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Easter is a holiday that moves on the calendar more than any other.  Some years it is as early as March 22nd and as late as April 25th.  This wide range in possible dates can lead to a wide variety of weather conditions.  Some Easters have been cold and some have been hot.

Last year, the holiday came on April 8th and was quite cold, the morning low was 25°.  As a matter of fact, snow fell just 30 hours earlier on friday night.

But, that was nothing like the Easter of 1915.

On the evening of April 2, 1915 snow began to fall across North Carolina and it fell into the day on April 3rd.   This was one of those Nor’easters that hit the east coast hard and caught many by surprise.   Since the ground was warm, much of the snow melted as it fell or soon after.  However, as you will see below, some of the totals were very impressive in spite of the warm ground.

 Raleigh  14” fell, with a maximum of 10” on the ground at one time

           Some areas near Raleigh were reported to have nearly 2 feet of snowfall

Greensboro 10” of snowfall

Winston-Salem 5” of snowfall

 The snow was heaviest in the eastern parts of the piedmont and along the mid-atlantic coast.

 The very next day, April 4th was Easter Sunday and there was still some snow left early in the morning but it melted away during the day.

This Easter will again be cold and our forecast as of the Monday before Easter is for a COLD Rain.  We will have to keep an eye on this as we have had some interesting weather on Easter in the past.    Below in the comments field, I will keep the forecast updated.