Hopefully, the weather will continue to getwarmer and Sam won't need to put an hour of prayers in and just keep to the mandatory half an hour a day that a sun worshipper must complete to bring warmth to the country and as an additional bonus receive an all-year round tan.
Either would find himself travelling a good deal more than the embattled Mr Bush has done, not least because they will be assured of a much more sympathetic welcome though there is no doubt that Mr Obama would get the warmer one.
And one of the indications then is that in order to get that amount of snow, it's got to be warmer than normal so that the atmosphere can hold enough moisture.