Where's winter?
As December begins, many Americans are asking themselves (and us) that question. While we've certainly seen some bona fide snowstorms -- heck, we've named two of them already -- there are parts of the country that haven't seen much snow at all.
For instance, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Des Moines have only seen a trace of snow so far this season. Normally snowy Grand Rapids, Mich., and Rochester, N.Y., had 0.3 inch of snow apiece as of Nov. 29, or just 4% of their normal snowfall through this point on the calendar.
(MORE: Chicago's Long Snowless Streak)
And even places that have seen a lot of snow are having trouble holding onto it. For instance, Great Falls, Mont., and Beckley, W.V., received well over a foot of snow from Brutus and Sandy, respectively. In both cases, the snow was all melted and gone within a week in a half.
We also haven't seen a lot of brutally cold weather, either. Yes, there have been the usual cold spells -- but mostly short-lived. Daily record highs outnumbered daily record lows by a 4-to-1 margin in November, according to the National Climatic Data Center.
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