Notice  that  the  "dead  of  winter"  date  doesn't  say  anything  about  the  number  of  'winter'  days  that  occur  before  or  after  that  date  so  there  could  easily  be  60%  of  winter  remaining.

Don't  get  too  excited  about  a  headline  that  misinterprets  the  information  in  the  press  release.