BARRY ADAMS and LUCAS ROBINSON
Wisconsin State Journal
This wasn't the winter to snowmobile, snowshoe or cross-country ski. Snowmen and snow forts were largely absent, sledding hills were silent and snowplows and snowblowers idle.
Making the most of Monday’s unseasonably mild temperatures, friends Kelly Sung, left, Selen Park, center, and Jiyoon Ha enjoy a picnic at James Madison Park in Madison. When it ends on Thursday, this meteorological winter will go down as the warmest in history in Wisconsin.
Candace Sawyer relaxes in Monday's afternoon sun on the porch of her residence along Baldwin Street in Madison. The high temperature of 67 degrees set a record for the day.Â
Cold exposure therapy enthusiasts Jaime Irving, left, Samara Jones, center, and Miranda Merkes enjoy unusually temperate conditions for one of their weekly winter dips Monday in the Yahara River in Madison.
Making the most of Monday’s unseasonably mild temperatures, friends Kelly Sung, left, Selen Park, center, and Jiyoon Ha enjoy a picnic at James Madison Park in Madison. When it ends on Thursday, this meteorological winter will go down as the warmest in history in Wisconsin.
Candace Sawyer relaxes in Monday's afternoon sun on the porch of her residence along Baldwin Street in Madison. The high temperature of 67 degrees set a record for the day.Â
Cold exposure therapy enthusiasts Jaime Irving, left, Samara Jones, center, and Miranda Merkes enjoy unusually temperate conditions for one of their weekly winter dips Monday in the Yahara River in Madison.
