Has anyone moved from SoCal or a place with a similar/warm climate? (Chicago: schools, zip codes)

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by coldwine

I couldn't tell for sure, but that area looked more neighborhood-ish.

That vid was of North Ave right in front of Piper's Alley, where Second City is.

North and Wells-ish.

[NYrules]

Well considering that the OP is from Southern Cal, I'd say that that video is perfect for them to watch. No its not a snowstorm, to us it's just another day (heck try experiencing a Nor-easter, it will make Chicago's WORST snowstorm look like PU$$Y s_ _t), but when I'd have family visit me from Poway, CA, they'd come back here and look at exactly the type and depth of the snow in the video and freak out from it. Point is, that while that was only a flurry in my example, to some it's a blizzard and those are the people who shouldn't move here because if they do, they will be miserable. Now, I could have shown a "REAL" Chicago snowstorm, but I don't want to scare away everyone.

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by NYrules

No its not a snowstorm, to us it's just another day

I'm calling B.S. on that statement. That is far from a typical winter day in Chicago, and would qualify easily as a snow storm that people would complain heavily about. It's rare that our snow storms are worse than that, actually. Maybe once or twice a year.

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

I'm calling B.S. on that statement. That is far from a typical winter day in Chicago, and would qualify easily as a snow storm that people would complain heavily about. It's rare that our snow storms are worse than that, actually. Maybe once or twice a year.

The numbers don't support the idea that snow is an everyday thing in Chicago. It's not RARE, but it's not everyday, either.

According to NOAA numbers for 1971-2000, Chicago averages 38 inches a year of snowfall. Chicagos Snowfall Statistics

Even if all that snow fell during the coldest part of winter (say, December 15-March 15), you'd be talking about 4/10 of an inch of snow per day.

In fact, we generally get maybe a half-dozen sizable snowfalls and dustings fill out the remainder. The snow sticks around in dirty piles, but it's disingenuous to say that we get a substantial snowfall on a daily basis all winter.

[NYrules]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

I'm calling B.S. on that statement. That is far from a typical winter day in Chicago, and would qualify easily as a snow storm that people would complain heavily about. It's rare that our snow storms are worse than that, actually. Maybe once or twice a year.

Thats a snowstorm to you? Light snow, fog, and 3 inches of slush and slop on the ground? WOW BRO is all I can say. I don't stick up for Chicago, but really that is an average day here. Grey, damp, about 35 degrees, about 2-4 inches of snow. Saw that type of snow happen about a dozen times past two seasons between Christmas and St. Patty's Day. It does happen here and those are the storms everyone who is from here forgets about. Now the New Years storm of 1999 I think it was where we got some 26 inches of snow, and the Valentines Day storm of 1990 that hit right during the evening rush, now that I remember.

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by NYrules

Thats a snowstorm to you? Light snow, fog, and 3 inches of slush and slop on the ground? WOW BRO is all I can say. I don't stick up for Chicago, but really that is an average day here. Grey, damp, about 35 degrees, about 2-4 inches of snow. Saw that happen about a dozen times past two seasons between Christmas and St. Patty's Day. It does happen here and those are the storms everyone who is from here forgets about. Now the New Years storm of 1999 I think it was where we got some 26 inches of snow, now that I remember.

"A dozen times between christmas and st patty's" isn't "an average day". There are 81 days between Xmas and St Patty's. 12 out of 81 isn't average.

Is it common? Sure. Is it expected? Yep. Is it "average?" Nope.

I know that seems like it's arguing semantics, but precision is important to me.

[Lookout Kid]

That looked like about three or four inches of snow, and it seemed to still be coming down. The sidewalks were covered and had fresh footprints. To say that's typical day is just not accurate. The majority of winter days have clear or partly cloudy skies, and 90% of the time the sidewalks are clear.

[MassVt]

..between the drier Midwest and the moist Northeast. Here in Boston, we tend to have at least 3-4 snowfalls of at least 10-12 inches each year, 1-2 of them being 15+. Your temperatures are a little lower than ours, but we seem to get more snowfall.Northern NE gets both low temperatures and heavy snowfall, however.

For the would-be Northwestern student, I wouldn't worry too much about this. I'm sure that the school will be doing all your shoveling for you. Just buy a parka...

[NYrules]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

"A dozen times between christmas and st patty's" isn't "an average day". There are 81 days between Xmas and St Patty's. 12 out of 81 isn't average.

Is it common? Sure. Is it expected? Yep. Is it "average?" Nope.

I know that seems like it's arguing semantics, but precision is important to me.

Except how long through that period of time is snow on the ground for? HMMMMM? Care to watch the live cam feed on weatherbug and count the amount of days over the past 365 days for lets say one of the good cams on there would be Park Ridge or the Hoffman Estates cam where the cams are usually pointed at the ground. Yes, you are correct 12 out of 81 is hardly an average however how many of those 81 days usually have snow on the ground? Maybe half. And how many of them are grey and miserable. Usually most. Since you have to be a member of weatherbug to use the cam feature perhaps sign up and pick a cam and click the 365 feature. Its a neat feature to watch just how often the weather here is rather "unpleasant" lets say during the winter months. It's this camera, but it won't give you the past year on here but on weatherbug it will. http://weather.weatherbug.com/IL/Pro...era_animate=30 There's no arguing with a camera. Sorry!

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by NYrules

Except how long through that period of time is snow on the ground for? HMMMMM? Care to watch the live cam feed on weatherbug and count the amount of days over the past 365 days for lets say one of the good cams on there would be Park Ridge or the Hoffman Estates cam where the cams are usually pointed at the ground. Yes, you are correct 12 out of 81 is hardly an average however how many of those 81 days usually have snow on the ground? Maybe half. And how many of them are grey and miserable. Usually most. Since you have to be a member of weatherbug to use the cam feature perhaps sign up and pick a cam and click the 365 feature. Its a neat feature to watch just how often the weather here is rather "unpleasant" lets say during the winter months. It's this camera, but it won't give you the past year on here but on weatherbug it will. Prospect Heights, IL Weather Cams from WeatherBug.com There's no arguing with a camera. Sorry!

Which is exactly why I said "In fact, we generally get maybe a half-dozen sizable snowfalls and dustings fill out the remainder. The snow sticks around in dirty piles, but it's disingenuous to say that we get a substantial snowfall on a daily basis all winter."

Even those gross grey days don't look like the video you posted.

I haven't the foggiest idea what you're trying to prove.