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Nothing Could Be Finer: A Look Back at our Seasonable Spring
As anyone who spent time outdoors over the past few months can attest, the idyllic spring of 2013 is one for the memory banks, and...
Winter El Niño Events Often Take Root in the Spring
Although our winter just ended, the weather conditions half a world away in the western Pacific Ocean may already be shaping how our next winter...
Winter 2012-13 Recap
Back in December, we released our winter outlook that included our own winter forecast and the predictions of the woolly worm, farmers’ almanacs, and two...
Winter 2012-13 Pattern Update
To this point, the winter in 2012-13 has shown some potential for sending cold and wintry weather to North Carolina but has largely failed to...
Winter 2012-13 Outlook for North Carolina
Over the past two weeks, we have covered four different winter forecasting techniques, ranging from fun traditions (the woolly worm and farmers’ almanacs) to more...
What Will Winter Bring? Get a Clue! (from the Pacific Ocean)
This is part four in a four-part series highlighting different winter forecasting techniques. Each year as summer turns to fall, folks begin to wonder: “What...