Brit Reacts to 5 U.S. States With Way Colder Winters than Britain

[@mamaliamalak7825]

When I lived in Wyoming, we kept the freezer outside in the garage. I remember when in the winter, opening the freezer, and getting a blast of 'warm' air in my face.

[@peanutjones6600]

😂😂 that's sick. Wyoming gets frosty not cold huh?

[@pedrolopez8057]

@@peanutjones6600 if the cold doesn't get you the wind will

[@ActuallyTheCat]

Haha, yes! I’m from Montana and can totally relate. We had a garage freezer too and sometimes we’d put things in there so they “wouldn’t freeze too hard.”

[@sexhaver6968]

in nodak we turn off our fridges in the garage in winter lol don’t need it

[@blitzofchaosgaming6737]

When I lived in Wyoming, we had to change a flat on the highway in -33. That took a lot of teamwork.

[@skylarsobczak8040]

As a Wisconsinite, I couldn't help but laugh that the coldest temp in Scotland was only -16°F 😂

[@calx.11037]

even as a nebraskan - last winter was WILDLY cold with our lowest day temp getting to -40 - i had to laugh as well

[@consider.jennifer]

Right?!

[@cdcastro2503]

I still have people that will ask me "How is it too cold to snow?" . Come on up to Packer Land, and we'll show you.

[@brianwasner6222]

As a Minnesotan, I laughed as well ;)

[@Podgamezz]

ikr, and im in the south

[@davidschmidt9879]

Love your videos. I live in Minnesota, born and raised. Actual temperatures are measured with no air movement, wind chill is what it "feels" like. You will commonly see weather reports like -20, feels like -35. Another react I would love to see from you is a "Minnesota polar plunge". Yes, we take our chain saws to the frozen lake, cut a large hole, put on a swimsuit, and jump in.

[@darci4883]

In Maine we jump into the Atlantic on January 1st!

[@thisisbethm]

As a Minnesotan who’s lived in England, you also need to mention that we don’t walk out on the ice. We drive. The ice gets thick enough on lakes that we drive on it. And not just little cars. Our ridiculously large pick-up trucks, too. And semis/lorries.

[@johnwillsea6600]

I live in Illinois so not as cold as other places here. But we in Rockford have had -31 degrees twice in the last 5 years and often get a decent amount of snow. Again not quite as bad as those in the northwest but it is cold. As for how to survive? You just do. You bundle up, try not to stay out too long and be careful. Past -40 is where pipes start freezing if I remember right. If that happens then you're in real trouble. No heat, no water. Yikes! Why don't we have heated water bottles? We have the Moses and even things like Contigo cups will hold hot or cold fluid for incredible periods of time. Igloo makes cups that are garunteed up to 16 hours.

[@rippenzong2455]

@@johnwillsea6600 honestly anything after 0 is all relative. you walk outside inhale and suddenly your boogers are frozen lol

[@lauramata4244]

​@johnwillsea6600 the water bottles he is talking about are the rubber coated containers that used to be used instead of heating pads for sore muscles. The bottles would also be put in your bed to warm the sheets before you got in.

[@FBCxUNKNOWN]

Im an internationally certified snowboarding instructor, and taught in Minnesota once, we did night rides and it got so cold with the 45 mph windchill it was equivalent to -94f (-68c) it was so brutal that if you teared up at all from the cold, your eyes would freeze shut if you pulled your goggles off and you had to peel them open with your hands. One girl had a hot water bottle in her jacket and it was an ice pack within an hour.

[@matmclelland4701]

You’re certified and took people out in -94? I have a strict 30 minute time limit at just -20.

[@FBCxUNKNOWN]

@@matmclelland4701 we were all certified instructors that went out. It was more teaching people who are already teachers for their next level. I would never bring anyone unexperienced out like that.

