If you’ve caught yourself marveling at how mild our winter was, you can now boast (or lament) that it was the warmest winter on record.

What a difference a year makes, eh? In preparation for last year’s New Year’s Eve revelry, the city was preparing to don heavy boots, an umbrella, or whatever else might be necessary to cope with the dreaded wintry mix as we moved from bar to bar, home to home, champagne toast to champagne toast. DCist took a positive spin on the news though, noting that “the New Year can only improve from wintery-mix conditions.” And…