Charlottes snow drought sets record [Video]

As of Monday, March 18, Charlotte has gone 779 days without snow, surpassing the record set in 1993 and as our winter draws to a close, we’re not likely to see things change anytime soon.

Though North Carolina isn’t necessarily known for its harsh winters, data from the North Carolina State Climate Office shows snow wasn’t always this rare in the Queen City.

The 1980s were a particularly snowy time for Charlotte but after that, Corey Davis, the assistant state climatologist, said our average snowfall has been steadily declining.

“Charlotte’s gone from averaging more than 8 inches of snow per year to now only about 3.5 inches per year,” he said. “One of the big reasons is if we look over the past decade, we’ve had a lot of years that were either snowless or really close to it.

Typically, the severity of Charlotte’s winters varies based on the weather …