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Originally Posted by lrfox
This is true. Boston's wind is borderline unbearable on some days in the winter. Gillette is out in the sticks too (away from the water) where it's generally a little bit colder than Boston proper.
Right...Soldier is right on the lake, which in winter actually gives warmth. Now if Soldier was out in Elgin or something that may be a different story
Not to mention football starts in SEPTEMBER. It's still in the 80's here. October is normally a breeze, and November is uneventful and in the 40's and 50's.
You don't get really cold until the middle of December, and by then you're wrapping up the regular season. Maybe if it was "what NFL city has the worst weather during the last 1/3 of the season?" then Chicago would be higher on the list.
The first half of the season is normally almost perfect for football. That certainly offsets the last part.
The weather for Sunday's since the beginning of September (and this September was one of the coldest on record)
73 and sunny
83 and sunny
65 and rain
64 and sunny
66 and sunny
80 and sunny
62 and clouds
Not to mention football starts in SEPTEMBER. It's still in the 80's here. October is normally a breeze, and November is uneventful and in the 40's and 50's.
You don't get really cold until the middle of December, and by then you're wrapping up the regular season. Maybe if it was "what NFL city has the worst weather during the last 1/3 of the season?" then Chicago would be higher on the list.
The first half of the season is normally almost perfect for football. That certainly offsets the last part.
The weather for Sunday's since the beginning of September (and this September was one of the coldest on record)
73 and sunny
83 and sunny 65 and rain
64 and sunny
66 and sunny
80 and sunny
62 and clouds
I hit the jackpot the weekend I was in Chicago, was the packers game i believe
Other than that, though, I fail to see how NYC is the clear winner in this category. Colder highs than the other cities, and more snow and rain.
All those colder highs are during the night though, so from footballing perspective they don't matter. I guess snow also doesn't count, since even though we get A LOT of it (by volume), it only falls during 2 days out of a year during the usual blizzard. What matters more is daytime temperature, and don't forget out of Northeast cities, NYC is the southernmost coastal city. The difference between Dc, Philly, and NYC is so small that those warm ocean currents near NYC might actually matter and give NYC a tiny edge.
All those colder highs are during the night though, so from footballing perspective they don't matter. I guess snow also doesn't count, since even though we get A LOT of it (by volume), it only falls during 2 days out of a year during the usual blizzard. What matters more is daytime temperature, and don't forget out of Northeast cities, NYC is the southernmost coastal city. The difference between Dc, Philly, and NYC is so small that those warm ocean currents near NYC might actually matter and give NYC a tiny edge.
I don't see how it would give it an edge over DC and Baltimore, honestly.
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