April featured unseasonable warmth and an uncharacteristic lack of rain showers and severe weather. That has extended our drought with new impacts emerging last month.| North Carolina State Climate Office
Springtime showers and storms made for a wet May, while summer-like temperatures settled in during the month. That wrapped up an overall warm, wet, and stormy spring. Rainfall Races Back In On the heels of a dry April, regular rainfall returned across North Carolina in May. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) notes a| North Carolina State Climate Office