December of 2012 saw Northern Hemisphere snow cover at a record high extent, while January 2013 is the sixth-highest snow cover extent on record since 1967.
Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis | Sea ice data updated daily with one-day lag
This marks six Januaries in a row with above normal snow cover.
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The NH temperature anomaly for January 2013 seems to be one of the highest ever though (+0.553 deg. C):
http://www.drroyspencer.com/2013/02/uah-global-temperature-update-for-january-2012-0-51-deg-c/
Uh oh. 6 in a row, what are the odds? 1 in 1/(1-0.5^2)= 1 in 64 P=0.015625
Since those are all in the past, their existence is still consistent with the consensus that snow will be a thing of the past. So there.
Free beer tomorrow.
Thanks for the belly laugh…a great line!