Here in High Point, NC, I have always been aware of the NC hot spot that runs
from Goldsboro, NC through Fayetteville, NC and on to Columbia, SC. This
region is geographically united in being the "sandhills" region, first
identified by English explorers as "desert"! Possibly the sandy soil effects
the moisture content of the air and creates a hotter air temp?
The biggest difference between mini-climates would be Fayetteville to
Greensboro, almost 100 miles distant. Greensboro is almost always 10 degrees
cooler than Fayetteville, especially in the summertime. Raleigh and Charlotte
are on the edge of the sandhills, but with urban growth they have now created
their own heat islands, which have inflated their temps in recent years.
Raleigh had an unbelievable number of 100 degree days last summer! Here in
the Triad, we hardly ever cracked 95...
Benjamin
High Point, NC
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