[@matmclelland4701]

@@FBCxUNKNOWN that makes sense. But how did you even get to the hill? My coldest day was -49…no windchill, actual -49F and nobody car would start so we couldn’t even get to the hill. AND even with back heated respiration, we could only stay out for 10 minutes on our porches at 10,000 feet and never went above the tree line at that temperature. You guys must have been that 1% who out ski grown men at three years old…always blew my mind into the Rockies in dark territory and it get ski’d over by toddlers even at my peak fitness.

[@FBCxUNKNOWN]

​@@matmclelland4701 Started snowboarding at 3 and started teaching at 16 the winter i could work. we had a team bring us about 70% up on snowmobiles, then walked the rest. We use the lynx commanders, you can run them in up to -40s. as for staying warm, it wasn't a resort so we would stop and build a fire and make hot drinks. it didnt get that cold till the run down just from the speed. the little ones still scare me though. watching them wreck at mach 10 the get up like nothing happened always amazes me

[@matmclelland4701]

@@FBCxUNKNOWN that’s badass. Not many people understand the danger level. We had at least 1 death every year when lived in the Rockies.

[@heavensfire18]

Minnesotan here. The windchills are way worse than the straight cold temps. As long as it's not windy, it's not so bad...

[@terrioestreich4007]

Yeah, the wind is a killer

[@Jeeperskip]

"As long as it's not windy, it's not so bad..." The hell you say!

[@ZetaArcticana4006]

As someone from Wisconsin. The wind is terrible in winter. It can be -15 but if it’s still air I will gladly go out with just a sweatshirt bit if its +15 and windy I’m wearing my jacket every time.

[@98talberg]

That is true

[@thomasbeauchamp3781]

I grew up near the southern shore of Lake Ontario so we had the Canadian winds blasting us all winter.

[@tristanhamilton2884]

Now I'm born and raised from Indiana so I can say it can be cold. However...the fact that you asked what WIND CHILL is tells me the U.K. doesn't get cold cold very often if at all.

[@Combat_Pyro]

Ikr! Wind chill is a beast

[@user-zo7qd7kx3i]

I live in Northern Indiana, 5 mins from the Michigan border....wind chill is a nasty b*tch you can't hide from. Factor in the inevitable Arctic vortex that hits every year, I agree the U.K doesn't get cold cold very often. LOL

[@Atlquotl]

Hell I was in indiana when it hit -20 a few years back. Working outside that day too. Was a bit of a bitch.

[@user-zo7qd7kx3i]

@@Atlquotl I remember that! That arctic vortex lasted almost the entire month of Feb. Those temps floated between -10 and -20 for most of that month. That year the Arctic had saw balmy 35 degree weather some days. Was a nasty b*tch that year! lol

[@taylored_vox1111]

Right! That wind chill makes every bit of difference.

[@TheLindsaySue]

I am from North Dakota, have family in Minnesota, and currently live in Wisconsin. Our grandparents were Norwegian. Cold is in our blood and we know how to dress and act for the weather. Know when not to go out, always travel with emergency gear and invest in proper clothing. Also go out when you can because with many months of winter you’ll get cabin fever if you don’t.

[@eldarkness6668]

A few years ago in wisconsin, with wind chill we hit -60°F. The news advised people not to leave their homes, and if you must absolutely go outside then leave as little skin exposed as possible. A few minutes of exposure to the wind would likely cause severe frostbite. Fun times 😂

[@janiefk]

I remember that in 1996! I was living in Minnesota. The governor closed the entire state, so school was closed. It was so cold that on the exterior wall the little screws in the middle of that plastic cover that goes around/over the electrical outlets had frost on the screw heads. INSIDE MY BEDROOM. I'll never forget that. Wild. We kept a fire burning all day and snuggled under the heavy blankets in the family room.

[@jonflora1]

As an Alaskan that lived in Fairbanks for six years I can say with confidence that at -35 Fahrenheit the bicycle stops working, the gears freeze.

[@lka9900]

I love that Alaskans still bicycle at those temperatures. Made different up there.

