Current Cold Winter Opposite Of Government Predictions

While much of the United States has been enduring repeated rounds of the dreaded Polar Vortex, and the resulting colder-than-normal temperatures, this turns out to be the opposite of what had been predicted for this current winter.  According to Bloomberg Businessweek:

Surprised by how tough this winter has been? You’re in good company: Last fall the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that temperatures would be above normal from November through January across much of the Lower 48 states.

Read the story at the above link, which appeared in a comment on a story in HotAir.