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A Drenched December Caps a Record Wet Year
Precipitation continued to be the main story in North Carolina’s weather, including a record wet December that — despite a substantial wintry event early in...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/analog_2018-19_vs_normal_snow-360x216.png)
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....![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SST_OLR_anomalies_Oct2018-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook: A ‘Similar but Different’ El Niño Taking Shape
Today, we kick off our seventh annual winter outlook series by looking at the state of the oceans and atmosphere entering the winter, along with...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jul2018_precip_summary-360x216.png)
July’s Dry Start Gives Way to a Wet Finish
It was a Jekyll and Hyde weather month in North Carolina as we switched weather patterns midway through July. Our latest climate summary has a...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/accum_winter2017-18-360x216.png)
Winter Recap 2017-18: A Season of Surprises
It was the winter that kept us guessing. Just when we thought our warm fall would persist into 2018, a record-setting cold snap ensued. We...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/analog_normal_snowfall_2017-18-360x216.png)
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...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pctnormal_Aug2017-360x216.png)
By the Numbers: August and Summer 2017
In lieu of our typical climate summary post, we’re taking a condensed look at some stats from the past month and season. August Temperatures 75.16°F:...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/GFS_500mb_2017-07-21_00Z-360x216.gif)