was the story of our spring in North Carolina....
The May 2021 precipitation summary infographic, highlighting the monthly average temperature, departure from normal, and comparison to historical and recent years

May Flowers Wilt Amid Expanding Drought

It was a dry month for North Carolina in May, but also a cooler one with a unique high pressure pattern. The ongoing dry weather...

A Hot, Dry May Sees Drought Return

Sizzling summer temperatures and widespread dry weather made for a scorching May that saw drought emerge in a potentially unlikely area. The Heat is On...

May Was Hot and Humid with Heavy Rains

Between torrential flood-causing rainfall and warm, humid weather, it was an active and often uncomfortable May weather-wise. Our latest climate summary takes a look at...

May Showers Seal a Wet Spring, but What Will Summer Bring?

Last month’s rains washed away any lingering drought in North Carolina and topped off the rain gauges in a particularly wet spring. Temperatures Moderate Under...

May’s Cool, Wet Weather Caps a Variable Spring

Cloud cover reigned in May, keeping high temperatures down and showers moving through regularly. Cloudy Days Spur Below-Normal Mean Temps While May can sometimes feel...