Climate differences between Minnesota and New York (Minneapolis, Dakota: home, living)

[scdreamer]

With the exception of Columbus, all of the cities you listed have a large body of water to cool them down, so it's not so surprising.

But I was surprised to see that your summer looks nearly as steamy as ours does down in Charleston! Edited to add that I just noticed your highest recorded temp was 107, whereas Charleston's was 105! (And our coldest was 9, while Minneapolis was -43!)

I wonder if there are any cities with a greater gap between their summer and winter temps. Looks like you've got both extremes covered!!

[Laggard]

I've met people who thought we had snow here year round.

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

Originally Posted by southernsmoke

"More months" than...? More than six months?

Sorry, 6 or more months than. And it doesn't apply to ALL the cities listed -- I got ahead of myself a little. But For all cities listed (or just about), May-August is warmer for sure, and sometimes April and September are also.

That may not be surprising to some but as a Minnesotan who always hears how much colder it is here than everywhere else, this is good news!

[audadvnc]

Originally Posted by Laggard

I've met people who thought we had snow here year round.

A friend of mine who is an avid hang glider pilot told me about getting caught in a blizzard on Pike's Peak on the 4th of July.

[audadvnc]

Originally Posted by scdreamer

I wonder if there are any cities with a greater gap between their summer and winter temps. Looks like you've got both extremes covered!!

During WW2, the German invasion of the Soviet Union experienced extreme temperature variations. During the summer of 1942 the Wehrmacht faced summer highs of 122F, the next winter they froze in -60F weather.

[knke0204]

The ocean water is the same temp in San Diego as it is in New Jersey. Those ocean currents and patters effect the east coast's weather. Same goes for the UK

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

Some of you act like this was common knowledge or something.....but this is a recently updated 30 year average. I still think it's awesome because we're not the "coldest" anymore, and we have the numbers to back it up!

[scdreamer]

It is common knowledge that oceans (and even great lakes) tend to have a calming effect on temperature extremes. Large bodies of water help to warm the coasts in the winter, and coastal breezes give refreshment from sweltering heat in the summer.
Landlocked areas always seem to face the greatest temperature extremes.
I had no idea how intense those extremes were in Minn., however!

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

I knew that too. What I didn't know is how much the average temp has increased here over the past several decades. 86 is downright warm -- uncomfortably warm if you ask me!

[knke0204]

Originally Posted by scdreamer

It is common knowledge that oceans (and even great lakes) tend to have a calming effect on temperature extremes. Large bodies of water help to warm the coasts in the winter, and coastal breezes give refreshment from sweltering heat in the summer.
Landlocked areas always seem to face the greatest temperature extremes.
I had no idea how intense those extremes were in Minn., however!

When I lived in Duluth, this was very apparent.

Lake Superior would make the area of the city adjacent to the lake very cool in the summer, but slightly warmer in the winter.