Interestingly, the NW third or so of NC (north and west of I-40/85) has been on a bit of streak the last 3 years or so. I'd say quite a few places are maybe 150% climo in that region for the last 3 years.
I may have hit climo on December 9 of last year (no boos please) even though I don't think I saw another flake the rest of the winter.
Also the difference between mean climo and median climo may be even more important for us than for you guys. Lots of years in the lowlands get nothing but a trace, but the occasional 4 - 12" events can really skew the mean.