A scientist I am not (I know you are shocked), but I don't think we can judge any climate changes by a snapshot of your local weather. While it was the warmest December in 130 years, if I were to assume that this was a direct correlation to Global warming, look out. That would indicate climate changes on an apocalyptic level and we might not make it to the year 2020. I think a more obvious correlation can be made with the irreguarity of the weather patters caused by global warming.