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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 map of global sea surface temperature anomalies in October 2021](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sst_anom_Oct2021-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook 2021-22: La Niña, Take Two?
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but for some meteorologists, it’s feeling a bit like Groundhog Day. For the second year in a row, a La...![Winter 2020-2021 Snow Accmulation](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/accum_winter2020-21-360x216.png)
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...![Feb 2021 Precip Summary](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Feb2021_precip_summary-360x216.png)
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...![Power Crew](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Guilford_power_crew-360x216.jpg)
Rapid Reaction: Back-to-Back Ice Storms Pound the Northern Piedmont
If the Piedmont of North Carolina is the ice storm capital of the south, then the ruling weather regime had a full docket over the...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Jan2021_precip_summary-360x216.png)
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...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/LaNina_winter_pattern-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook 2020-21: La Niña Has Landed
For the ninth year in a row, we’re proud to share our winter outlook for North Carolina. This year, the atmosphere has offered up a...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DJF_500mb_anomaly-360x216.png)