Well, where? I live in MA, lived in NH and visited MSP quite frequently, also spent a winter in Toronto… but even a quick search suggests that in MN it “dips” to negatives Fahrenheit, occasionally, with monthly Jan averages in low single digits.
Most of inhabited Canada is a thin sliver by the US border, or coastal which stabilizes the temperature around freezing quite well. Ditto with Norway.
Can you share a good example of a large (say 500k+ metro area, the “commonly”) city that actually dips below 0F daytime regularly? Murmansk comes to mind.. maybe..
> 0F being "coldest you'll experience in a place humans commonly live"
Using US and Canada cities, here are the top 10 places at or below 0F a year:
Fairbanks, Alaska — ~115 days
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories — ~103 days
International Falls, Minnesota — ~57 days
Grand Forks, North Dakota — ~55 days
Winnipeg, Manitoba — ~52 days
Regina, Saskatchewan — ~50 days
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — ~48 days
Fargo, North Dakota — ~42 days
Thunder Bay, Ontario — ~40 days
Williston, North Dakota — ~39 days
> Can you share a good example of a large (say 500k+ metro area
I've lived in over a dozen places in North America but only 1 time was it in a place with over 500k.
There are ~ 52 cities in the US and Canada with a pop over 500k. Those 52 cities make up 0.2% of all incorporated cities and towns. Over 75% of US towns have less than 5k people. The US is a country of small towns.
Most of inhabited Canada is a thin sliver by the US border, or coastal which stabilizes the temperature around freezing quite well. Ditto with Norway.
Can you share a good example of a large (say 500k+ metro area, the “commonly”) city that actually dips below 0F daytime regularly? Murmansk comes to mind.. maybe..