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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....
Winter Roars Back in a Lion-Like March
This month’s climate summary highlights our turbulent March that included some springtime snow, cool and windy weather, and a new sensor to help track heat...
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...
A Cold, Snowy January Brings Drought Relief
Our latest climate summary looks back at a memorable January that saw an extended stretch of cold weather, two major snow events, and some drought...
Rapid Reaction: Season’s Third Snow Did Things Its Own Way
It sounds like a familiar story: a mid-January blast of cold air was followed by a winter storm, bringing snowfall across North Carolina. However, the...
Rapid Reaction: Snow Blows In Down East
After a week of cold and dry weather, flakes finally flew across much of eastern North Carolina with the passage of a fast-moving but potent...
Rapid Reaction: December Begins with a Wintry Wake-Up Call
We don’t often see snow on the ground before Christmas in North Carolina, but a potent weather system spurned the climatological and La Niña-skewed odds...