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That was kinda the point I was making. If we assume 70-72 is the perfect temp, it only gets 50 degrees warmer in extreme cases, even in hot weather cities. While, it often gets 50 degrees cooler in cold weather cities.
70-72 is a pleasant temperature for the vast majority of people, including cold lovers, but its definitely on the warmer side of things so 50 degrees warmer is extremely hot. A better comparison would be 0 to 100 not 22 to 122.
Also you're proving the point that cold is better to deal with because 50 above 72 is unbearably hot and 50 under 72 is cold but manageable.
You would have to get to around -40 F to compete with 122 in terms of extremity.
Not compared to snowbelts of northern Michigan. Colder there but you get a fraction of the snow.
We still get more snow than most of the country. Once you cross a foot, its a ton of snow anyway. We are part of "snow country" if not the "snow belt."
Yeah, but in practice hot weather is less common than cold weather. In a city like Atlanta it only gets above 90 like 45 days per year. That's a day time high, so morning and night temps are better. But in contrast in a cold city like Minneapolis there are 72 days on average where the temp never gets above freezing, let alone night time temps.
Or to put it another way, Atlanta is above 85 degrees for about 6 hours of the day across 2 months, while Minneapolis is typically below freezing for 24 hours of the day across 3 months of the year.
Atlanta is fairly mild for being in the South, when it comes to heat. I would compare Minneapolis to Dallas and Atlanta to Boston.
Not sure what you mean by hot weather being less common? Most of the world outside the poles experiences hot and warm temps but a lot of places don't experience cold, especially freezing temps.
Big question: Is your mental health affected by lack of sunshine??
I grew up in Ontario and the Great Lakes region. As an adult, I lived in various places, including southwest Florida. I would HANDS DOWN choose brutal summers over winters 100%. Going 8+ months with short days that are typically dreary... absolutely soul-sucking. You can get out of the oppressive heat. You cannot escape lack of sun.
Brutal winters also carry the constant threat of bodily injury. Walking from your car into the grocery store... slippery parking lot. Wet, slippery floors inside. Sun goes down, and the slush turns back into ice. Take the dog out, and constantly walk with baby steps, to avoid more slips. And because the weather is so miserable, people often become very isolated. If you run into a neighbor or acquaintance, you can't just stand around and chat without freezing to death. There's a reason animals up north hibernate all winter!
Big question: Is your mental health affected by lack of sunshine??
I grew up in Ontario and the Great Lakes region. As an adult, I lived in various places, including southwest Florida. I would HANDS DOWN choose brutal summers over winters 100%. Going 8+ months with short days that are typically dreary... absolutely soul-sucking. You can get out of the oppressive heat. You cannot escape lack of sun.
Brutal winters also carry the constant threat of bodily injury. Walking from your car into the grocery store... slippery parking lot. Wet, slippery floors inside. Sun goes down, and the slush turns back into ice. Take the dog out, and constantly walk with baby steps, to avoid more slips. And because the weather is so miserable, people often become very isolated. If you run into a neighbor or acquaintance, you can't just stand around and chat without freezing to death. There's a reason animals up north hibernate all winter!
Good luck to you, wherever you end up!
Many people have Vitamin D deficiency and take no supplements in the winter. I discovered many years ago that it makes a night/day difference and getting outside in the winter and doing this outdoors is the key in the Great Lakes region. I take vacations to the Lake Superior Snowbelt in the winter to enjoy all the excellent dry powder snow, far better than the nasty freeze/thaw slop conditions found further to the south that is not enjoyable.
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