[Soliton]

This winter ranked as the 54th coolest on record at 0.2 degrees above normal

Winter isn't over. How can anyone make this statement?

[PROCON]

Mr. Taylor can be reached at taylor@coas.oregonstate.edu

[Sols]

“Winter isn’t over. How can anyone make this statement?”

Who knows, people will say anything. I’ve heard that [measurement of time] was the [warmest|coolest] (whateversuits your beliefs) since [any year that makes the above plausible].

What NASA GISS says:
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2007/