How is it in Boston? (Worcester, Taunton: vs., relocating, park)

[mvpsharky]

Originally Posted by bostonguy1960

R: weather

Last Christmas Day saw a high of 65 degrees in Boston, am I correct?

NOBODY remembers?

Normal high in December is 37 or so...still unusually warm, right? It's NOT 25, 15 or zero...NO month here is! Same in January and February: ave. high is 35-37. Seems relatively balmy to me, considering many Bostonians would imply the highs are in the single digits most of the winter, with lows well below zero AND a foot or two of snow on the ground.

Most Christmas mornings this generation have NO snow on the ground; in fact the whole week before is often rain, or snow has already melted.

We never see a high of 3 or 5 in the worst of winter like Minnesota or Wisconsin will, for days at a time there, or a low of -10 or -15...not downtown, at least. Although it can be very gusty, so 18 degrees at 6 am is awful, I agree.

A couple years ago, the Pats played a night game at HOME in late December, and a few weeks later in JANUARY had another night game. Both were in the SIXTIES with rain at game time, one game I believe heavy rain.

But again, those poor New Englanders, always freezing...

Often in January and February, there's a stretch for a week or two or longer with no snow on the ground! Some years, we'll have a day or two or three with a high over 55 or 65. Ten years ago or so, it was 73 degrees at 3 am the first week of January...nobody reading this would believe me or remember, but I hate that weather in early January...that's why I remember. And it was in the low 60s a couple overnights earlier that week.


Yes, when it's bad, it's bad, especially last winter, but even then until the first week or so of January, we had had very little snow.

The official Christmas tree lighting on the Common, the first Thursday in December, usually has temps between 45-55 at 8 pm. I'd prefer some seasonal chill in the air for that event. However, one year, two inches of snow, (yes, snow...see, I admit it can snow here in /by early December some years) with snow still falling created a magical tree lighting and concert.

This is not the upper Midwest or Saskatoon, people...or even Syracuse!

thank you

[DontFearTheReaper]

What I meant was that what really bothers me about the Boston weather is that it's generally pretty cold AND dark AND gloomy from October through May and I personally have a difficult time with it. I didn't mean to imply that it's Alaska or even Minnesota. There are much colder places out there. I have Seasonal Affective Disorder though and colder but especially darker places are difficult for me. June through September are great and October starts out all right but by the end it's a bit too cold and a bit too dark for me and it begins to alter my mood. It can often stay fairly gloomy sometimes through May and usually it doesn't really warm up to really nice weather until after that.

Again, this is something that I'm particularly sensitive to. It doesn't really bother most people around here the way it bothers me. Sometimes people joke that I'm a wimp or whatever but it is what it is. I'm generally happier when it's sunnier and warmer and for all of Boston's positives, that's just not the kind of place it is.

But again, it doesn't bother some people and some people even like it dark and cold.

[bostonguy1960]

DontfeartheReaper: thankfully, I don't share your SAD, but I can understand how that alters your perception of where you live.

Actually, I am very anxious this week because of near 70 or above temps in November. I realize it can happen, like 65 in Jan /Feb., but I unrealistically wish for constant nippy New England weather in October and November. It'll be 74 and muggy in a couple of days! Yuck. Can't wait for cooler temps on the weekend.

I realize most are ecstatic with this week's warm temps, and I hate to be DebbieDowner around them.

[mvpsharky]

Originally Posted by bostonguy1960

DontfeartheReaper: thankfully, I don't share your SAD, but I can understand how that alters your perception of where you live.

Actually, I am very anxious this week because of near 70 or above temps in November. I realize it can happen, like 65 in Jan /Feb., but I unrealistically wish for constant nippy New England weather in October and November. It'll be 74 and muggy in a couple of days! Yuck. Can't wait for cooler temps on the weekend.

I realize most are ecstatic with this week's warm temps, and I hate to be DebbieDowner around them.

I can relate to that ... I look forward to the cool fall weather. Most of my friends are loving this warmth, but I want it a lil cooler

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by bostonguy1960

R: weather

Last Christmas Day saw a high of 65 degrees in Boston, am I correct?

NOBODY remembers?

Normal high in December is 37 or so...still unusually warm, right? It's NOT 25, 15 or zero...NO month here is! Same in January and February: ave. high is 35-37. Seems relatively balmy to me, considering many Bostonians would imply the highs are in the single digits most of the winter, with lows well below zero AND a foot or two of snow on the ground.

