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December Sees Record-Setting Warmth, Wet Weather
Unseasonably warm conditions and more rain were our weather storylines in December. A Month of Un-Winterlike Warmth By all measures — average high, average low,...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hazel_marker-360x216.jpg)
NC Extremes: The Stories Behind Our Extremes
This is the final post of 2015 in our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. Every month this year, we have covered some of...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/debris_driveway-360x216.jpg)
NC Extremes: An Ice Storm for the Ages
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. Winter weather in North Carolina can be a fickle thing. When cold...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/November2015-infographic-360x216.png)
A Warm, Wet November Concludes NC’s Wettest Fall
More rain in November continued this fall’s wet pattern. Mild Days, Warm Nights Elevate Temperatures While the waning daylight hours and fallen leaves made it...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PacificSSTs_2015-11-11-360x216.png)
The SCOfficial 2015-16 Winter Outlook
This year’s Winter Outlook series concludes with the official outlook from our office. Over the past two weeks, we’ve laid out the puzzle pieces for...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/avg_analog_snowfall_2015-16-360x216.png)
Analog Winters Help Show the Possibilities for This Year
Our Winter Outlook series has already covered the latest on El Niño and polar patterns. Today’s post looks at past years with similar conditions to...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PolarVortex-360x216.jpg)
Polar Patterns Could Open the Gates for Cold, Wintry Weather
As our Winter Outlook series continues, we turn our attention to the polar jet stream, which will largely determine how much of this winter’s precipitation...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ElNino_jetstream-360x216.jpg)