This sounds like an old man fossil fuel POV lol. Just do your HW. Ask the questions etc. I know plenty who are happy and don't have issues. If you look hard enough with anything, you'll always find problems.
I don't have the numbers in front of me, but this will go down at least top 5 warm winter, maybe warmest depending on Feb. December kind of is an anchor with temps near normal, but Jan was an inferno.
Yeah. You can sit there all emotional though if you want. I have resigned that winter sucks, but I'm not going to bitch and say it will never snow again. Some signs 9-14th or so before perhaps a warm shot.