Source: John Deem, NEWS & RECORD, 12/21/21

It’s beginning to feel a lot like ... Easter? High temperatures in the Piedmont Triad were nearly 20 degrees above normal Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Even experts immersed in weather trends on a daily basis find themselves flummoxed by an unseasonably mild lead-in to Christmas. “Plants are confused; people are confused,” said State Climatologist Kathie Dello, who is also director of the State Climate Office of North Carolina. “I have to keep looking at the calendar to remind myself it’s December.”

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