Temp-wise you can argue but a storm can easily disappear or appear and in winter that can bring down cold air (or create its own). You can be very discouraged without punting, if that makes sense, which I get from Horst.
If you guys didn't know, @Voyager has a YouTube channel for his bus trips (well when he gets them, hopefully the pick up) that I find very enjoyable. Last week he even did a video about new living room furniture!
... she sounds hideous.
Sorry, back to weather.
I will say this week has been nice because we've had snowcover all week since our little event last Saturday. It's actually felt like winter.
Great, great stuff the past two on climo. Thanks for sharing, @Jns2183! Someone should start a MDT wiki page with seasonal totals and all - it'd be so much easier to track than the nonsensical way the NWS has to store data.
It's not even a lack of cold when useful - it's a lack of cold entirely. This week is by far the coldest week we've had and it's still about on average.
Telling the truth isn't being a Debbie downer, no way. We can't change the weather (well China is trying) so we have to be honest with what we're seeing. Good and bad.