Cold comfort: Despite deep blankets of snow across much of US experts say this winter was the 19th warmest since records began – and for five states it was the warmest EVER winter

‘Treacherous winter storms and heavy snow in the US have caused unusually cold weather, traffic chaos and school closures for over a month.

But despite arctic conditions experts are claiming that this winter was the 19th warmest since records began – and in five states it was the warmest.

Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Washington all beat previous records, according to the National Climatic Data Center.’

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