In honor of the cold weather back east, I decided to do some research. I lived in Bergland, Michigan for several years starting in the 4th grade and ending when my parents moved following my freshman year in high school. I remembered the winters as being really cold. Sometimes our memory plays tricks on us, but I was right about this. It turns out that Bergland is the coldest place in Michigan, at least based on the average January night time temperature of -1 degrees.
http://www.nmu.edu/upperpeninsulastudies/node/17
Ironwood and Watersmeet, which are quite near Bergland, are in the books too. On January 17, 1982 Ironwood never got above -21 degrees. I am sure there are colder places, but I didn’t live there. We certainly noticed the cold weather, but it didn’t exactly keep us indoors in the winter. People in that part of the country know how to dress and they handle the extreme cold just fine. I actually thought it was kinda neat when the temperature got below -20 degrees. I mean let’s be honest here. When the temperature gets down to zero that is plenty cold. At least when it gets way down to -20 degrees or something you can brag about how bad it is. Somehow that always made me feel a little warmer.
Now, don’t you feel better? There is a word for the weather they are having in New York City right now. We called it spring.
TDM