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Agreed. The cities of the lower Midwest tend to have pretty hot summers, but generally these heat waves occur only at the very end of August. this is the case for places like Indy, Cincy, and St. Louis, and these places do get snow but not in the amounts that I suspect you are looking for. Summers in the Lower Midwest are kinda unpredictable. At the end of August it can get quite hot, into the 90s. My advice is to look in the Upper Midwest....look into Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, the Twin Cities, Madison, Des Moines, etc. Northern Indiana, Northern Illinois, and Northern Ohio would be the farthest south I'd go. These places normally never get above the mid-80s and get a minimum of 30 inches of snow every winter. Cleveland gets as much snow as Denver, between 50-60 inches per winter.
Denver is nice because of the dry climate as well as the elevation. There are those summers when we will get those 90 degree streaks but usually they are not so bad since humidity is not really a factor plus if it gets really to hot you can always escape to the mountains. Winter is the same way. Really cold days are few and far between
Mid-state Illinois gets hit by EVERYTHING. Cold winters, hot summers. I must admit that it was cooler in Michigan the other day while it was in the 60s here.
The plains have huge temperature swings. The Great Lakes moderate the effect for the region east of Lake Michigan.
According to accuweather, the average high in July for Des Moines, IA is 86 degrees. That means a lot of days are hotter. And it's way humid there. The OP needs to get on some weather sites.
I would say that the average summer day in Denver is 90 degrees. It can get up to 100+. 96-98 is not uncommon. 90+ can feel hot, if it gets to 90+ and stays there all afternoon. 90 can be comfortable if it clouds up in the afternoon. If it rains in the late PM, it will be cool the rest of the day. Most nights are cool enough for easy sleeping. Sometimes, if there is a prolonged hot spell, nights will be uncomfortable, too. It also depends on your house and how hot it gets.
look into Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, the Twin Cities, Madison, Des Moines, etc. Northern Indiana, Northern Illinois, and Northern Ohio would be the farthest south I'd go. These places normally never get above the mid-80s and get a minimum of 30 inches of snow every winter.
I live in that approximate area and this comment is only partially accurate.
It normally doesn't pass the mid 80's, but MOST summers we get some days above mid 80's.
Hotter years we can get 40 days above 85. Regular years average about 10 days above 85 F.
Only about 1-in-10 or 1-in-20 summers do we NEVER pass 85 F.
That being said the Great Lakes do a lot of moderating, it's always cooler down by one of the Lakes and many places beside them have all-time-records still under 100 F, like Buffalo NY.
If you want cool summers like Buffalo but without the severe snowfall, northeast Ohio and Erie PA would probably be a good places to check out.
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