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Which region of the 48 states has the most windchill in winter, and most humidity in summer? I am told that those two characteristics of climate are what makes the seasons harsh, and not because of the temperature. Fall and spring are usually mild everywhere. Which regions have it the worse?
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan (away from the lakes) spring to mind. That's assuming you want a compromise between worst windchill and worst humidity. The absolute worst windchills are probably in northern Alaska and the absolute worst humidex indices are probably in Oklahoma, Tennessee and East Texas.
Minnesota. The highest dewpoint ever recorded in the US was recorded in Moorhead, but again parts of the state see subzero average lows in winter.
Not the highest....
Was extremely high at 88F/31C
Iowa in July 2010 had a 92F/33C dew point
Appleton Wisconsin
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during the July heat wave of 1995 that the highest dew point of all was measured in the Upper Midwest: 90° at Appleton, Wisconsin at 5 p.m. on July 13th of that summer. The air temperature stood at 101° in Appleton at that time leading to a heat index reading of 148°, perhaps the highest such reading ever measured in the United States.
Which region of the 48 states has the most windchill in winter, and most humidity in summer? I am told that those two characteristics of climate are what makes the seasons harsh, and not because of the temperature. Fall and spring are usually mild everywhere. Which regions have it the worse?
I was there a few years ago the same day it had a very high one above 30C I think.
Fargo is right next to Moorehead, so it was probably on the same date
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Just recently the Minnesota State Climate Office issued a statement declaring the 88° dew point temperature measured at Moorhead (on the Red River across from Fargo, North Dakota)
I think Minnesota. The Great Lakes bring icy winds in the winter and oppressive humidity in the summer.
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