Source: NC CLIMATE OFFICE, 12/4/18


November in North Carolina was another wet month accompanied by the arrival of wintry temperatures and the ending of the Atlantic hurricane season, which was an impactful one in our state. Rain, Ice, Snow, and Tornadoes

A wet year so far in North Carolina got even wetter last month as most of the state received above-normal precipitation. The preliminary statewide average precipitation of 6.59 inches ranks as our 7th-wettest November on record since 1895.

A series of cold frontal passages and low pressure systems moving off our coast helped bring us regular rainfall, and the Mountains even picked up some frozen precipitation. On November 15, cold surface temperatures resulted in a freezing rain event, and with the combination of saturated soils and winds with that storm system, a number of trees fell, including along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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