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Mount Mitchell Wrings Out a New Record

The most extreme site in North Carolina has added another item to its resume. After a recent review by a committee of statewide scientists, Mount...

State Climate Office Welcomes New Director

We are delighted to announce that later this month, Kathie Dello will join the State Climate Office of North Carolina as our new permanent director...

The SCOfficial 2018-19 Winter Outlook

In our previous post, we described the atmospheric patterns that could affect the northern hemisphere jet streams — and therefore our weather — this winter....

Welcome to Our New Website!

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Today, we re-launched our website with a new look and a slightly different layout. But fear not: the same weather...

The SCOfficial 2017-18 Winter Outlook

If you don’t trust the likes of weather folklore with your winter forecast, here’s a closer look at some environmental factors that might influence our...

The SCOfficial 2016-17 Winter Outlook

This is the third and final part of our 2016-17 Winter Outlook series including our expectations for this winter. Freezing temperatures finally arrived across much...

The SCOfficial 2015-16 Winter Outlook

This year’s Winter Outlook series concludes with the official outlook from our office. Over the past two weeks, we’ve laid out the puzzle pieces for...