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by esseph 6 days ago
What I was responding to:

> 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.