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Rain Curtails Pollen Count While Cold Snap Frightens Fruit Farmers

Rain Curtails Pollen Count While Cold Snap Frightens Fruit Farmers

Apr 11, 2025 | 4:11am
A couple of weather events to talk about as we look back over the past seven days or so. And to do that, I’m talking with Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina. First thing that I think was welcome in a number of ways, was the rain we saw earlier this […]
Perhaps You’ve Noticed the Pollen?

Perhaps You’ve Noticed the Pollen?

Apr 4, 2025 | 9:37am
Well, the big word, no question about this in weather is pollen, to tell us where it’s coming from and just how bad it is, as if we don’t already know Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina. Last week, Corey I went to South Carolina. When I got to Columbia, the […]
Drought Monitor Shows Improvement in Carolinas

Drought Monitor Shows Improvement in Carolinas

Mar 21, 2025 | 4:57am
We were waiting to see what kind of an impact the recent rains have had on the Drought Monitor. And NC Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis, it looks like we did indeed get a nice bump in some soil moisture. “Yeah, Mike, it was a really solid rain event last weekend into the first part […]
Carolinas See Some Drought Improvement with More Rain on the Way

Carolinas See Some Drought Improvement with More Rain on the Way

Mar 14, 2025 | 3:22am
Some rain over the past week has helped the look on the Drought Monitor, and to take a look at that, talking with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina, right now, how much improvement have we seen over the last week or so, Corey? “Well, Mike, over the last 10 days, […]
March Weather Living Up to The Old Adage So Far

March Weather Living Up to The Old Adage So Far

Mar 7, 2025 | 5:48am
March comes in like a lion, and it sure was a moody lion at that. Corey Davis, the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, what a week or so that we have had. I’m going to let you recap it, because I can’t even keep track of it. You need a scorecard to keep track […]
Snowfall ‘Overperformed’ in Areas of NC

Snowfall ‘Overperformed’ in Areas of NC

Feb 21, 2025 | 4:51am
Snow across much of the Carolinas here in the last couple of days. Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, did this storm perform as you thought it was going to going into it? “Mike, especially in parts of the northeastern Piedmont of North Carolina and the northern coastal plain. Think this storm might […]
Legislation Introduced to Help Farm Kids Get Access to College Aid

Legislation Introduced to Help Farm Kids Get Access to College Aid

Feb 21, 2025 | 2:41am
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, has not been kind to college students and farming families for years, due to flaws in the program, farmers must label their machinery, land and small businesses as liquid assets, even though they’re not liquid enough to be converted into college funds. Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra […]
Rain: Ask and Ye Shall Receive

Rain: Ask and Ye Shall Receive

Feb 14, 2025 | 2:21am
We needed rain. We got rain, and we’re still getting rain. I’m Mike Davis talking with Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina. Corey, over the last several weeks, you’ve been telling us about how drought conditions were continuing to progress in the Carolinas. I think we got the answer we were […]
A Winter with an Identity Crisis in the Carolinas

A Winter with an Identity Crisis in the Carolinas

Feb 7, 2025 | 4:56am
Well, the calendar says February, but the temperature might say otherwise. Can’t make up its mind right now. Let’s find out what’s going on from North Carolina assistant state climatologist Corey Davis. The roller coaster ride continues. What is going on, Corey? “Yeah, Mike, this is that time of the year when Mother Nature can’t […]
Remembering Snowmageddon 2000

Remembering Snowmageddon 2000

Jan 24, 2025 | 1:18am
We only got a dusting of snow in the Carolinas this week compared to some folks way to the south of us. I’m talking with NC Assistant Climatologist Corey Davis, and it was a surprising path for this storm. “That’s right, Mike, a really unusual storm system and just overall setup. First off, we got […]