What do you make of this winter recap/global warming story?

According to official data, this year’s winter was “only” the 39th coldest on record and the climatologist and reporter basically minimize its relevance in the overall global warming trend. While I get that data frequently trumps perception, being on the cusp of the coldest ⅓ of the 115 winters recorded since 1895 seems to me to be pretty cold. Is this a case of lies, damn lies and statistics or does the story read true for you?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/cold-snow-harsh-winter/story?id=13205971