It has been said that it takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. In this case, it just took a very cold, snow-covered man.
Every fall I try to predict what sort of weather we're going to have during the winter. I keep it pretty simple, typically going for simple, broad adjectives like "warm", "cold", "snowy", or "dry". This past fall I made a prediction about the upcoming winter. I said it would be the winter without winter, part of a longer year without seasons. Remember how much of summer was surprisingly pleasant? That's what I expected for winter.
Wrong!
We've only been in winter for a month and already we're above the typical winter average for snowfall. And how 'bout those temperatures? Forty degrees is starting to sound like something you'd find in the Sahara. And wind chills? Try 35 below later this week according to some predictions.
Lesson learned: Don't get your weather forecasting from Mr. Wilson. Here's hoping everybody's furnaces, snow blowers, and backs survive the winter.
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