In article ,
John Hall writes:
And there is at least a slight hint in the data that the mildness of
our winters may have declined a little post 2000.

Unfortunately, having corrected a glitch in the data for 2002 (which had
a very mild winter), I now have to withdraw that statement. Runs ending
in 2003 and/or 2004 are now equal top for all runs of winters from 6 to
11 inclusive.
--
John Hall
"I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly,
will hardly mind anything else."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84)