I'm not going to make the error of mistaking a local weather change as an indication of global climate trends, but I have to say that the weather here in New Jersey has thrown me off a little. So far the winter has been pretty mild, and today the temperature was already 59 degrees Fahrenheit by the time I left for work (the forecast calls for a high of about 67). The temperature is forecasted to drop down into the 50's for the rest of the week, but if I didn't know any better I'd swear it was March.
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And that's in only 20 years.