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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...
Three Storms in Three Weeks Jump Start the Winter
Our weather has taken a “new year, new me” approach to 2022, with the warm and dry pattern from late 2021 replaced by a decidedly...
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...
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...
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 ‘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...
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...