Worst Winter Weather - Boston, Chicago, or Minneapolis? (snowfalls, warm, average)

[TheseGoTo11]

Minneapolis is coldest in January, but warms up faster, and has higher April highs than Boston.

All three are comparable in terms of snowfall.

[Wildcat15]

April isn't winter. Minneapolis has the worst winter.

[Palider]

Minneapolis because of those life threatening cold snaps.

[Isleofpalms85]

I would say that Minneapolis has the worst winter weather with Chicago being not too much better in terms of extreme cold and snow; Boston has the most tolerable winters due to the moderating effect of the Atlantic Ocean.

[ABrandNewWorld]

Originally Posted by Palider

Minneapolis because of those life threatening cold snaps.

Yep: especially with those windchills of -40.

[Thunder98]

Worst Winter is Yuma, AZ, Key West, FL and Honolulu, HI

[ABrandNewWorld]

Originally Posted by Thunder98

Worst Winter is Yuma, AZ, Key West, FL and Honolulu, HI

Naw...you'd hate L.A-Mex's version of our winters even more with our endless 90 degree days which none of the above locations have.

[7 Wishes]

The only reason I'd even consider Boston in this thread is it's coastal location gives it a bigger chance of an "extreme" snowfall.....I think only Chicago and Minneapolis's top 1 or 2 snowfalls would be in Boston's (or NYC's for that matter) top 10.

But it also gives Boston a better chance of a "light" snowfall year with more in the way of rain than it does for Chicago or Minneapolis. And those latter 2 cities, especially Minneapolis, average out a lot colder. So I voted for Mini-Apple.

[BMI]

Minneapolis

Reason....colder, more extreme cold snaps.

[Cambium]

Minneapolis gets the best winter out of these with very cold wind chills, arctic air masses, and snow

Boston gets coastal snowstorms, clippers and cold shots

I chose Chicago as the worst of these because they are in bad position for Lake effect snows and need to be in perfect position for big snowstorms.