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People often think Minnesota and the Dakotas have months of super cold weather. It's actually not true at all. Most temps in the cold winter months are from 10-35.
In January 2016, most highs in Sioux Falls, SD were around 30 degrees. That's probably cold for a lot of people, but as long as the wind isn't blowing, it's great for me.
What do you think of the Northwest? (Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska)
Generally like it. Wyoming is too windy, Oregon and Washington too cloudy and drizzly (the western 1/3), certainly you can get some severe weather in Montana and North Idaho (never been to Alaska) but overall the mountain west is so beautiful, the clouds, wind, rain and snow for the winter months bring forth some stunning spring, summer and fall days to take it all in. And the winters, when well prepared and dressed properly for, can be a Sportsman's paradise.
My favorite is normal, (not this severe years-long drought) Northern California weather- Sierra foothills (where I grew up) or Sonoma wine country weather. Waves of wet winter storms every couple of weeks with occasional snow in the foothills (tons of it in the mountains) and then always several sunny days with puffy clouds between the storms deep into winter. Gorgeous Ireland green spring with full streams, waterfalls and lakes. Hot summer days with the landscape turning a beautiful tawny golden, and cool summer nights. Generally toasty Fall days- the peak of the dry season- and then the autumn rains which turns everything green again for our second spring in November and December.
It's too dry here in San Diego, but it's so damn mild, very little heat and humidity that I just pray for El Niños every year and 20" of beautiful rain. It's very hard to complain with open windows and no air conditioning or heat year round and being able to plan an outdoor activity, anytime.
I exaggerate- weeks. From the Dakotas east to New England. Maybe I should say where periods of sub-zero weather is not uncommon during the winter months.
I actually love to vacation in Lakes district Maine in February, stays below zero for most of the time I've ever been. Knowing I can go home makes it easy to tolerate.
Heck, even Lake Tahoe gets well below freezing and in the single digits for days at a time. during a regular (perhaps now only in the past) winter.
I exaggerate- weeks. From the Dakotas east to New England. Maybe I should say where periods of sub-zero weather is not uncommon during the winter months.
I actually love to vacation in Lakes district Maine in February, stays below zero for most of the time I've ever been. Knowing I can go home makes it easy to tolerate.
Heck, even Lake Tahoe gets well below freezing and in the single digits for days at a time. during a regular (perhaps now only in the past) winter.
Do you mean below freezing (not below zero)? Cause in the lower 48 it rarely is below zero for a high for stretches at a time.
Do you mean below freezing (not below zero)? Cause in the lower 48 it rarely is below zero for a high for stretches at a time.
I don't doubt that statistic, but as I said I've been in Maine several times and the daytime temps hovered in the low single digits for the entire week I was there, near enough to zero.
Anything colder than 15° F is pretty much you are gonna die if you don't have shelter or are carefully clothed if exposed to it for too long. At least with today's great clothing choices and technology, it's not that difficult, especially when doing a sporty activity, to stay reasonably comfortable. As for Florida/D.C. (the whole region) humidity in the summer is utterly miserable, and inescapable.
Places with SEVERE temperature extremes from Winter to Summer. Such as Omaha Nebraska.
Nebraska does have some pretty awful weather when you really think about it. There are certain times of the year when Nebraska has the hottest temperatures in the US. There are also times when it has the coldest temps. Luckily none of these temperatures stick around for very long. It would be rare to see 100 degree or negative temps stick around for much longer than a few days at a time.
Nebraska does have some pretty awful weather when you really think about it. There are certain times of the year when Nebraska has the hottest temperatures in the US. There are also times when it has the coldest temps. Luckily none of these temperatures stick around for very long. It would be rare to see 100 degree or negative temps stick around for much longer than a few days at a time.
I do miss the nearly nightly bold thunderstorms, or at least something that skirted the horizon that rolled through on summer nights in the Sand Hills of western Nebraska on the family farm outside of Gothenburg. Sitting on the front porch overlooking the seemingly never ending Prairie and vast horizon with the dance of exploding clouds and crashing thunder after another hard day of farm work was the best thing! We so rarely get lighting here it is a rare and very brief treat every few years.
People often think Minnesota and the Dakotas have months of super cold weather. It's actually not true at all. Most temps in the cold winter months are from 10-35.
In January 2016, most highs in Sioux Falls, SD were around 30 degrees. That's probably cold for a lot of people, but as long as the wind isn't blowing, it's great for me.
I would examine January 2015 or January 2014 for Sioux Falls, last Winter was ridiculously warm overall and wouldn't be a good month to use as a benchmark there. West River, western South Dakota, sees a moderating chinook wind during Winter- Rapid City is known as the "banana belt" climate region of the state for a reason.
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