Warmth seen lingering into early January
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Mild weather was expected to linger in  most of the United States until at least early January,  continuing a prolonged spell of balmy conditions that has cut  deeply into heating demand, government and private forecasters  said on Tuesday.
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As the first signs of winter push into the US Northeast, American researchers have some good news for fair weather fans - spring is coming earlier than it used to.
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After unseasonably warm weather across much of the country, winter weather was expected to return Wednesday, with scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of the East and snow and rain in the Midwest.
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Keep your boots, long johns and snow shovels handy this winter if you live in the East, the Farmers' Almanac's forecast suggests. Residents of the West, however, can look forward to a milder winter this time around.
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U.S. forecasters are at odds over how   cold and snowy the coming winter will be, with predictions   ranging from frigid to mild in the key Northeast and Midwest   heating regions.
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Frigid air and gusts of snow created below-zero wind chills and white-out conditions across much of the country.
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The company chills out this winter but sees strong growth in the year ahead.
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Top forecasters predict normal to colder-than-normal weather for the U.S. Northeast this winter, but high fuel stockpiles may buffer consumers in the world's biggest heating oil region from price spikes.
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Earlier blooms. Less snow to shovel. Unseasonable warm spells. Signs that winters in the Northeast are losing their bite have been abundant in recent years and now researchers have nailed down numbers to show just how big the changes have been.
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The calendar may say August, but in this northeastern Minnesota town early Thursday, it was cold. Plenty cold.
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By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Mar. 12--After an unusually cool January and a mild February, warm, dry weather has suddenly blossomed in March -- and it is likely to stay for quite some time.
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It will be colder than normal in the  eastern U.S. for the rest of December, private forecaster  AccuWeather predicted on Tuesday.
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U.S. industrial production was flat in January as warm weather dampened demand for heating, but manufacturing output remained healthy, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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By Stan Finger and Brent Wistrom, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 13--Wichita will awaken to another dose of winter today, with snow and bitter cold accenting the day.   Forecasters are calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow with isolated heavier amounts possible.
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As winter settles in, here are some money-saving tips for keeping the cold out.
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U.S. industrial production was flat  in January as warm weather dampened demand for heating, but  manufacturing output remained healthy, a government report  showed on Wednesday.
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Heating bills will still be higher this winter, but costs appear to have peaked last month. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.