Most Christmas mornings this generation have NO snow on the ground; in fact the whole week before is often rain, or snow has already melted.

We never see a high of 3 or 5 in the worst of winter like Minnesota or Wisconsin will, for days at a time there, or a low of -10 or -15...not downtown, at least. Although it can be very gusty, so 18 degrees at 6 am is awful, I agree.

A couple years ago, the Pats played a night game at HOME in late December, and a few weeks later in JANUARY had another night game. Both were in the SIXTIES with rain at game time, one game I believe heavy rain.

But again, those poor New Englanders, always freezing...

Often in January and February, there's a stretch for a week or two or longer with no snow on the ground! Some years, we'll have a day or two or three with a high over 55 or 65. Ten years ago or so, it was 73 degrees at 3 am the first week of January...nobody reading this would believe me or remember, but I hate that weather in early January...that's why I remember. And it was in the low 60s a couple overnights earlier that week.


Yes, when it's bad, it's bad, especially last winter, but even then until the first week or so of January, we had had very little snow.

The official Christmas tree lighting on the Common, the first Thursday in December, usually has temps between 45-55 at 8 pm. I'd prefer some seasonal chill in the air for that event. However, one year, two inches of snow, (yes, snow...see, I admit it can snow here in /by early December some years) with snow still falling created a magical tree lighting and concert.

This is not the upper Midwest or Saskatoon, people...or even Syracuse!

One thing you need to remember is "Boston" is actually Logan International, which, due to being surrounded by the harbor is a good 5-10 degrees warmer than say Fenway or Hyde Park, sometimes more on an East wind.
Also know how infamous Chicago's winters are? they have had only 1 snow storm with more than 20 inches, none over 2 feet.
Boston had 3 last year with over 20 inches.

[bjimmy24]

In mid September, we had temps in the 90s.
We had no snow until January.
I didn't wear a jacket out on November 5.

People forget all these things of course and like to complain about snow. Boston isn't even near the snowiest or even one of the snowiest cities in america. I get it, last year sucked. Now let's get over it.

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

In mid September, we had temps in the 90s.
We had no snow until January.
I didn't wear a jacket out on November 5.

People forget all these things of course and like to complain about snow. Boston isn't even near the snowiest or even one of the snowiest cities in america. I get it, last year sucked. Now let's get over it.

True. Last year was a mild winter until January.

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

In mid September, we had temps in the 90s.
We had no snow until January.
I didn't wear a jacket out on November 5.

People forget all these things of course and like to complain about snow. Boston isn't even near the snowiest or even one of the snowiest cities in america. I get it, last year sucked. Now let's get over it.

Boston is the snowiest Major city in the United States.
Logan is misleading, because it is surrounded by water.
Great Blue hill averages 63 inches of snow a year, that is more representative of where most people live than the 44 at Logan.
44 is still 7 inches more than Chicago and Detroit, and most people would not call Chicago or Detroit's winters mild

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by btownboss4

Boston is the snowiest Major city in the United States.
Logan is misleading, because it is surrounded by water.
Great Blue hill averages 63 inches of snow a year, that is more representative of where most people live than the 44 at Logan.
44 is still 7 inches more than Chicago and Detroit, and most people would not call Chicago or Detroit's winters mild

Ummm no.

Minneapolis, denver, cleveland, buffalo. Boston is slightly snowier than columbus on average.

Keep in mind, all these cities can say the thing about their airport. Cleveland's is on the west side, which is out of the lake effect snow belt.

Coming from cleveland, boston felt like a vacation the first couple winters. Bostonians need to stop complaining.

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

Ummm no.

Minneapolis, denver, cleveland, buffalo. Boston is slightly snowier than columbus on average.

Keep in mind, all these cities can say the thing about their airport. Cleveland's is on the west side, which is out of the lake effect snow belt.

Coming from cleveland, boston felt like a vacation the first couple winters. Bostonians need to stop complaining.

Calling Buffalo a major city is kind of stretching it, but only Cleveland gets more snow than Great Blue Hill, and only by 5 or so inches.
Also I looked it up the local variance is minor in Cleveland, (actually Cleveland is the snowiest) Euclid, and Lakewood (east and west of the city) get similar amounts of snow.
Denver and Minneapolis can make no such claim of wide variance over the city because they are on the great plains, there is no consistent pattern favoring one part of town over the other with snowfall.
Yes, Boston is not sub 20 for 3 months, its not artic, but it has a rather harsh winter compared to most of the United States