News and stories about North Carolina's weather and climate
January Remains Wet, But the Fire Hose Fizzles
FEBRUARY 6, 2019 | CLIMATE SUMMARY, GLOBAL PATTERNS
The heavy rain and snow of recent months abated in January, leaving us slightly wet and warm overall. While it has been a wet winter, can we blame El Niño?... (Read more)
A Drenched December Caps a Record Wet Year
JANUARY 3, 2019 | CLIMATE SUMMARY
Precipitation continued to be the main story in North Carolina's weather, including a record wet December that -- despite a substantial wintry event early... (Read more)
Rapid Reaction: A Season's Worth of Snow in One Day
DECEMBER 11, 2018 | WEATHER EVENTS, WINTER WEATHER
We didn't have to wait long this winter to see our first major snow event in North Carolina. The second weekend of December brought significant accumulating... (Read more)
A Cold, Wet November Offers a Possible Winter Preview
DECEMBER 4, 2018 | CLIMATE SUMMARY
November in North Carolina was another wet month accompanied by the arrival of wintry temperatures and the ending of the Atlantic hurricane season, which... (Read more)
The SCOfficial 2018-19 Winter Outlook
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 | SEASONAL OUTLOOK, WINTER WEATHER
In our previous post, we described the atmospheric patterns that could affect the northern hemisphere jet streams -- and therefore our weather -- this... (Read more)
