Severe Pollen, Severe Drought, and Severe Storms Ramp Up in March - North Carolina State Climate Office Spring kicked into high gear in March, with warm weather and high pollen counts, mostly dry conditions and emerging drought impacts, and the first severe storms of the year. Warm Weather Blossoms With...

We just wrapped up one of North Carolina's top five warmest and driest Marches on record, and it saw proliferating pollen, deepening drought, and the start of our springtime severe weather in 2026. #ncwx
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The Weather Year in Review: Dry Days, Plus a Few Storms, in 2025 - North Carolina State Climate Office It’s a climate conundrum: how can a year characterized by overall dry weather be most notable for its big precipitation events? That’s the reality of 2025 in North Carolina, which featured persistent ...

Despite the dry ranking, our weather in 2025 also included some big storms, from winter snows to a summer soaking from Chantal. #ncwx

Our annual year in review has more on the stats and stories with last year's weather, plus what to watch for in 2026.

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Thrilled to share my recent paper in Natural Hazards: a framework I've developed to communicate & analyze extreme temperature event risk using the "1-in-X-year event" framework familiar from flooding risk. Analysis of the 2021 PNW heat wave included as an example!

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I thought I heard that Storm Johannes is committing to Oregon in the next few days too. Busy time for him!

Winter Outlook 2025-26: A Seasonal Repeat in Store? - North Carolina State Climate Office It's said that no two snowflakes are alike -- and science backs that up -- but could we see two winters following the same template in back-to-back years? Early signs among the ocean and atmosphere ar...

This winter could have a familiar feeling, with a similar set of storylines and atmospheric signals shaping our weather as last year.

For the 14th year in a row, we present our Winter Outlook for North Carolina. #ncwx
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An aerial photo of flooding in western Buncombe County after Hurricane Florence, by NCDOT

Today marks one year since the first raindrops fell ahead of Hurricane Helene, which became our state's costliest and deadliest storm on record. #ncwx

On the Climate Blog, we revisit Helene amid the context of a stormy decade across North Carolina.

📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/09...

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This isn't a trivial analysis, so it's a work in progress, but for "least lucky" locations along the U.S. East Coast for tropical cyclones (TCs) over the past ~50 years, one might expect it to be Florida.

Turns out it's the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina.

A photo of Lejeune High School football players practicing on a sunny day. (Photo by Sgt. Bryan Peterson/Marine Corps Installations East)

The heat is on this week, and that means more stress during outdoor activities. Together with @ncstate-ncics.bsky.social, we're looking at what historical trends and recent extremes in Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures tell us about heat risk in North Carolina. #ncwx

📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/07...

A New Approach to Measuring Extreme Heat :: North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies By Mark Essig A black globe thermometer (center) and a humidity and temperature probe (left) at the NC State Climate Office’s ECONet station at Jockeys Ridge State Park. Photo courtesy of the North…

Wet-bulb globe temperature offers the best metric for heat stress but requires specialized instruments. NCICS’s Kyle Wodzicki and colleagues offer a fresh approach—and find alarming evidence of extreme heat trends in the Southeast US. @ncsco.bsky.social @kathiedello.bsky.social bit.ly/ncicswbgt2025

Follow these tips to stay hydrated and safe from #heat:

• Drink more water, regardless of how active you are.
• Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink.
• Stay away from very sugary or alcoholic drinks.

More information: heat.gov

#HeatSafety #NIHHIS

The road to rebuilding after Helene Podcast Episode · The Broadside · 02/27/2025 · 19m

Hurricane Helene wiped out hundreds of roadways in western North Carolina. Now engineers are working to fill the holes the storm left behind. But how do you rebuild a road that’s meant to last in a climate that’s changing quicker than we can keep up?

Featuring NCDOT’s work with @ncsco.bsky.social

The Weather Year in Review: Heat, Helene, and Weather Whiplash in 2024 - North Carolina State Climate Office This post is a summary of our recent Year in Review webinar. The recording and slides from that event will be posted and linked from this blog post soon. North Carolina's weather in 2024 featured the ...

Headlined by Helene and heat, 2024 was an impactful year in North Carolina, including the latest examples of "weather whiplash" across the state. #ncwx

Explore the big weather stories from the past year with us in our year-in-review blog recap.
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So, I've been forgetting to make a first post since setting up shop here - but if you're interested in the intersection of weather & climate, with a side of Buffalo sports and curling - you've come to the right place!!