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Marion Progress
Marion, Mcdowell County, North Carolina
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North Carolina experienced its hottest July in 30 years, with temperatures reaching 108 degrees in Goldsboro and statewide mean of 79 degrees, 2.1 above normal. Rainfall was 2.81 inches, 2.96 below normal, unevenly distributed.
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JULY IN 30 YEARS
Raleigh, Aug. 18.—With one exception the past month was the hottest July in North Carolina in 30 years, the monthly meteorological report of Lee A. Denison, in charge of the Raleigh weather bureau, showed.
During the period of greatest heat from the 20th to 22nd, 100 degrees or above was recorded at 41 stations. The highest was 108 at Goldsboro, followed next by 107 at Fayetteville, 106 at Monroe and 105 at Kinston, Nashville, Louisburg, Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Rockingham.
The monthly mean temperature for the state, as shown by the records of 67 stations, was 79 degrees, or 2.1 degrees above normal.
Rainfall over the state during the month was light, scattered and unevenly distributed, Denison reported.
The average precipitation for the section, based on 81 of the reporting stations, was 2.81 inches, or 2.96 inches below normal.
Less than 50 per cent of the normal rainfall was recorded at 42 stations, seven of which had less than 25 per cent. The following points reported least for July: Edenton, Enfield, Hickory, Manteo, Moncure, Oxford, Neuse, Raleigh, Rocky Mt., Sloan, Wenona and Willard.
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North Carolina
Event Date
July
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statewide mean temperature 79 degrees (2.1 above normal); highest 108 degrees at goldsboro; rainfall 2.81 inches (2.96 below normal), unevenly distributed with many stations below 50% normal.
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The past month was the hottest July in North Carolina in 30 years, with one exception. Heat peaked from July 20-22, recording 100+ degrees at 41 stations. Rainfall was light and scattered.