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So far, this winter has been the coldest in the Triangle and Sandhills since 2010-2011.
Monday night at 6:00 on WRAL, we’ll give a mid-winter report card and go more in depth as to where we stand and where we’re headed.
There is a tool developed by the Midwestern Regional Climate Center out of Purdue University that tries to show how severe a winter has been.
Using temperature, snowfall and snow depth, a score is assigned to each day.
As those scores are accumulated, they fall within a few different ranges. These go from Mild to Moderate, Average to Severe and Extreme.
This is called the AWSSI – the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index. It does not include wind, nor does it include mixed precipitation.
Its goal is to create a historical database and to compare from season to season.
So far – for the winter of 2025-2026 – the AWSSI is at an “Average” level for the Triangle.
Compare that to the last several winters, and you’ll see they’ve been characterized as “Mild” or “Moderate” in our area.
Meanwhile, we’re tracking a warming trend through at least February 20th.
Check here to see how many days will make it into the 70s in our area.
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