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The Weather Year in Review: The Yin and Yang of 2023
Characterized by evolving large-scale patterns and a variety of conditions across North Carolina, from wet to dry and smoky to stormy, 2023 was an interesting...
A Dry Start to November Lets Drought Deepen
Dry weather continued and drought expanded in November, while temperatures ranged from wintry to warm throughout the month. We also close the book on a...
Drought Digs In During a Bone Dry October
Dry weather dominated October, which led to drought expansion and intensification. Our average temperatures were near normal, balanced by warmer days and a few cool...
Rapid Reaction: Smoky Skies Create Unhealthy Air Quality
Our summer started not with sun but smoke last week, which yielded the most widespread hazardous air quality episode seen in many years across the...
Wet Weekends Continue in a Shower-Soaked April
Regular rainfall in April made for a wet month, and continued a string of wet weekends this year. Warm and windy weather also fanned the...
A Warm, Dry March Fans the Fire Season’s Flames
March saw stretches of spring-like weather on either side of a cold week, and generally dry conditions across the state that made for an active...
November’s Weather Buffet Spanned Warm to Wet, Chilled to Charred
This November, Mother Nature was an accommodating hostess, serving up weather both hot and frozen, with entrées moist and filling, or burnt to a crisp....