A lot of places in Canada have been affected by this too, luckily for us here on the west coast we have had very mild weather for January. It did come with a cost though, torrential rains and flooding. Our back yard was under about 10cm of water for 2 days. There is also a lower than normal snowpack in the mountains which could mean water shortages if we get a really dry hot summer. But compared to what they have been enduring on the other side of the Rockies, I'm not complaining!