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Winter Recap 2021-22: Warm Weather Prevails, Even with a Snowy Surprise
In North Carolina, it was a winter of warmth with a month of cool, snowy weather stuck in the middle. So what shaped our weather...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ChapelHill_snow-360x216.jpeg)
Rain, Ice, and Snow Had Us Covered in January
In all its forms, precipitation piled up in a wet January, although drought remains in some areas. Cool weather also reversed our warm December pattern...![The December 2021 temperature summary infographic, highlighting the monthly average temperature, departure from normal, and comparison to historical and recent years](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/temp_summary_Dec2021-360x216.png)
Unwrapping an Unseasonably Warm December
Holiday heat headlined our historically warm December, and despite late-month rainfall, it was a dry month overall. We also check in on how La Niña...![A map of global sea surface temperature anomalies in October 2021](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sst_anom_Oct2021-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook 2021-22: La Niña, Take Two?
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but for some meteorologists, it’s feeling a bit like Groundhog Day. For the second year in a row, a La...![Winter 2020-2021 Snow Accmulation](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/accum_winter2020-21-360x216.png)
Winter Recap 2020-21: La Niña Lays Low in a Persistent Wet Winter
Chalk it up to atmospheric anomalies or a forecast without foresight. Either way, this winter defied expectations and drenched most of North Carolina for yet...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/LaNina_winter_pattern-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook 2020-21: La Niña Has Landed
For the ninth year in a row, we’re proud to share our winter outlook for North Carolina. This year, the atmosphere has offered up a...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NOAA_winteroutlook_2019-20-360x216.png)
The 2019-20 Winter Outlook: A Little of Everything?
We’ve already gotten our first taste of winter with last week’s freezing temperatures, so with a whole season still to come, it’s natural to wonder:...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ENSO_neutral_rankings-360x216.png)