7/30/2023 0 Comments Nc storm totals![]() For a location that averages 10.3 inches of snow per year, and had 10.9 inches just last year, this winter was a swing and a miss. ![]() This was only the second winter since 1965, joining 2011-12, with no measurable snowfall there. The lack of snow in Asheville was even more surprising. In Greensboro, it was the first snowless winter since back-to-back snow-free years in 1990-92. For Charlotte, this was the 9th winter since 1940 with no accumulating snow, with the previous occurrence in 2011-12. In Raleigh, it was the 10th winter since 1944 with no measurable snowfall, and the first since 2005-06. With few cold air blasts to support frozen precipitation, it ended up being a snowless winter across most of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, and even the Mountains had limited accumulations for the season. Manteo (-2.29 inches), Morehead City (-2.04 inches), Washington (-2.40 inches) were all below normal for the season as well. (Data from The Climate Toolbox)Ĭharlotte was 3.17 inches above normal in its 41st-wettest winter on record, while Raleigh was 0.33 inches below normal for the season.ĭown east, Wilmington was 3.22 inches below normal and tied for its 33rd-driest winter in the past 144 years. Percent of normal precipitation during winter 2022-23. Locally, it ranked as the 3rd-warmest winter in Greenville, Raleigh, and Wilson the 4th-warmest in Greensboro and Hickory and the 5th-warmest in Asheboro, Elizabeth City, and Wilmington based on long-term records at all sites. While our pre-Christmas cold snap moderated December’s average temperature as our 61st-coolest on record, it was followed by our 8th-warmest January and 3rd-warmest February dating back to 1895. That was 3.9☏ warmer than the 1991 to 2020 average. This climatological winter, from December 1 to February 28, ranked as our 4th-warmest on record based on the statewide average temperature of 46.7☏, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. In this look back on the winter that wasn’t, we review the seasonal rankings and snowfall totals, revisit our winter outlook, and look ahead to a spring without La Niña. A few cold days before Christmas were the only taste of winter many areas felt all season, as warm and often spring-like weather dominated the season overall in North Carolina.
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