Is it just me, or has this been the weirdest winter weather in recent years?

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I've thought a lot about the winter we've had here in Kansas. It all seems to have started a couple of years ago, when we had a major ice storm. Ice storms in the land of Oz are not uncommom. But three and a half inches of ice is not fun. The breaking of tree limbs under the weight of the ice sounded like shotgun blasts in the distance. It was pretty eerie. Not to mention what it did to the power lines. Power poles snapped like twigs and there were thousands of folks without electricity. Last winter was pretty mild. It never really got cold enough to kill the spring critters, so the spiders, fleas, and ticks were horrible last year. Now this year has been a roller coaster ride for sure. Our first snow was early in the season, way earlier then usual. We usually don't see snow until late January, early February. The first snow was before Thanksgiving. The weather turned cold and stayed cold. For a week or two. The tempurature went from frigid to into the50's and 60's. Then it would snow and snow and snow. We literally had snow on the ground for about 6 weeks, with ice, then more snow on top of it. (I haven't seen snow on the ground that long since I was a kid) The north wind would howl like an angry lover and it was so cold, you could feel it in your bones. One day the tempurature made it up into the 70's and 24 hours later, it was in the 30's with the northern wind blowing with gail force. I've literally gone from having the heat on to having every window in the house open because it was so beautiful outside (in the dead of winter). I was wondering if anyone else has had strange winter weather?