Not meaningless, but not incredibly meaningful either. So much has to be taken into account when it comes to ratios - not just temperature. Wind also plays a role and I imagine will certainly play one this go around.
I'd be thrilled to get a few inches at this point. The past couple winters have really f*cked the NW burbs. Hell, I'd just love to have some precip in general considering we've been in a severe drought for months.
While I'd take 20", my one and only goal these days is to see a double digit snowfall. Haven't seen a single double digit snowfall since March 4-5, 2015.......in Kentucky.