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Winter Recap 2023-24: Rain Returns, but Snow Stays Away
The long-awaited arrival of El Niño late last year helped our winter start with a splash, with multiple rain events across the state in December...![A graph of monthly temperature departures from the 1901 to 2000 average for North Carolina in 2023](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/monthly_temp_departures_2023-360x216.png)
The Weather Year in Review: The Yin and Yang of 2023
Characterized by evolving large-scale patterns and a variety of conditions across North Carolina, from wet to dry and smoky to stormy, 2023 was an interesting...![A map of global sea surface temperature anomalies in October 2023](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/global_SST_anom_Oct2023-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook 2023-24: Awaiting Wetter Weather With El Niño’s Return
Following a snow-free year in many areas and with drought now gripping more than half of the state, a pattern change – both from what...![A photo of changing leaf colors and mountain ash berries in western North Carolina](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mtnash_CarversGap_Oct2023-360x216.jpg)
Autumn Arrived and the Tropics Came Alive in September
September saw a timely change of seasons and mostly dry weather, apart from Ophelia. That tropical storm was part of an active month across the...![A photo of sunrise over the Pasquotank River on June 16](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PasqRiver_Jun16-360x216.jpg)
Smoke and Storms Fill the Skies in June
Cool and at times smoky conditions continued in June, while a week of showers and storms reversed the dry pattern we started the month with....![A photo of cloud cover and fog in the North Carolina Mountains](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mountain_clouds_fog_May8-360x216.jpg)
A Cool, Cloudy May Keeps Summer at Bay
Stretches of cooler weather left our temperatures below normal last month, but it was still a dry month overall. We also preview the Atlantic hurricane...![A map of total snowfall in North Carolina from November 2022 through March 2023.](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/accum_winter2022-23-360x216.png)
Winter Recap 2022-23: Snow is Scarce, Blooms Come Early
A few cold days before Christmas were the only taste of winter many areas felt all season, as warm and often spring-like weather dominated the...![A map of global sea surface temperature anomalies from October 2022](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/global_sst_anom_Oct2022-360x216.png)