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The United States National Climatic Data Center ( NCDC ), previously known as the National Weather Records Center (NWRC), in Asheville, North Carolina, was the world's largest active archive of weather data . In 2015, the NCDC merged with two other federal environmental records agencies to become the National Centers for Environmental ...
Charlotte (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t / ⓘ SHAR-lət) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County.The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, [10] making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in the South, and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida.
Mecklenburg County (/ ˈ m ɛ k l ə n ˌ b ɜːr ɡ /) is a county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, [1] making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina (after Wake County), and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population. [2]
Rank Combined Statistical Area Population 2012 Population [2]; 1 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia: 2,386,401 2 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill: 2,079,687 3 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point
Asheville (/ ˈ æ ʃ v ɪ l / ASH-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [7] Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most-populous city.
Concord (/ ˈ k ɒ n ˈ k ɔːr d / CON-CORD) [9] is the county seat and most populous city in Cabarrus County, [10] in the U.S. state of North Carolina.At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 105,240. [6]
North Carolina averages 5 inches (130 mm) of snow per winter season. However, this varies greatly across the state. Along the coast, most areas register less than 2 inches (51 mm) per year while the state capital, Raleigh, averages 6.0 inches (150 mm). Farther west in the Piedmont-Triad, the average grows to approximately 9 inches (230 mm).
The center of population of North Carolina is located in Randolph County, in the town of Seagrove. [3] The United States Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2009, estimated North Carolina's population at 9,380,884 [4] which represents an increase of 1,340,334, or 16.7%, since the last census in 2000. [5]