Unseasonably warm

Temperatures reached the high thirties in Nome today. Gosh, we are walking around without coats in January! The snow and ice are profusely melting and then refreezing a bit on the roads for some hazardous conditions. Yesterday there were some strong winds and I found myself being pushed backwards while walking because I could get no purchase on the ice. Everyone's worried they won't be able to put out their crab pots out on the ice or do ice fishing.