Source:  Corey Davis, NC CLIMATE OFFICE, 10/3/19


The calendar says it's fall but it still feels like summer. Our September temperatures were warm, our precipitation was generally light after Hurricane Dorian, and drought is back in North Carolina.

Can't Beat the Heat
Summer-like temperatures have persisted well into the fall this year, making it one of our warmest Septembers in recent memory.

The preliminary average statewide temperature of 74.1°F ranked as our 8th-warmest September out of the past 125 years.

For much of the month, our weather was dominated by high pressure sitting over the Carolinas. That gave us plenty of sunny days, but also a chance for the heat to build. In Charlotte, there were 22 days with highs reaching at least 90 degrees, which is tied for the most with September 1925.

Even Asheville reported 10 days with highs of 90°F or above, ranking as the most ever in September with one more 90-degree day than in 1925.

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