Reduced rpm in Cessna 172 after starting cold & dark - Advice?

Thank you, will try your suggestions when I have a chance. I can tell you that previously when I bumped the outside temp to +14, things gradually improved over a few minutes, so I suspect it is weather related BUT worry that something is not being modelled correctly.
I also don’t understand all the ice, just sitting in the dry cold Albertan air on the tarmac. But that is another issue for another day.