There are only four days of official winter left, although whether the weather pays any attention to the vernal or spring equinox varies from place to place and year to year. As we noted yesterday, spring is already open for business in northern California.
An early spring is normal here, the almond (locally pronounced "รค-mun") trees typically blossom in mid February. On the other hand, spring comes late in the high country of western Wyoming and fall there comes early, easily 6 weeks before it arrives in CA.