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Winter Recap 2024-25: Snow Returns, but Drought Deepens
Our weather this winter included evidence of the expected, including overall dry conditions, along with some surprises sprinkled in with the return of snow across...
Signs of Spring Emerge in February, Despite a Snowy Speed Bump
Last month saw mostly warm temperatures plus above-normal precipitation for much of the state. That has put spring-like weather – and impacts – at our...
Rapid Reaction: Late-Season Snow Adds to an Active Winter
The third significant winter storm of the season across the state brought a mixed bag of precipitation and bumped up the seasonal snow totals for...
A Cold, Dry January Sees Snow Return, Drought Expand
January brought a rare run of cold weather that supported several rounds of snow. But with little other precipitation, drought continued expanding across the state...
Road trips, mountains and a whole lot of data: An NC State senior’s internship with the State Climate Office
NC State University senior Jack Kendrick spent last summer studying mountain inversions as an ECONet Summer Undergraduate Student Intern.
Raleigh’s Record Snow Surprised Everyone in January 2000
It started with something familiar, at least by our wintry weather standards in North Carolina. But it didn’t take long to turn into a winter...
Rapid Reaction: Snow Coats the Coast in Rare Southeastern Wintry Event
The second winter storm in a week and a half affected North Carolina on Tuesday night, and this time, it was eastern areas seeing the...