I’m from a place that’s much colder and snowier than here, and I can for sure tell you that temps in the 50s and above have without a doubt occurred after deep freezes, even in mid winter. That’s nothing new, ESPECIALLY for our CWA. However, there is a point to be made on the opposite side of that IE: it’s taking longer to get cold once unfavorable patterns break down. My thought is that it doesn’t take as long this time because cold air is finally on this side of the globe and there’s been cold / snow to our north and up in Canada. Yes, it’ll melt and get warm up there too, but I don’t think we take weeks on end to get cold again. Colder air, while locked away up north, won’t be on the other side of the globe and we will be in mid winter, not early winter. I might be wrong, but that’s my hunch.