NC Climate Office

This winter served up a few dashes of cold and a heaping helping of snow, but we didn't quite get our fill of precipitation, leading to expanding drought. Our winter recap looks back on the rankings, snow totals, and more from the past season. #ncwx ➡️ climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2026/03/w…

Can you spot the cold front? A 58(!) degree temperature difference between warmest and coldest spots from our ECONet, including a 25 degree difference between two stations less than 30 miles from each other. #NCWx

The past week brought many signs of spring, including scattered showers and storms, but no big changes on the drought map thanks to lingering moisture from late winter. #ncwx

From an early chill to the first signs of spring, February had plenty of variability, along with one constant: drought's presence in North Carolina. #ncwx Our latest climate summary looks back at February, including why this drought has been so stubborn. climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2026/03/s…

Our recent rainfall has finally made a difference, as surface water levels have begun to recover and parts of central and eastern NC have improved from Severe (D2) to Moderate (D1) Drought. #ncwx

Drought continued to expand along our coastline this week, but the recent rainfall has finally helped stabilize some streamflow and lake levels farther inland. #ncwx

Another week with roughly average rainfall brought little relief to entrenched drought impacts, and even Extreme Drought (D3) emergence in the drier northern Coastal Plain. #ncwx

Even after our big snow last weekend, we haven't seen any improvements on the drought map just yet. That's because of limited liquid totals, a slow snow melt so far, and snow subliming instead of soaking in. #ncwx

From sunny 70-degree days early in the month to 20s and heavy snow later on, January was a wild weather month in North Carolina. #ncwx Our monthly summary has more on January, including updates to our latest 1-inch, 6-inch, and 12-inch snow event maps: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2026/02/j…

@Wayne_Weather There have only been 3 colder mornings in that station's history since 2002: 🌡️ 1.2°F on January 7, 2018 🌡️ 3.2°F on January 6, 2018 🌡️ 3.2°F on January 30, 2014

7° at the Cherry Farms in Goldsboro.

This morning's lows were frigid, especially where a deep snowpack remains. 🥶 Among our ECONet, this was the coldest day in Salisbury (-2°F) since Jan. 2017, the coldest on record in Wallace (4°F) dating back to 2008, and the coldest in Whiteville (5°F) since Dec. 1989! #ncwx

@RaleighWx By our tracking, this was the first event with measurable snow in all 100 counties since late January 2014!

Yep one of the rare ones where everyone saw at least some snow accumulate

While North Carolina digs out from the weekend snowstorm, we've been digging into the data. 🪏 Our latest blog has a region-by-region review of the totals, including a part of the state that hadn't seen this much snow in 67 (yes, 67!) years. #ncwx 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2026/02/r…

@weatherinNC Thanks, we'll adjust for the final map tomorrow. Definitely a tight gradient there across Alamance County!

@NCSCO @NWSGSP @NWSBlacksburg @NWSRaleigh @NWSWakefieldVA @NWSMoreheadCity @NWSWilmingtonNC @NC_CoCoRaHS Need to shift that a little. 9.85" in Graham, Alamance county. A few other reports as well of 9 inches in Alamance county as well.

Here's our analysis of this weekend's snowfall totals across North Carolina. ❄️ Notably, portions of all 3 regions of the state (Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain) received more than a foot of snow! Stay tuned for our full blog post writeup about this storm tomorrow. #ncwx

@nuggetpalooza Those are areas southwest of Raleigh around Lake Wheeler, extending over into Garner. Here are the reports collected last night by @NWSRaleigh in that region.

This tracks with what we got. What communities are in that tiny 1-2” in Wake County?

This weekend's icy event was thankfully minor but still impactful for parts of the state. #ncwx Our latest blog post has an initial review of the storm, including snow/sleet and ice accumulation maps. 📰: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2026/01/r…

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. climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2026/01/t…

Next Tuesday, we'll hold our annual Year in Review webinar to go over what happened in 2025 and what to watch for in 2026. #ncwx Register now to join us live on Tuesday at 11 am! ➡️ go.ncsu.edu/yearinreview20…

Dry weather continuing over the holidays has led to more drought expansion to start 2026, including Severe Drought (D2) emerging in central and western NC. #ncwx