The latest monthly climate summary for April 2024 was released earlier this week by the North Carolina State Climate Office. It shows that April was warmer than normal and quite dry, with some large hail reported. The dry conditions resulted in an increase in abnormally dry conditions in a good part of the state. You can read the rest of the story at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2024/05/april-accompanied-by-little-precipitation-big-hail/.