Places where winter “feels” less cold due to low wind, more sunshine, dew point

[popwar]

To me, If I'm in an area known for cold I expect it to be cold and its not as bad. If I'm somewhere known to be warm even in winter like Phoenix and its a chilly day with wind it seems ''colder'' than if i was up in Flagstaff with the same temperature, if that makes sense.

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by nadnerb

Isn’t Boston super windy? 36 degrees with a wind speed of 15 mph feels more like 25 degrees.

Minneapolis designed the place so you didn’t have to go outside. Boston did not. Because Boston is clearly and obviously more comfortable during the winter.

The raw temperature gap is far too much for any other factors to really matter much.

Is Minneapolis an arctic tundra? No

Is it clearly colder than any east coast city? Yes

Is it true 15 degrees in Minneapolis feels warmer than 15 in Boston? Probably due to humidity and maybe wind? But it’s so rarely that cold in Boston it kind of doesn’t matter

[dontbelievehim]

Higher elevation helps.



Being surrounded by snow helps.


Sun helps.



Better insulated buildings REALLY help.



Dryness is negligible.



People have crap memories, so its best to ignore weather anecdotes. "Socal is colder than nyc.." blah blah blah. Maybe for a weekend or two. But not most of the winter. you wouldnt see so much winter vacationing in los angeles if that were remotely true.

[dontbelievehim]

Originally Posted by btownboss4

Minneapolis designed the place so you didn’t have to go outside. Boston did not. Because Boston is clearly and obviously more comfortable during the winter.

The raw temperature gap is far too much for any other factors to really matter much.

Is Minneapolis an arctic tundra? No

Is it clearly colder than any east coast city? Yes

Is it true 15 degrees in Minneapolis feels warmer than 15 in Boston? Probably due to humidity and maybe wind? But it’s so rarely that cold in Boston it kind of doesn’t matter

Plenty of wind in Minnesota, too.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by dontbelievehim

Higher elevation helps.



Being surrounded by snow helps.


Sun helps.



Better insulated buildings REALLY help.



Dryness is negligible.



People have crap memories, so its best to ignore weather anecdotes. "Socal is colder than nyc.." blah blah blah. Maybe for a weekend or two. But not most of the winter. you wouldnt see so much winter vacationing in los angeles if that were remotely true.

Who said that?