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Heat is Up, But Ozone’s Down
RALEIGH — It's July, and the heat is high in North Carolina, even hotter than usual — yet elevated ozone levels usually associated with hot weather haven't materialized. “Our temperature is running quite a bit above normal,” said Gail Hartfield, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Raleigh. But as of Thursday, the Triangle had experienced only three Code Orange days this year — twice in April and once in June.