IT'S SNOWING in Manassas (VA), the earliest I can recall since we moved here in 2000. The Christmas parade in Old Town will be in the snow today.

Why is it that if it's warmer than normal, it's evidence of climate change; if it's colder than normal, it's just weather?

[Update] Some photos.

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