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‘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 […]
May Showers Making Farmers Happy

May Showers Making Farmers Happy

May 24, 2024 | 4:46am
More timely rains across North and South Carolina has put us in pretty good shape, that according to North Carolina assistant state climatologist Corey Davis, who joins me now. A couple of systems made their way through over the past week. Tell us about those, Corey. “Yeah Mike, starting last Wednesday, really, we’ve had a […]
Outlook for Summer Rain is Good in Carolinas

Outlook for Summer Rain is Good in Carolinas

May 17, 2024 | 4:25am
North Carolina assistant state climatologist Corey Davis, we certainly made up for some deficits last week in the Carolinas with those rain systems that came through. But with that dryness in April, I’m wondering as we move into the summer months right now, what kind of pattern are we moving into? And should that kind […]
Timely Rains Came After Most Planting was Done

Timely Rains Came After Most Planting was Done

May 10, 2024 | 2:01am
We don’t have to worry about any dry spots in most places, especially after the rains we got this past week. Let’s get the update from assistant state climatologist Corey Davis of the State Climate Office of North Carolina and wow, we really had some big rain events. What was that all about? “Well, Mike, […]
Dry Weather Leading to Ahead-of-Schedule Planting

Dry Weather Leading to Ahead-of-Schedule Planting

Apr 26, 2024 | 4:56am
Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, joins me now. And Corey, a few weeks ago you placed some bets, which is legal in North Carolina now. You made some predictions about the forecast coming up and one of those predictions or bets was that we were going to have a nice, wet April. […]
A Mid-Spring Weather Checkup

A Mid-Spring Weather Checkup

Apr 19, 2024 | 5:07am
We are near the midpoint of climatological spring. I’m Mike Davis, and I’m talking with climatologist Corey Davis about this. Corey, it seems like we’ve been in spring for quite a while though. “Yeah, it really does. Mike, it’s hard to believe it’s only a month and a half into the season because when you […]
Betting on a Wet April, and Other Weather Wagers

Betting on a Wet April, and Other Weather Wagers

Apr 12, 2024 | 5:41am
With the passage of sports betting as legal in the state of North Carolina, that has brought about some interesting prospects. I’m talking with Corey Davis, the Assistant State Climatologist from North Carolina on this, and I’m wagering that we can come up with some interesting bets for this spring’s weather particularly for the month […]
Weather Records Set in March

Weather Records Set in March

Apr 5, 2024 | 4:29am
Mike Davis with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. As you look back over the month of March, you saw some records broken, what were those? “One of those was right along the coast of North Carolina. They had pretty regular rainfall and some heavy rainfall in those areas. So it […]