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The following is a list of North Carolina weather records.North Carolina is located in the Southeastern United States.With the Appalachian Mountains in the western portions of the state, the Piedmont stretching nearly 300 miles across the central portions of the state, and the Coastal Plains and Atlantic Ocean in the eastern portions of the state, North Carolina has experienced many different ...
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area
October 26–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy passed by the state, dropping heavy rains and making storm surge. July 3–4, 2014 – Hurricane Arthur hits eastern North Carolina, in particular the Outer Banks, with 100 mph (160 km/h). May 7, 2015 – Tropical Storm Ana produced heavy rainfall and indirectly caused a fatality.
In 1934, the U.S. government established a tabulation unit in New Orleans, Louisiana, to process weather records. Climate records and upper air observations were punched onto cards in 1936. This organization was transferred to Asheville, North Carolina, in 1951, where the National Weather Records Center (NWRC). [3]
Carolina Beach was placed under a state of emergency Monday after a “historic” 18 inches of rain fell there in 12 hours at one station, a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event, according to the ...
1980–1984. Hurricane Diana just offshore. August 27, 1980 – Northeasterly winds from Hurricane Charley contribute to six deaths from strong rip currents. [1] June 7, 1981 – The remnants of a tropical depression bring light precipitation to the state. [2] July 1, 1981 – Tropical Storm Bret moves ashore on Virginia, with its outer ...
It got back on track by setting a rainfall record on April 29 with 4.1 inches, nearly three times the previous record for that day. ... Wilmington, North Carolina. Mean Rainfall: 56.82 inches ...
Updated September 18, 2024 at 7:43 AM. An intense storm system drenched parts of North Carolina in "historic rainfall," inundating highways and stranding drivers as flash-flood watches continued ...