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CCMMS Students Return to Research at the SCO
For a few hours every week since October, the State Climate Office has welcomed two additional researchers: Miles Hunt and Maggie Loughlin, both eighth-grade students...
Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!
Do you ever wonder how much rain a thunderstorm brought to your backyard, or how deep the snow was after a winter storm? If so,...
Upgrades to Wind Rose Tool
A wind rose is a graphical tool used to show wind speed and wind direction for a particular location over a specified period of time....
Record Rainfall in the Mountains in January
The statewide statistics below highlight the relative wetness and warmth in January 2013. But those statewide numbers represent an average of extremes. Let’s start with...
Climate Summary: 2012 By the Numbers
Now that all the numbers are in, we have sense as to how 2012 fits into our climate history for North Carolina. The statewide average...
Groundhog Day is On the Way
After much of North Carolina saw wintry weather in recent weeks, many folks must be wondering whether there is more snow and ice to come...
Wind Chill Tells the Tale of Bitter Winter Conditions
For those cold winter days when the wind seems to bite at your skin, meteorologists have developed a way to quantify the hold that the...