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South Carolina — Wrapping paper crunches underfoot as short sleeves replace sweaters this morning. The air feels more like spring than Christmas, and sunshine quickly boosts temperatures across the Carolinas.
A surge of unusually warm air has settled over the region, pushing highs 20 degrees above normal for late December. Cities across the Upstate and western Carolinas are flirting with near-record warmth. Asheville reaches near 70 degrees, while Charlotte climbs into the mid-70s. The Greenville–Spartanburg area (GSP) peaks around 75 degrees, ranking among the warmest Christmas Days on record…