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Location: Pittsburgh (via Chicago, via Pittsburgh)
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Originally Posted by grapico
As if that doesn't happen in Chicago. Isn't that the Chicago mantra? If you don't like the weather, just wait 10 minutes? I have seen it go from 55 to -10 in the same day.
so what is it... does Chicago get months and months of subzero weather or does it change really often from "50 to -10" (as people who talk about Denver's weather claim IT changes very often). I'm in awe how much people are obsessed with worrying about weather. We all know what Chicago's winter is. It's a winter that gets a small to modest amount of snow in an average year and gets coldest in jan/feb and hovers around the low to mid 30s most days those two months. Other days its colder, other days its balmy. Woo Hoo. Lets move on now.
Yeah, I guess that's why last year I went to denver on new years there was a big snowstorm and teens but when I arrived in chicago it was on the 60s.
I actually remember that as I was in Chicago. Everyone in Chicago was so excited over the mild weather ; according to my friends living there that rarely happens. That unusually warm period there is our NORMAL. Nice try on spinning your thread though..FYI the current weather in Denver is probably going to be the worst..possibly one or more deep freezes. When I was splitting time between the Southern California coast and Denver, Denver's daytime highs were occasionally warmer than Laguna Beach. This thread is a pitiful attempt at best..I have spent significant time in Chicago the two places are far from equal comparisons winter weather wise.
So Denver dipping into sub-freezing temps for a longer range of time than Chicago is not true?
It can be below freezing any day from September to May. It is never below freezing for more than 4-5 days at a time. Ever. And even when it is middle 20's-30's here, it probably feels like what the 40's feel like in Chicago (it's dry here).
Play around on wunderground, you'll see what I mean.
It can be below freezing any day from September to May. It is never below freezing for more than 4-5 days at a time. Ever. And even when it is middle 20's-30's here, it probably feels like what the 40's feel like in Chicago (it's dry here).
Play around on wunderground, you'll see what I mean.
Location: Cleveland bound with MPLS in the rear-view
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Guys, guys, guys......the both suck equally! You both win! Denver gets milder but the swings would not only drive me crazy and keep snow and ice off of non-mountain terrain, but it would likely cause a lot more colds, flus and other illnesses. Chicago clearly gets colder and stays colder (con), but since it's predictably cooler you can sort of expect snow pack for XX% of the year and that makes it easier to enjoy the winter weather outdoors (if you care to do so). I've lived in cities with icy/snowy winters and cities with rain/sleet/ice/snow and moderate temps during wintertime, and I prefer to be in the ice/snow when it's "cold" (cold = less than 50 degrees). If it's gonna be cool outside, might as well have snow and ice!
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