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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The drought continues to improve across North Carolina.
Last week nearly 87 percent of the state was in some level of abnormally dry or drought conditions and now that number is now down to 83% as of the Thursday morning update.
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That does mean, however, that unfortunately, most of the state is still dealing with very dry weather, despite the slight improvement.
Locally, D2 severe drought is still largely over central North Carolina with no noticeable change. D3 extreme drought is still in place, however, for parts of Halifax, Nash, Granville and Person county, which shows the need for more measurable rain for communities near the Virginia state line.
It’s been another dry August with just over an inch of rain measured at Raleigh-Durham International Airport which is nearly 3 inches drier than normal for the month.
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We’re also currently in the top ten driest Augusts on record across central North Carolina.
While rain is expected late this week, the first week of September looks hot and dry, and the outlook from the Climate Prediction center isn’t leaning toward drier or wetter for the month.
A typical September will bring us 5.15 inches of rain, with a significant influence of that coming from tropical weather.
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