Gritting crews in Solihull went out to treat the roads 20 times over the winter - which was less than half the number of runs completed the year before.
Far milder conditions meant that the lorries based at the council's Moat Lane depot were called into action much less frequently.
By contrast in 2017/18, particularly ferocious weather meant that gritters were dispatched 53 times in total.
The amount of salt used over the past few months was also well down on last year - 1,010 tonnes, compared with 2,765 in the previous year.
While an especially difficult winter can leave supplies perilously low, this year there is a plentiful 2,490 tonnes remaining in the salt barn.
There was hardly any snow and far fewer frosts from mid-November through to mid-March and in February - when conditions can be particularly brutal - temperatures were well above average.
In fact the mercury climbed to a record-breaking 20.6C in Ceredigion, Wales, prompting fresh fears about the impact of climate change.
While this year posed far less of a challenge to local authorities, Solihull has nonetheless allocated increased funding to its winter services budget.
Last year, Cllr Ted Richards, cabinet member for transport and highways, agreed to invest an additional £72,000.
This was in response to concerns that the previous budget was not enough to cover the costs of even an average winter.
