Recent Posts
Monitoring and Predicting Drought
This is the first in a multi-part series looking at drought. Before we cover some the drought tools we’ve developed, we thought it might be...
Lingering Wintry Weather Throughout a Cool March
With the arrival (finally!) of warmer temperature across the state during this first week of April, many may be quickly leaving the memory of March...
Winter 2013-14: Event Recap, Prediction Review, and Spring Outlook
It has been a long and active winter in North Carolina, and it appears it is finally coming to an end. In this blog post,...
Winter 2013-14: By the Numbers
In North Carolina, we had a little bit of everything this winter, from frozen precipitation to severe storms, and from single-digit low temperatures to highs...
Snowy Weather but Typical Temperatures for February
Monthly statistics for February 2014:Statewide Average Precipitation: 3.27 inches (42nd driest since 1895)Statewide Average Temperature: 42.12°F (60th warmest / 61st coldest since 1895)* Values generated from preliminary...
An Introduction to our Severe Weather Tools
The World Meteorological Organization defines severe weather as dangerous meteorological phenomenon, of varying duration, with risk of causing major damage, serious social disruption and loss...
StormFest 2014 Hits Raleigh This Week
Since its inception in 2010, StormFest has gathered science and weather enthusiasts to learn about and engage in weather, specifically severe storms. Each year the...