The last two winters, 2005-06 and 2006-07, were two of the five warmest winters from 1949 to present (in the United States). What are the odds of having another warm winter this year? I was really cold last winter. I am having difficulty acknowledging that it was not a cold winter. I rode my bike several days in sub-freezing temperatures, and my house doesn't stay warm regardless of how much heat is pumped into it, so it was around 63 degrees inside, for 3 or 4 months. We had a few streaks of 70+ temps. We also had a few streaks of sub-freezing temps, and anything under 60 is freezing cold to me, anyway.

The other three warmest winters since 1949 were 1952-53, 1999-2000, and 2001-02. I don't think this is enough data to prove that global warming is real, but it seems to indicate a warming trend in this decade. Just to throw us off the trend, though, 2000-2001 was the fourth coldest winter from 1949 to present.