First Ten Days of July Wetter Than All of June
By Gannon Medwick
Friday, July 11, 2008
After a bone dry June for much of Eastern Carolina, we badly needed a wetter weather pattern in July. And, as I’m pleased to report, we got it! Many spots in Eastern Carolina received more rainfall in the first ten days of July than all thirty days of June! Here are some stats:
Greenville (WNCT) June rainfall: 0.98”
Greenville (WNCT) July 1-10 rainfall: 1.06”
New Bern June rainfall: 0.94”
New bern July 1-10 rainfall: 2.52”
In nearby central North Carolina, July rain was welcome but not quite as badly needed relative to June. Raleigh received a healthy 4.08” of rain in June, and since July 1, another solid 3.30” fell.
Keep in mind, summer rain varies greatly over short distances. Six to seven inches of rain drenched Bethel on the evening of Sunday, July 6. Greenville, just a few miles away, received only about one quarter inch of rain at that time.
The forecast for this coming July weekend (7/12 and 7/13) features low rain chances - less than 20% - each day.
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