"Yes, It's Cold. No, That Doesn't Mean Global Warming Is Bogus" - thedailygreen.com

Neither record high, nor record low, temperatures -- in and of themselves -- mean anything to our understanding of climate. It's the long term trend that matters, and that long term trend is clear: It's getting warmer, significantly warmer, and faster than expected.

OK, did "they" expect it to be even colder than it is right now?