Coldest climate overall you've ever been in? (average, temperature, Chicago)

[midnite rider]

syracuse ny
hamburg ny

[mcd32127]

I think Big Rapids, MI. There were still piles of snow in May, I'm not kidding.

Also, Niagara Falls is pretty frigid, but I was really young when I went there so the weather doesn't really stand out.

[mcd32127]

Also, the cold is the main reason I don't want to live in Davis/Thomas/Elkins, WV. I think that is the most beautiful place on earth, but it's always chilly in the mountains.

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by Jammie

I've lived in the same area my entire life, but it gets cold here. I remember that Cold Canadian and I did a temp comparison and my area is colder.

The coldest I can remember~can't remember the actual temp, but with windchill is was 90 below zero. Yup, not a misprint. It was a VERY cold morning and my car didn't start and it hurt to breathe. That was horrible.

Our coldest temp that I remember last year was minus 37~not sure what it was with windchill, but since they changed it a few years ago, I doubt it was more then 50 below. WAY too cold for me.

I also remember a period of three weeks~it was within the past 10 years~we didn't WARM UP to zero. Our daytime temps were about minus 10 and our nighttime temps were 20 to 30 below. I didn't think it'd EVER warm up.

Wow.. 90 below zero windchill is dangerously cold... frostbite in seconds. I know the great plains gets incredibly cold but at least it also gets very hot in summer too. I can believe that Toronto would be warmer than most of the northern great plains due to the fact that the great lakes helps to moderate the temperatures somewhat. I spent part of my childhood in Toronto and can remember some pretty chilly mornings myself....not sure what the temp was though back then.

[ilovemycomputer90]

Probably Upstate New York in Lake Placid or in Vermont.

[NomadScribe]

Fairbanks, AK- around -50F. Schools remained in session until it dipped below -40F. Talk about hearty children!

[susancruzs]

Cold, just plain cold! I think upper Minnesota, the Dakotas would be colder than anything I've ever experienced. I don't think I've experienced 40 below, or wind chills like Jammie mentioned, that is just brutal, a good time to stay in front of the fire place!

[Memphis1979]

-30 below on a rooftop in downtown Detroit.

I was working nights, about 3 years ago. It was the Cadillac apartment building downtown. Winds were about 20 to 30mph, blowing snow, and -30 below out.

Now that was cold.

[pigeonhole]

* Schwäbische Alb, Germany
* Auvergne, France
* Catskill Mountains, NY state
About - 20°C in each location

[ranger17]

40+ years in WI. I'd say any of the northern regions/states wil have their nasty moments, where you can go days never getting above zero, and the windshill still hits 40+ below ( after they re-did the calculations a few years ago ). Mix in 100" of snow thru a season, and i'll be glad to now live in a spot where 20 degrees i'm told is frigid ( that's above zero, haha )