50 degrees below zero?! How do you live with that? (Minneapolis: schools, living)

[VictoriaBC]

In Minnesota, especially Northern Minnesota, there's not a lot of humidity. You will find most of it in the Minneapolis area.

Since moving from Duluth, which is on Lake Superior, I have learned about winter humidity. It's a bone-chilling cold that you feel no matter what the temp is. It can SAY 40 degrees but it will FEEL like 20 below because of the winter humidity.

Minnesota doesn't regularly have below temps that low, anyway. It's rare that it happens. It HAS but for the most part, it will just be around zero to 20 above in the winter. And when the sun is shining and no wind it will feel much warmer.

[Jersey Devil]

Only Canada has better weather. People ask me all the time what I miss most about Minneapolis... WEATHER!!!!!

We used to pray for snow....and we weren't often disappointed. I remember wading through drifts on Halloween in Apple Valley many years ago.

[Mike1228]

I've lived in Minnesota my whole life. It doesn't really bother me. I like cold weather better than hot weather.

[Full-Of-Wanderlust]

-50 is unthinkable!!


I want to put thermals on when it's +50.


Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez.

[TimtheGuy]

Here are the highs/lows for on the 10 day forecast in MPLS & St. Paul:

32/24
30/31
34/27
37/30
32/20
29/24
27/19
27/12
19/7
16/11

HARDLY 50 below. These temps are downright balmy for Jan. here.

[pirate_lafitte]

Cold weather is lovely if you know how to have fun with it. I, for instance, would love to play in the snow and skate on frozen lakes, as well as give winter sports a try. I would love it. You are more likely to get sick indoors than you are in the cold because if you are outside in the cold, then you learn to dress for it, but indoors viruses spread faster.

[roneb]

Hasn't this post run it's course yet? People have, do, and will continue to enjoy the outdoors, even at twenty below. Ever spent time in Fairbanks, AK? Definitely cold (-25 or -30 for a daytime high), but people still function. Yes frostbite becomes a real risk, but when you live in such an environment you learn how to be smart about it so it doesn't become a real concern. And the 50 below that people are wondering about is rare (even for Fairbanks!). Personally, I miss the snow and cold tremendously.

[GraniteStater]

It was a little colder in northern Minnesota this morning. Here are the low temps from the NWS.
International Falls -29F
Hibbing -22F

[countrymanl67]

-50 only happens in the northern part of the state and even then so very rarely. In the Minneapolis the record low is -36 and that occurred back in 1936. Its not bad and usually warms up by late March. Usually we see some 60s by that time.

[Fred Finster]

Most people have sense enough to stay inside when it is cold. So what's the problem. It gets cold in Tacoma, too, ya know.