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Summer heat remained scarce in North Carolina last month, while Elsa headlined a wet pattern across the Coastal Plain. Following Elsa, we look at where the tropics stand entering August.
Cooler Temperatures Continue
Our seasonable summer in North Carolina extended through much of July. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) reports a preliminary statewide average temperature of 76.8°F, or our 60th-coolest July out of the past 127 years....

While the rain reigned in eastern North Carolina last month, the western Piedmont stayed dry and has seen a degradation on the state drought map. Plus, how do our temperatures compare to the recent records out west?
From Really Dry to Record Wet
In some months, a statewide average acts as a good representation for conditions all across North Carolina. June was not one of those months, especially in terms of our precipitation....

At this time last month, drought had just emerged in North Carolina, and it was expected to expand and intensify even more by the end of May — which it did, encompassing more than half of the state.
But the turn of a page in the calendar also brought a turn of the spigot, especially across eastern North Carolina. After two weeks of heavy rainfall, drought is now on the retreat and folks across the Coastal Plain are dealing with the more familiar...