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Winter 2012-13 Pattern Update
To this point, the winter in 2012-13 has shown some potential for sending cold and wintry weather to North Carolina but has largely failed to...
Winter 2012-13 Outlook for North Carolina
Over the past two weeks, we have covered four different winter forecasting techniques, ranging from fun traditions (the woolly worm and farmers’ almanacs) to more...
What Will Winter Bring? Get a Clue! (from the Pacific Ocean)
This is part four in a four-part series highlighting different winter forecasting techniques. Each year as summer turns to fall, folks begin to wonder: “What...
October Siberian Snowfall May Shape NC Winters
This is part three in a four-part series highlighting different winter forecasting techniques. Can forecasting North Carolina winter weather be improved by measuring snowfall in...
Farmers’ Almanacs Use Centuries-Old Forecasting Formulas
This is part two in a four-part series highlighting different winter forecasting techniques. Could a black box in New Hampshire contain the secret to predicting...
The Weather According to the Woolly Worm
This is part one in a four-part series highlighting different winter forecasting techniques. What can a caterpillar tell us about the weather? Quite a lot,...
November 2012 was Cool and Very Dry
You may have noticed it hasn’t been raining much. The numbers from reporting gauges across the state would confirm that observation. November 2012 was dry...