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A map of the most recent snow event bringing at least 6 inches to parts of North Carolina

Climate Curiosities: Our Last Big Snow Events

After a couple of lackluster winters in a row — and with an outlook that doesn’t exactly scream “snow days on the way!” — the … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2021/11/climate-curiosities-our-last-big-snow-events/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>
Winter 2020-2021 Snow Accmulation

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 … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2021/03/winter-recap-2020-21-la-nina-lays-low-in-a-persistent-wet-winter/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>
Feb 2021 Precip Summary

Very Wet, Fairly Cold, but Rarely Snow This February

The jet stream pattern in February brought plenty of precipitation and some colder air into North Carolina, but that did not materialize into much snow across the state. A Soaked … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2021/03/very-wet-fairly-cold-but-rarely-snow-this-february/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>

A ‘Fairy Tale’ January Has Tame Temperatures, Precipitation Variety

Once upon a time last month, our temperatures seemed bland and boring, but a closer look revealed a world of precipitation possibilities, including snow, soggy spots, and the … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2021/02/a-fairy-tale-january-has-tame-temperatures-precipitation-variety/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>

Warm, Wet December Weather Lands Short of Annual Records

With year-long temperature and precipitation records on the line, we narrowly missed both following warm and wet (but not warm and wet enough) weather in December. The initial stats … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2021/01/warm-wet-december-weather-lands-short-of-annual-records/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>

Winter Recap 2019-20: Warm and Wet, But Little Snow

Heading into the winter, our weather predictions were literally up in the air — or perhaps out to sea — as few large-scale atmospheric patterns, … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2020/03/winter-recap-2019-20-warm-and-wet-but-little-snow/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>

A Warm February Split by Mid-Month Snow

Our warm winter continued in February with generally above-normal temperatures, although we did see cold and snow during the month. It was a wet month … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2020/03/a-warm-february-split-by-mid-month-snow/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>

January Extends a Warm Winter and Expands Coastal Dryness

Cold air continued to stay away from North Carolina this winter in another warm month. Precipitation spanned the spectrum from wet to dry in January, … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2020/02/january-extends-a-warm-winter-and-expands-coastal-dryness/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>

A Decade in Review: The 2010s

Over the next two weeks, we’ll close out this year and decade with a look back at how the 2010s played out weather-wise in North … <a href="https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2019/12/a-decade-in-review-the-2010s/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a>