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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Winter can be a battle, a fight between us and mother nature. Michiana is known for cold, snowy winters. However, it’s been eight years since we’ve had a knockout winter, 84 inches of snow in 2017-2018. That was also the last truly cold winter with an average temperature of 25.9°F. Since 2000, winter has had a steady warming trend.

Winter is Warming Data from NOAA

All winters this decade have had near or much below normal snowfall and near or much above normal temperatures, including the second warmest winter on record, with an average temperature of 34.7° and just 26.4 inches of snow.

Data from NOAA

This year’s Winter Knockout tells the forecast throug

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