[@jonflora1]

@lka9900 heh, we're crazy from the cold!

[@tallestbeauty]

Reminds me of the Michiganders surfing in Northern Lake Michigan during a blizzard. The video went viral.

[@Fusako8]

Repack your bearings with a grease or wax that works in those temps. Swhat I did when I lived in squarebanks.

[@jonflora1]

@Fusako8 I was too cheap to spring for the low temp grease, it was only a two mile walk to campus.

[@KingAslan99]

I’m Alaskan born and raised. I can easily answer the question about going outside. There’s a certain point where cold is just cold no matter what. But then it turns into a type of cold you wouldn’t ever dream of. Easiest way to explain the sensation of the intense cold, is like every single bit of your skin being pinched by evil little frozen leprechauns. You won’t feel your fingers or toes for hours, same with your nose and lips and ears. Your bones will ache like hell. Once you’ve “defrosted” there’s a particular sort of painful burning sensation. Edit: you haven’t truly lived until your nose hairs and beard have frozen over.

[@alicegamble6145]

It must be really cold up there in Alaska

[@Etereys]

This reminds me of Siberia too. I haven't been yet, but I have family there and will have to make the trip at some point. Average Winter temps there run at -40°C/F and can get as low as -70°C in any given Winter. Lowest on record, I've heard, is around -98°C. And yet, I'm excited to go 😅 I must be mental 😂

[@MrsWheezer]

When I lived in Germany, there were the occasional days where a sniff would freeze my nostrils shut. 🤣 I moved to a place much much further south.

[@KellyHilgerRealtor]

I’ve been close to that cold in Montana. You try to cover every possible inch of skin, so the scarf that’s wrapped around your head 3 times, gets damp when you breath through it then freezes to your face. And your eyelashes freeze. And you are probably closer to death than you think you are 😂

[@btnhstillfire]

Dont forget the little cracks in the corners of your mouth from the dryness and cold lol.

[@aftonair]

My family's from Minnesota and Wisconsin. And no, we dont just "stay home all winter". We still have to go to work. We just bundle up. Exposed skin will freeze almost immediately in this extreme cold. But there is plenty of outdoor winter fun to be had. Pond hockey, ice skating, ice fishing, ice climbing, ice carving and snow sculpture contests, snowshoeing, snow boarding, down hill skiing, cross country skiing, sleigh rides, dog-sled races, bon fires, etc. We keep each other warm ❤

[@Curraghchase]

In Minnesota, we are taught that if our eyelids freeze shut, not try to open them until we get inside. We don't want to scratch our eyes or rip the skin. We are also taught to never park our cars facing North or West during snowstorms because we don't want our engine blocks to freeze. The majority of St. Paul and Minneapolis downtowns are connected by skyways so we don't have to walk out in the weather. Pretty much everyone over 65 years old heads to Florida in the winter months to avoid the cold and dark.

[@malkaedus5497]

Lived in Alaska for 7 years. Personally experienced -75F. I would take that over the triple degrees in Texas where I am now.

[@oldiron1223]

I lived outside Fairbanks from 1987 to 2007. We saw -78f in the winter of 88-89. Was posted at Eileson AFB and stayed when my G.I. job went civilian contract. And I'm sorry but I too live in Texas now and there isn't enough money to get me back to Fairbanks from September to April.

[@misaelarroyo5712]

Fished In Alaska twice a year for 2 years. I saw some crazy local fishing on his boat shirtless in 30f. Mad lad it was like 7 am

[@marinazagrai1623]

People usually dislike Texans, even though maybe more than 50% are not native…anyway, they envy those who live here in Tx in the winter. I was shopping once, in July, and of course complaining the heat and a woman was rude telling me we just complain too much about the heat (I’ve been in Tx 40+ yrs, so I have the right to complain if I want to).

