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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  I'm a bit surprised reading all this about Minnesota.
Especially you J, seeing as you enjoy westerns.
That whole area - Minnesota, North, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, feature in a hell of a lot of westerns which all show the states as incredibly hot in summer and cold as ice in winter.
The Rockies, which don't go into Minnesota but run alongside are an example of the extreme temperature changes. |
From everything I read yesterday, I think Minnesota is slightly different because it is so far north and so far inland. As such, in winter, it has the icy winds from Canada coming down bringing Arctic weather, but not the (relative) warmth from the Great Lakes, which somewhat mitigate the effect for states like Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.