re: I'm in Chicago. Tomorrow the high will be 4.

Middle of the state in rural land. It's 14 degrees, feels like -4, and 20 mile per hour winds.

It will hit 49 here, FML

ETA: There is a reason the population of where I live quadruples in the winter. Fkn snowbirds.

I am in Downers right now, and it is getting cold outside. With the wind blowing it is getting uncomfortable out there a little after 15 min of brisk walking.

I'm in Pingree Grove and it's 2 with a wind chill of -11. The high Wednesday is -9. Sucks

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Summer and fall in the Midwest are fricking amazing. Especially summer. It's way better than 98 with 1000% humidity like you get in a lot of the South.

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Umm it gets very humid here haha. Not like the south, but still very disgusting. I'd say Spring & Fall in the Midwest is the best.

Yep! People wait until March, break out the shorts, even though it's freezing still, then heat on sets, and then people strive for hoodie weather. Then winter shows back up and fks everything up. Always beautiful days, but it's literally the four seasons at any point. Tornado one day, snow the next.

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With an projected wind chill as low as -30.

It's a balmy 14 right now downtown near the lake.

What makes people choose to live in this shite? Serious question.

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It becomes a mindset.

If you can embrace outdoor activities like ice fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, ice skating / hockey it can be a lot of fun. You dress for it and get with it.

The only downside is when winter drags into March and you're antsy for spring. Otherwise it's great.

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Umm it gets very humid here haha. Not like the south, but still very disgusting. I'd say Spring & Fall in the Midwest is the best.

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I lived in the Cleveland area for most of the last 15 years until I moved 3 weeks ago. I loved the summers there.

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The only downside is when winter drags into March and you're antsy for spring

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Easily worse than January and February.