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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...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/negative_NAO_pattern-1-360x216.png)
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...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/current_SST_anomalies-360x216.png)
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...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/persimmons_2014-360x216.jpg)
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...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/October2014-infographic-360x216.png)
Mild October Sees Variable Rainfall, Changing Leaves
October saw several signs of fall across the state. Statewide Temperatures Slightly Above Normal Our October saw a mix of warm days with highs in...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/boardwalk_damage-360x216.jpg)
4 Factors that Made Hazel a Perfect Storm for NC
Before Fran, Floyd, Isabel, or Irene, there was Hazel. When Hurricane Hazel made landfall 60 years ago today, it set the standard for hurricane intensity...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/first_freeze_map_NC-360x216.png)
NC’s First Frost and Freeze Climatology
The onset of fall means the end of the growing season as we see harsher conditions such as frosts and freezes. But what are these...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/September2014-infographic-360x216.png)