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Honestly I didn't even think last winter was that bad at all. We had the one huge snowstorm, but honestly most people in the city loved it, everyone was outside like they were little kids.
It didn't seem any colder than a normal winter.
Not to mention this is all from AccuWeather. Someone bothered to do a little research and found out most of their forecasts were totally off the ball and basically just guesses (of course - it's weather).
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AccuWeathers' Winter Forecast for Chicago has terrible track record
You are in minority "loving" winter. For every person of your rare breed..there are 100 people who absolutely abhor winter. They tolerate it. They also gripe when its "muggy" in summer. This summer wasn't bad. Chicago winters are poppy in the majority's minds, unless they just like to gripe too much. That wouldn't surprise me in this city
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You are in minority "loving" winter. For every person of your rare breed..there are 100 people who absolutely abhor winter. They tolerate it. They also gripe when its "muggy" in summer. This summer wasn't bad. Chicago winters are poppy in the majority's minds, unless they just like to gripe too much. That wouldn't surprise me in this city
Did you just ignore this previous information given to you by another poster?
Chicago for New Year's the past 8 years:
2010: 52 degrees
2009: 32 degrees
2008: 31 degrees with 60's during the week before New Year's
2007: 33 degrees with temps in the mid 60's the week after New Year's
2006: 56 degrees
2005: 45 degrees with only two days in Jan. that failed to get above freezing
2004: 55 degrees
2003: 48 degrees with 60 degrees on Jan. 2nd.
oh and just stop making accounts...it gets old. just keep degrading the site!
I personally have a very hard time with the cold. I lived in Chicago for a couple of years and I could not stay because of the cold. Im not crazy about heat over 105, but my perfect temperatures are upper 80's-lower 90's. I can deal with all the heat and humidity there is, but when it gets below 45, I start looking at flights to Mexico or the Carribean.
Did you just ignore this previous information given to you by another poster?
Chicago for New Year's the past 8 years:
2010: 52 degrees
2009: 32 degrees
2008: 31 degrees with 60's during the week before New Year's
2007: 33 degrees with temps in the mid 60's the week after New Year's
2006: 56 degrees
2005: 45 degrees with only two days in Jan. that failed to get above freezing
2004: 55 degrees
2003: 48 degrees with 60 degrees on Jan. 2nd.
oh and just stop making accounts...it gets old. just keep degrading the site!
Haha, I realized who that was right after I responded to the statement.
Look at the source, Accuweather! You can't even predict the North Atlantic Oscillation out in the Atlantic Ocean more than 2 weeks out which has a direct impact on the duration of cold spells in the eastern US. If the La Nina event grows stronger it generally means mild temperatures across the US according to the analog years.
I personally have a very hard time with the cold. I lived in Chicago for a couple of years and I could not stay because of the cold. Im not crazy about heat over 105, but my perfect temperatures are upper 80's-lower 90's. I can deal with all the heat and humidity there is, but when it gets below 45, I start looking at flights to Mexico or the Carribean.
Most of the US is much further south in latitude compared to Europe (even though Europe is moderated by the North Atlantic current). Winters are not bad with sunlight. I don't care for the Great Lakes region in winter as it is just too grey, not becuase the temperatures are cold at all.
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