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Dryness Creeps Back in During September

September

Oct 4, 2016

September Rains Soak the Coast While the West Remains Dry

While the entire state of North Carolina continued to see above-normal temperatures last month, there was a big difference in precipitation from east to west. Summer Heat Wanes, But Warm Weather Continues Last month, we transitioned from the summer to the fall, but our temperatures haven’t exactly been in a hurry to respond to the…

Oct 1, 2015

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 Although September was the start of meteorological fall, it sure didn’t feel like it early in the month. Temperatures topped 90°F throughout the first 10 days of September to extend…

Oct 1, 2014

September Sees Summer’s Last Surge and A Taste of Fall

September started with summer-like warmth and finished with a fall-like pattern and the first signs of changing leaves. Roller Coaster Temperatures in NC After an overall mild summer, the heat returned in late August and continued through the first week of September, when high temperatures hit the 90s across the state before cooling off into…

Oct 9, 2013

Dryness Creeps Back in During September

Monthly statistics for September 2013:Statewide Average Precipitation: 3.00 inches (36th driest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 69.1 degrees (42nd coolest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary numbers Cool Temperatures Continue Much like the summer months, September was marked with temperatures on the cooler side of normal — 0.3°F cooler statewide, to be more precise. While most individual locations…