[@clydes95cummins]

Thank you all for your service! I was stationed at Elmendorf and then stayed for 10 more years.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

Texas winters are low key annoying because of the temperature swings. Some days it will be over 70 degrees and it's T shirt weather. Other days it goes under 20 and a lot of people are sick during the winter months because the weather can't make up it's mind

[@foreverofthestars4718]

I live in Northern Minnesota. When winter rolls around anything above 0°F is considered "warm." It's only ever truly cold when it starts to hurt to breathe outside because the air freezes the moisture in your throat and lungs. We take cold weather very seriously because you can die in literally minutes if unexpectedly caught in a blizzard or if you go in the ditch with a car and you have no winter clothes.

[@nicholicromwell685]

South Dakota here. After the worst of winter. 20°F is literally almost shorts and t shirt weather.

[@briandix4633]

I spent 18 years in the Mankato area, and I can say for sure using populous cities doesn't do the average lows justice. Especially since I'm guessing they're all in the twin cities area, which is a heat island so it's in average a few degrees warmer than the rest of the state. Or was when I lived there. In Phoenix now lol

[@janus1958]

I grew up in Northern Minnesota back in the "60's. My dad worked in the open pit Iron mines, Which were in perpetual shadow during the Winter.

[@Pahoe77]

Morris for me. Cold, wind, snow. Still for most of Nov/Dec/some Jan, I worked outside. Though I was about 40 years younger. 😆

[@pattyg1902]

Yep I'm from Lubec small town up in Maine and yeah anything above 0 degrees Fahrenheit is quite warm like 30° Fahrenheit in the winter it's not surprising to see people just in sweatshirts and stuff

[@bethanyhait6880]

Northern Minnesota here. My kids go out for recess at school as long as it’s warmer than -10F (-23C). You just get used to it. Just like you deal with it raining everyday.

[@carriebuhler1284]

I grew up in Missouri, lived in Alaska for 4 years, and have been living in Kansas for the last 24 years. People get used to these harsh winters just as we adapt to really hot summers. In December 2007 we had a category 5 ice storm and had no power for 3 weeks on our farm. We had 3-5 inches of solid ice everywhere in our county. I don't remember the temps, but my husband and I were volunteer firefighters at the time and we had 5 house fires in 3 days from people trying to stay warm. Our turnout pants would freeze to the ice when we were trying to put out the fires. It was no joke.

[@ShaunRF]

Native Minnesotan here. The feeling of your nose hairs freezing to the inside of your nose every time you breathe is quite the interesting sensation. We are fond of sharing a cartoon every year around January that reads "The air hurts my face. Why am I living where the air hurts my face?"

[@LucretiaPearl]

As a glasses wearer, it's always interesting to have to defrost the glasses after the car windows. Lol, one of these days I should get Lasik.

[@puzzlebug7077]

I find that nose hairs freezing is a pretty good sign that it's gotten down to 0 F.

[@ShaunRF]

@@puzzlebug7077 Same.

[@gabrielangel1923]

i notice when all smells but snow seem to disappear. its so cold water particles cant transfer smells.@@puzzlebug7077

[@amaranthinenight8733]

Oh yeah! The nose hairs freezing and your face hurting from the air. I live in Wisco, but I lived in MN for the four years that I went to school there including the polar vortex. Ugh. I do remember weeks that I would go outside to walk to class and would start coughing because the air was so cold it literally took my breath away.

[@russellrichter3473]

I'm born and raised in North Dakota. The coldest actual air temperature I've ever experienced was -54 Fahrenheit but with a wind speed of of 50 to 60 mph. Thus a wind chill factor of around -100 Fahrenheit. This was in 1975 cattle died because their breath froze in their nostrils

[@ezziba8240]

My grandpa told me a story about a time in Montana when a rancher in Elk Park(or Roger's Pass, I don't recall) was trying to get ahead of a cold front and get his cattle out of the pasture and to his barn. The temperature dropped drastically to, I believe, -70. There was a wind chill, and I've heard it was -90 or -100. Either way, people went out looking for him when he didn't come back. They found his cattle bundled up, and him sitting upright in his tractor with a hand on the wheel. All frozen solid. I'm guessing that was in 1954 when Roger's Pass got so cold.

