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It seems like it rains a lot in NYC instead of snow, and they have lots of temps in the 40s as well. Furthermore, it rarely gets below 0F. Even Chicago is expected to reach like -6F most years, and I would say Chicago only gets cold two months of the year.
I remember it being colder when I was a child like 20ish years ago, but nowadays the winters here are mild if anything. Never really understood people saying NY gets brutally cold in the winter.
It seems like it rains a lot in NYC instead of snow, and they have lots of temps in the 40s as well. Furthermore, it rarely gets below 0F. Even Chicago is expected to reach like -6F most years, and I would say Chicago only gets cold two months of the year.
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Originally Posted by wydings
I remember it being colder when I was a child like 20ish years ago, but nowadays the winters here are mild if anything. Never really understood people saying NY gets brutally cold in the winter.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Ryu
I agree. It rarely goes down to the teens in temp.
This isn't really winter. We're still in Fall. Winters have become milder here, but it used to be colder. One thing that can be relentless is the wind, which is really what makes it tough for long periods of time.
Correct. Even as a kid, I rarely recall having a "white Christmas" here in the NYC area. Some years are colder than others, yet I would not say they are becoming more mild. Just about EVERY winter, we get a week or two of terrible brick temperatures when the highs are only in the teens or low 20s. This normally happens in January. Every winter we also normally get a day or two of very rare warm temps in the 60s. Some winters are more snowy, others more rainy, and others very icy. There is zero evidence that winters are becoming warmer each year. Just last year we had days the temps didn't even reach 20.
Even up here in Canuckistan, I consider winters start in earnest in January. That is when the witch’s proverbial mammaries hit the spot.
Sure, we had a snowstorm in November, and the snow stayed on the ground for a week but today’s snowstorm was more substantial and will also comtinue into tomorrow.
There is a always a chance it turns to ice from rain and a sudden drop in temperature, that is a dreaded scenario every year. January and february are brutal up here. I was,once in NY around Xmastime and once late March in Boston. Both trips featured extreme cold. In fact that time in Boston was a record cold day about 6 years ago, and we practically ran from our car to an eating place and back, before leaving for Montreal.
The bigger thing that I notice is on the backend when it's almost May by the time you can sit out on the deck comfortably. I played sports all through high school and college and remember freezing in the outfield at practices in March but being grateful for April's warmth (but not the rain that got many games postponed or cancelled). I don't remember it being as cold throughout April except over the past 15 years or so. I definitely agree that winters don't feel nearly as cold as they used to not very long ago, but definitely notice how long it takes for the cold weather to finally go away.
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