The max temps in March 2012 were obviously pretty crazy, but I'd argue that the more impressive aspect was the duration of those temps. For Chicago, 8 out of 9 days were in the 80s and it was interrupted by a high of 78 on March 19, so almost had a 9 day streak. I'm pretty sure Chicago will hit 80 in March again in my lifetime. I'm less sure about there being another long stretch along the lines of March 2012. You can see how much that month stands out in the image below, which shows the number of 80 degree days in March in Chicago. Only showing Marches that had at least 1 day of 80+...

Roads must be too warm up here for accumulation.

Over an inch for the day with more on the way. I just may…

I'm going to channel my inner @Meatyorologist and say that the hand is still in the deck yet to be dealt. We know from our relatively short recorded history that we get a pretty good storm every 7-10 years, that enjoyable winters for the snow and cyclone lover are clustered around these good winters, and we are due for a Storm King event, more so than the Cascadia fault rupturing. If I lived in Brookings, sure, then I might be sharing the odds of beach level snow with someone on Biscayne Bay, but for areas between Coburg and Chilliwack, then I think we see something amazing in the next few years.