[@scottishguard]

I live in Bismarck. Can confirm. Btw - we wear Carhartts and thinsulate boots. You just layer up and wear the right gear.

[@sunkissed1974]

I am from northern Maine originally and I moved to North Dakota 15 years ago. And the kicker is that these are not the actual normal winter temps. Just averages. But as scary as it sounds we say things like “-30 is not bad without the wind.” You just layer up. Our windchills are commonly WAY colder. We get warnings that 2-5 minutes outside and your lungs will start to freeze. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 8.3 F would be a day where you would literally see people outside with no winter gear lol

[@joehermanson_]

I’m from Iowa and SoDak has the wind which makes the cold brutal. How do you survive the cold… dress for it. Merino wool!

[@martiwalsh2069]

I remember that storm. The newscasters couldn't leave the station, and weather reports werent coming through...so they just wrote the words "Icky poo" across the weather map.

[@justliftit7866]

I am a proud North Dakotan after living here for 3 winters now. Winters are cold, but you seriously get used to it rather quickly. I've lived in several states, including FL for a short time. I will take the cold over the relentless heat and humidity of FL any day. It is far easier to acclimate to the cold and adjust the wardrobe to enjoy outdoor activities than to do the same in the heat.

[@geoffreybrackett7012]

I live in North Dakota. It's not unusual for us to go an entire month with temps around 0 degrees F. There are days when we wake up and as the sun comes up you'd think it would get warmer, but nope, it gets colder. You have to take into account the wind chills too. A little bit of wind can make a decent temp day feel like absolute crap. Our schools/businesses don't even shut down either because of these temperatures. We only shut down when we get too much snow dumped on us too quickly and the clean-up crews can't make it out or can't keep up. The last thing you want is to be stuck in snowbank somewhere with dangerously cold temps.

[@cahinton.]

As a Minnesotan, I feel like most people who have never experienced true cold don't seem to have any understanding of how unbelievably low the temperature has to be in order for it to instantly harm you. I've been outside in -20s F temps in just a t-shirt and shorts, and it's really not bad, especially since it's a dry cold. It would take several minutes in strong winds to get any kind of real frostbite. If you're wearing proper outerwear, you can be outside all day long and feel fine. I actually love going for walks on those frigid winter days - they tend to be brilliantly sunny and the snow makes a very satisfying squeaking sound as you walk over it.

[@kalen1702]

Facts, I live in Iowa (hello neighbor) and it's a bit warmer here, but we wear shorts and a t-shirt when it's 40F out same as you. Going outside in summer clothes when it's -30F is fun when you're hanging out with friends, just don't stay too long!

[@Ruben-xk2ui]

As a fellow Minnesotan your right t shirts and shorts aren't bad

[@nanadeborah8717]

When I was young,windchill wasn't even talked about. What we did know was that if the snow crunched,the ice was amazing for skating.

[@PopeJohnBeatoIV]

Coming from a fellow Minnesotan. You haven't experienced real cold until you've run out to start the car in the am in your robe and slippers.

[@nanadeborah8717]

@@PopeJohnBeatoIV Yes,I have done that! Also going out in the middle of the night to start your car because it's -30° and you want to make sure it starts in the morning. Or you have a block heater to plug in if you're lucky. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@Katherine_The_Okay]

Lived in Minnesota for awhile and my refrigerator died. So I took everything out of my freezer, shoved it in a pillowcase, and plunked it on my balcony (I was on the third floor so no worries about animals getting to it). Took SO much longer to defrost any of that stuff than it did to defrost anything I ever pulled out of a working freezer lol

[@beccaborowske2503]

Porch freezer is a real thing. Especially during the holidays. You just put the drinks in the snow. And, for Christmas especially, all the leftovers of you didn't have room in the fridge.

