That is a pattern change from the entire CONUS and Canada void of cold, no? Look, I have never been in love with early January, but the fact of the matter is the wheels of change are in motion, regardless of the fact that east coast weenies can't instantly massage their prostate due to cold initially loading west.
I have said all along it won't be a cold winter because the PDO is negative and el Nino is appreciably strong.