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With Apologies to the Eagles, ‘The Heat is on’

With Apologies to the Eagles, ‘The Heat is on’

Jun 27, 2025 | 3:57am
I’ve had in mind when I’m going to be chatting with Corey Davis from the North Carolina Climate Office this week, that we were going to be talking about heat, and we have had plenty of it with a brief reprieve, though, a couple of days ago. We’ll talk about that. But it’s been pretty […]
Carolinas are Drought Free!…for now…

Carolinas are Drought Free!…for now…

Jun 20, 2025 | 3:50am
Drought free and NC and SC can it be true? Well, we find out from Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina. And boy, that’s been a long time coming, but I understand actually no drought on the Drought Monitor for either of the Carolinas now. “That’s right, Mike, and this is a milestone […]
Carolina Soils Holding Plenty of Moisture

Carolina Soils Holding Plenty of Moisture

Jun 13, 2025 | 1:02am
To summer or not to summer, that is the question right now. Are we in it or ain’t we? Corey Davis, the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, has been hearing that question over and over. I can’t determine whether we’ve started or not. It’s warmer right now, Corey, so it feels like it. What […]
Normal to Above-Normal Activity Predicted for ’25 Hurricane Season

Normal to Above-Normal Activity Predicted for ’25 Hurricane Season

Jun 6, 2025 | 4:31am
The rains at the end of last week set us up in really good shape for this week. And to get a complete look at that, talking with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina right now. And I believe you had said last week, Corey, that already we had seen a […]
No Drought in NC, Very Little Remaining in SC

No Drought in NC, Very Little Remaining in SC

May 23, 2025 | 4:24am
Not as much rain these past few days, but if we look back towards last week, we had plenty, and that brings us some good news this week, as I talked to Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina. As we look at North and South Carolina those rains of a week […]
Recent Rains Wipe Out Most Drought in Carolinas

Recent Rains Wipe Out Most Drought in Carolinas

May 16, 2025 | 4:03am
Talking with Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina, and Corey we could wrap up the past week in one word, rain. “Yeah, I think rain, wet, torrential, any of those would be some pretty good adjectives for this past week, we previewed this in the forecast. Last week, […]
Showers and Some Severe Weather Bring Needed Rain

Showers and Some Severe Weather Bring Needed Rain

May 9, 2025 | 2:16am
We’re getting into a time of the year now where we’re starting to see some timely rains come through. We’ve had a few this past week. Let’s find out what kind of an impact that has made on crops and the drought monitor as we turn to our friend Corey Davis from the state climate […]
Dryness Intensifying with Lack of Rain

Dryness Intensifying with Lack of Rain

May 2, 2025 | 3:27am
Summertime warmth is prevailing, and we’re not even there yet, at least on the calendar, but it sure feels like it. Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina joins me now, and sure, we feel like we have flipped the calendar to summer, don’t we? “That’s right, Mike, I’ll save you my […]
Spring and Summer-like Weather to Prevail

Spring and Summer-like Weather to Prevail

Apr 25, 2025 | 3:01am
We have had warm weather the past few days, particularly in the afternoons and even some of the evenings, have been on the warm side. And Corey Davis, the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, joins me now to talk about that. We are certainly fully into spring now, aren’t we? That’s “Right, Mike, you […]
Have We Seen the Last Frost of the Season?

Have We Seen the Last Frost of the Season?

Apr 18, 2025 | 10:09am
Some hit or miss rains across the Carolinas over the past week. What kind of difference did it make? Well, I’m going to ask that of Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, some areas got some pretty good rain, didn’t they? “Mike, you know, these April showers are a pretty reliable part of […]