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2014 Climate Review: Piedmont Had an Active Winter, Cool Summer
This is the third part of our 2014 climate review. After looking at statewide extremes and coastal variability, today we look at conditions in the...
2014 Climate Review: Coastal NC Saw it All
This is the second part of our 2014 climate review. Last time, we looked at some statewide stats and extremes. Today, we begin a region-by-region...
A Coastal White Christmas: Revisiting the 1989 Winter Storm
For the North Carolina coast, dreams of a white Christmas came true 25 years ago in 1989. An ideal setup with cold air in place,...
The SCOfficial 2014-15 Winter Outlook
This is the final part of our 2014-15 winter outlook series, featuring our office’s official forecast for the coming winter. Before we get to our...
From Top to Bottom, Global Conditions May Shape Winter’s Polar Jet Stream
This is the third part of our 2014-15 winter outlook series. Following our discussion of ENSO and its possible impacts, today we cover two other...
Is El Niño a Go? The Latest on Pacific Patterns
This is the second part of our 2014-15 winter outlook series. We previously covered forecasts from folklore, and today we dip into the Pacific to...
Famous Folklore Suggests a Cool Winter Awaits
Today we begin our four-part winter outlook series with the forecasts from some well-known bits of folklore. From bugs to plants to sun spots, many...