NorthHillsWx

Yep, no go here. Can’t even get a cumulus cloud to pop. Just feels stable out. That area in SW NC might be in the game though

It certainly cleared up in a hurry. Full sunshine in Raleigh now. Wonder if the atmosphere can destabilize in time to take advantage

I think the threat is subsiding because of upstream convection/cloud cover. There might be some chance in southern and eastern areas but the MCV is holding together quite well and on models with the stronger storm look this afternoon it was already weakening more than it has. Think the main threat is probably eastern NC

That’s slightly misleading, the RDU record has been broken (previously 9.11”). It was set in 2024: https://www.wral.com/archive/21561538/ The Raleigh record is what those tweets are speaking to and it is taking into account the switch to RDU as the reporting site in 1945, and observations at the previous sites which obviously go further back. So there is no RDU record pre-1945 as that site didn’t exist. But as shown, reporting site or not, tomorrow’s rain could shatter all records for the Raleigh area in July. My >13” total already has, if my site was official! It’s the wettest month I’ve had in 8 years of running my station

What makes this month’s rain even more impressive in the triangle is we achieved these totals without a tropical system involved. And it hasn’t been just a couple rogue storms, it has been consistent heavy events from the start to the end of the month. With many areas now over a foot of rain with more possible tomorrow, this month is working towards the top 5 wettest months all time for the area and probably the wettest ever without a significant tropical system to influence the totals. The drought isn’t over but per WRAL we needed 18” in July to end it and I’m sitting over 13” and RDU has nearly 12. That is damn impressive and lakes and rivers have responded as well

At some point overnight we picked up 0.48” which brings my MTD to 13.47”. RDU picked up over 1”

Weird not having any rain to report today

73.4 for the high today. Incredible

Today/last night’s 0.84” has brought my 3-day storm total to 3.97” and the MTD to 12.99”

RDU didn’t open until 1943, so those were not taken at the airport. The wettest July in RDU history was in 2024 with 9.11” and I think it surpassed that mark today

This has to be confirmed but I think RDU just broke the record for wettest July in its history

This is officially the wettest July to date in RDU history!

Probably up enough to end water restrictions soon

If we’re not all dropped to D1 or D0 I’d be surprised from triangle to your way. I too have had over 6” this week alone and now over a foot for the month with more coming

We picked up 0.77” overnight and still raining lightly. Up to 2.92” for the event and 11.94” for the month! EDIT: picked up 0.21” since posting, bringing the storm total to 3.13” and MTD over a foot to 12.15”!!!