“It got cold in December and stayed cold. Temperatures have been relatively warm since January, with not a lot of fluctuation. We've had a negligible number of potholes to this point. But remember, we've made a lot of improvements to our roads.”
Valerie Petersen
“We're sticking to what we can infer from our instrument, and we are not directly seeing temperatures warm enough for liquid water.”
John Spencer
“Fortunately, temperatures are not down in the teens or zero. It's relatively easy to handle. And I think these roads will be in good shape.”
Paul Patton
“It looks like the extremely warm temperatures, almost records, will last into next week. Tomorrow Chicago and New York will see highs of above 70 degrees. The normal high in New York is 57 degrees at this time of year.”
Dale Mohler
“Current chilly temperatures in the Northeast U.S. also helped boost prices, although these are not expected to last.”
Tim Evans
“Warm temperatures now forecast to persist on into early February undercut physical demand for heating fuels.”
“In the winter, early in the season, it actually can have a warming effect and hold the temperatures up, where temperatures drop much colder in interior sections, and then the opposite takes place in the summer.”
Glenn Johnson