Chicago vs. MSP winters

[personone]

Originally Posted by Kaszilla

Chicago is the third coldest major city in the country. Right behind Milwaukee. Chicago is much more likely to hit negative Temps than NYC. That makes Chicago more like MSP than NYC imo.

This is true. Chicago definitely has the lake effect. I'm not sure how it compares to MSP. There have been many winters where it is not too bad (relatively). MSP just seems really from what I hear, but I don't know how it compares to Chicago.

[dontbelievehim]

Originally Posted by Tsurumido

Here's the thing though....while the air temperature may be colder in the Twin Cities, they have drier winters.

The higher humidity during the worst of winter really settles in your bones. In that way, Chicago winters feel worse in my opinion.

This has been debunked. The only difference is that humid cold tends to be wetter, which can make your clothes damp, so it can feel colder. If it's humid cold and you're not wet, you will feel about the same as you do in dry cold. Dry cold has negatives that get ignored, btw. Dry cold is bad for your skin and causes wrinkles.

Edit:
Winter Wind and sun are probably better things to compare between both cities.