They were great for providing reinforcing shots of cold air and at times some decent snow. I think one of the reasons for the disappearance of them is the tendency for storms to hit the pacific NW.
Thanks for the reply. If you are looking for a Christmas gift for yourself, I suggest buying So Cold a Sky...it is a great book!!
https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Upper-Michigan-Weather-Stories/dp/097781890X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=
There is a million times better chance of the Jets winning 10 consecutive Super Bowls than 1917-1918 being replaced as the coldest winter......that record is safe
Here in NE Mass there wasn't a lot of snow after early March 2015. It did remain cold into early April. I moved into my home mid December 93. The first snowstorm occurred a few days after Christmas. Prior to that there were several coastal storms but it was too warm for snow BUT it was a good sign that there were coastal storms.
for the winter of 14-15 there was little winter weather until a historic pattern set up in late January. That pattern is likely a once every 300-400 year pattern.
Winters are the same length but there is far less winter type weather during winter. People are just going to have to accept the impact that climate change has had on winter.