Chicago vs NYC weather (state, life, Boston, downtown)

[TheTruth08]

According to weather.com

Chicago's Average High in July : 84 Jan: 32
New York's Average High in July: 82 Jan: 36

Chicago's Average Low: July: 66 Jan: 18
New York's Average Low: July: 68 Jan: 23

Chicago's Record: July: 104 Jan: -24
New York's Record: July: 100 Jan: -4

New York in the Winter, Fall, Spring please. Chicago in the summer.

[thefinalcut]

Originally Posted by TheTruth08

According to weather.com

Chicago's Average High in July : 84 Jan: 32
New York's Average High in July: 82 Jan: 36

Chicago's Average Low: July: 66 Jan: 18
New York's Average Low: July: 68 Jan: 23

Chicago's Record: July: 104 Jan: -24
New York's Record: July: 100 Jan: -4

New York in the Winter, Fall, Spring please. Chicago in the summer.

Thanks for the info but as a person who spent considerable amount of time in Chicago I can tell you that it is not that much low temperatures but the freezing wind that makes Chicago unbearable in the Winter.

[TheTruth08]

Originally Posted by thefinalcut

Thanks for the info but as a person who spent considerable amount of time in Chicago I can tell you that it is not that much low temperatures but the freezing wind that makes Chicago unbearable in the Winter.

Yeah I know. I heard the wind chills due to Lake Michigan are a KILLER. Oh well. A hard winter makes you appreciate Summer that much more.

[thefinalcut]

Originally Posted by TheTruth08

Yeah I know. I heard the wind chills due to Lake Michigan are a KILLER. Oh well. A hard winter makes you appreciate Summer that much more.

Yup. Especially since winters in Chicago are much longer than summers and the season tends to change over night with almost non-existant Spring and Fall. My first Chicago Winter cost me about 20lbs. I did not even know why I was so hungry all the time until the locals explained to me the phenomenon of the Winter Blues as they call it here.

[TANaples]

What about the lake effect snow? NYC metro area really doesn't get much snow.

[TheTruth08]

Originally Posted by TANaples

What about the lake effect snow? NYC metro area really doesn't get much snow.

I don't think Chicago gets lake effect snow either. But their snow average is more than New York's.

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by TANaples

What about the lake effect snow? NYC metro area really doesn't get much snow.

Chicago is on the wrong side of the lake to get Lake Effect snow.

[Infamous92]

Chicago
January: 31/16
July: 84/64
Records: 104/-24

New York City
January: 39/27
July: 85/70
Record: 107/-5

weather.msn.com

Both cities have areas that have warmer and cooler averages than these.

[Osito57]

Originally Posted by Jumpman023

I hear that Chicago has better summers, but NYC has better winters (slightly since it doesn't get as cold when factoring in wind chill).

Huh? Maybe you should stop listening to these people giving bad advice.

Chicago has colder winters and hotter summers. It has more extreme weather.

I thought this was generally well-known.

[Gtownoe]

Originally Posted by thefinalcut

Yup. Especially since winters in Chicago are much longer than summers and the season tends to change over night with almost non-existant Spring and Fall. My first Chicago Winter cost me about 20lbs. I did not even know why I was so hungry all the time until the locals explained to me the phenomenon of the Winter Blues as they call it here.

Your a clown