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Rain in ENC Helps Crops Bounce Back

Rain in ENC Helps Crops Bounce Back

Jul 26, 2024 | 3:29am
Quite a change in our forecast, quite a change in what we’ve seen weather wise over the past couple of weeks from the previous month, and I’m talking with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. Corey, let’s start off with some of the amazing rain that we have seen, the rain […]
The Rains Helped Where They Fell; More on the Way

The Rains Helped Where They Fell; More on the Way

Jul 19, 2024 | 5:03am
The rains last weekend did bring some improvements to parts of North and South Carolina. For details, we now turn to assistant state climatologist Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina, and some areas like my Franklin County in North Carolina saw some pretty heavy rains, and some other areas got even […]
Spotty Rains Welcomed over Weekend, but More is Needed

Spotty Rains Welcomed over Weekend, but More is Needed

Jul 16, 2024 | 3:36am
Hit or miss rains spread across the Carolinas this past weekend. I’m talking with North Carolina Assistant Climatologist Corey Davis. At my house in Franklin County, we got four inches, and it was a good steady rain throughout most of the day on Saturday, which was a little more than we expected. What are you […]
Extreme Drought Now Appearing in Both Carolinas

Extreme Drought Now Appearing in Both Carolinas

Jul 12, 2024 | 5:29am
Levels of drought we have not seen in more than a decade. There’s the headline for you. I’m Mike Davis talking with climatologist, Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina. Corey, I was taking a look at the Drought Monitor, and I’m seeing colors that do not look good to me, and especially don’t […]
Drought Expands in Carolinas

Drought Expands in Carolinas

Jul 5, 2024 | 5:00am
It’s going from bad to worse in North and South Carolina as far as drought conditions go, to get the latest, we turn to North Carolina assistant state climatologist Corey Davis. Coming into this week, we already knew that every county in South Carolina and 99 out of 100 counties in North Carolina were at […]
Weather Contrasts, ’23 vs ’24

Weather Contrasts, ’23 vs ’24

Jun 28, 2024 | 4:01am
Well, we’re getting to the mid part of the year now, and for a look weather wise, we turn to Corey Davis. He is the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, and wow, what difference a year makes, huh, the first half of this year versus the first half of 2023 quite a contrast. “That’s […]
Increasing Dryness in NC, Drought Pops Up in SC

Increasing Dryness in NC, Drought Pops Up in SC

Jun 21, 2024 | 2:19am
Dry, dry, dry. And on top of that, heat now, oppressive heat moving in today, into the Carolinas. Corey Davis is the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina. He knows all about this. Let’s start out with the dry conditions. First of all Corey, what are you seeing? “Mike, summer has really slapped us in […]
‘Less Seasonal, More Reasonable’: Humidity is Lower, but Heat Still Prevails

‘Less Seasonal, More Reasonable’: Humidity is Lower, but Heat Still Prevails

Jun 14, 2024 | 12:39am
It’s June, and that means it’s hot. But how hot is hot? Well, for that question, we turn to North Carolina Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis. We expect it to be warm this time of year, after all it is climatological summer now. But let’s take a look at some averages and see, because today […]
Farmers Reporting ‘Corn Rolling’

Farmers Reporting ‘Corn Rolling’

Jun 7, 2024 | 6:02am
The Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina Corey Davis joining me now. And Corey, I understand that you’re getting some reports from farmers in the field that they’re starting to see some corn rolling. Now, for those who don’t understand what that means, that does not mean that corn cobs are falling off and they’re […]
May Rains Leave Carolinas in Overall Good Condition

May Rains Leave Carolinas in Overall Good Condition

May 31, 2024 | 2:07am
We’re here at the tail end of the month of May. It’s a good chance to take a look at some precipitation levels and also the temperatures where we stand right now. And Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, joins me now to take a look at that and what a flip May […]