[@Katherine_The_Okay]

@@beccaborowske2503 I remember one New Year's Eve, my father blew up a bottle of champagne after forgetting he'd left it in the porch freezer 🤣

[@biffmarcum5014]

@@beccaborowske2503 Yeah I had a garden level apartment in Colorado and I would sometimes put the beer in the snow just outside my window to get cold.

[@bestmomcheck2046]

Lol😅

[@ezziba8240]

A blast freezer's max cold is -20, so it's not surprising. I would almost keep it with heat close by. My family uses the car to keep things frozen all the time.

[@lordebastion2347]

As someone born in Fairbanks Alaska, its nice to see it mentioned, once in a blue moon-type deal. My mom one year had to put a giant tarp in the basement for the dogs to go to the bathroom because it was too cold outside for them.

[@ReadMyNameThanks]

From Wisconsin here. January of 2019 we got nice low of -60f (-51c) with wind chill. I still went to work because my car started and plenty of people carried on with their business like normal. When the temperature finally rose to 20f (-6c), I went outside with a t shirt to enjoy the "warm weather". Neighbor was on his porch grilling bratwurst and burgers and offered us some, damn good cook.

[@SherriLyle80s]

We have hot water bottles, but they are old school. Grannies would use them. We use electric blankets. It's this new thing invented in the 20th century 😂

[@Ulnyx]

Electric blankets, battery powered hand warmers, battery powered heated socks, and gloves, plus the things that "Hot Hands" make. Yeah we no longer need hot water bottles. Lol

[@Redacted4934]

I was thinking about a thermos for some reason

[@ConstantChaos1]

I mean shit even a sock full of rice microwaved for 3 min is more modern

[@BlueDebut]

I remember those back in the day when I was a kid. I was like three or four the last time I saw someone actually use one. These days it's all the dogs I have and considering the fact I live in Arizona I just have a few extra blankets.

[@ConstantChaos1]

Oh also they can explode if they freeze unlike other methods so non-water based ones make more sense imo

[@eternityace44]

Currently live in Central Montana. Last February the lowest temperature I saw was about -55 Fahrenheit. In my opinion, once you get below about -20 it all feels the same, the only thing that changes is how long you can be in it. It's just BRUTALLY cold. When we'd have to go outside in -55, your nostrils would literally freeze and it hurt to breath. Any exposed skin will be frostbitten within 5 minutes of being out in that temperature. However, if you're moving and working it's not as bad as it might sound.

[@daleandersen6727]

Its so funny as kids we would go out and play in that weather noses running and coat sleeves frozen solid from wiping our noses on them and we neber comolained and could only be bribed to come inside with hot chocolate.. I still love that extremely cold weather its the heat that gets to me.

[@airegold1023]

Rogers Pass recorded -70 sometime in the 50's.

[@prezzle208]

Same I'm in Idaho and we hit that as well and once it gets so cold it's all the same. Just keep moving.

[@OhFFS]

I’m in NW Montana and in January 2024 we were -35F

[@jameshaskell1073]

I grew up in Michigan. Though it isn’t one of the coldest 5, I’ve experienced temperatures like those on this list. As long as the temp was above zero F, my friends and I were happy to be outside playing.

[@vass0922]

My coldest in Michigan was -27F with wind chill. Some friends and I went to a local pool hall late at night. On the way back we stopped at Taco bell and on the way home I got a flat tire. After fixing the flat my car wouldn't start.. dead battery! Thankfully a cop stopped by and let us warm up in the back seat of his car while we waited for the tow truck. Only time I've been in a cop car! Fun fact that back seat is not for tall people.

[@jessew3047]

Anything above zero degrees F. Is Tshirt weather, and walk your dog.

