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This forum thread suggests it only happens on sunny or warmer days. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/winter_climbing/ice_screws_'melting_out'_on_sunny_days-432580
For those who are unfamiliar, if you fix an ice screw when it's sunny or the air temperature is close to or above freezing, it immediately starts to melt out. In August 2020, with air temps of about 2 or 3 degrees, we only had 20 minutes before screws could no longer take weight. Clearly less of an issue in winter.