The thing is, Chris, is that it’s about 5 weeks from the calendar beginning of winter.
Sometimes our season are more distinct that at other times.
Sometimes there’s barely a winter, sometimes it’s a very harsh winter.
Sometimes winter bleeds into fall, sometimes it bleeds into spring.
One thing I do know for sure is that the Earth does whatever she wants, and she does it whenever she wants to do it without regard to whatever her residents may think or do.
In PA we’re already getting below freezing temperatures this week, and we’re already getting prepared, and not waiting to the last minute.