The winter that never started
Last year was the winter that never stopped, as we were still getting snowed on down here in the valley in late spring.
But this year is the winter that never started. No snow at all in December. Look up at the hills, and you might mistake it for September.
A neighbor told me he yesterday that on New Years Day he drove over Tioga Pass into Yosemite National Park. The pass was completely free of snow. In fact, this is now the all-time record latest time the pass has ever been open. Last year the pass closed in November and didn't open until late June, and there was still three feet of snow on the ground then.
Watch the video below and you can see Tioga Pass completely free of snow in January.
Enjoy the unusual weather while it lasts.