[@jennahenderson7749]

I also live in Michigam and just looked up the Temps. The record low is -60 and our record high is 112, Thats higher than Floridas record high and almost as high as the record for Texas lol I think it's safe to say Michigan has one of the bigger temp ranges

[@djungels6906]

Gotta love it when the temps in Minnesota drop below zero and then stay there for a week or so in late January early February. Night time temps in the -40 F range and day time temp that don't get above zero. Add the windchill in and fun times are had by all. Better make sure your cars' battery is in good shape otherwise you're going nowhere. Add that's about the time the thermostat in your car gives it up too.

[@MistDancer]

Hey L3WG, I'm a North Dakota native now in my 70's. The coldest time there I remember was a period of a little over 3 weeks when the temperature varied between -38 and -45 degrees F. What made the period particularly miserable was a 60 mph gale that remained for most of the period. Wind chill is a calculation of termperature and windspeed that determines what the temperature your skin is actually feeling. The stronger the wind the lower the sensed temperature is. A funny thing, while winters there are mindboggling, in summer the temperature will often enough rise to 110 degrees F., though 95 is more usual. You can add to that mix blizzards, violent thunderstorms and tornados. Why was I living there? I was born and raised there and to me to was just the normal world. Thanks for the video; uplifted my spirits and brought back good memories.

[@ianmacneil4880]

Minnesota resident here, and I feel like I remember that exact thing happening when I was in elementary school... three weeks of indoor recess.

[@tweter2]

Also from Minnesota!

[@ethanpschwartz]

Also Minnesotan, and I lived in Fargo for a few years. In the Red River Valley, it's the wind that kills you. Happy to be back in Minneapolis, where the winters are- as I like to think of it- as warm as summer on Mars.

[@lrsrosebud]

Another Minnesotan here, now living in South Dakota, and I remember the record cold temp in the nineties (that he mentioned). I was working at the Mall of America and I remember they closed early for about a week or so because the didn’t want people traveling in the evenings when it got really cold.(closed at 7pm instead of 10pm)

[@matthewchandler7845]

Wyoming here I think I also remember this storm with the Wind Chill and being in the shadow of a valley we saw (Nigh-time temps. around -70 degrees) wind speeds were about 50-70MPH with the standard temp already hovering at -30ish. Imagine North Dakota was even worst that day.... FUN FACT my College Astrology professor was the grandson of the man who invented the windchill factor/scale.

[@jeremytrent3534]

As a Texan, I absolutely love your enthusiasm when reacting to these "America' themed videos. Living in a place for a lifetime tends to dull the excitement and beauty of that place. I have been able to relive that excitement by watching your videos. I've watched you forever but embarrassed to say I just now realized I wasn't subscribed. But now I am, with bells on!!

[@lynettemouton870]

Same been watching a lot of your videos and enjoying them. Just subscribed

[@TheArisStoss]

Also Texan, also enjoy these.

[@siloseven]

That's a good video idea. I remember my last Thursday in Texas before moving. (I grew up in DFW) it was 137*F with index. Open the door and just get punched in the face by the heat

[@Gaeilgeoir]

We have hot water bottles, sir. We have everything. And you're supposed to pour hot (but not boiling) water into it. Boiling water will damage the seal on it. Also, wind chill is the temperature on your skin (what it feels like) when you combine the air temp w/ the wind. So, 32° with no wind will just feel like just 32°, but if the wind is howling, it'll feel much colder, ergo, wind chill temperature.

[@ironwoodworkman4917]

@L3WG Reacts Montana has harsh winters and temperatures. It holds the record for the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the lower 48 states (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). On January 20, 1954, a temperature of -70° Fahrenheit was recorded at Rogers Pass on the Continental Divide. Hope this helps.

[@ginaz6835]

I live in Minnesota. Here is an explanation windchill: Wind Chill is a term used to describe what the air temperature feels like to the human skin due to the combination of cold temperatures and winds blowing on exposed skin. In simple terms, the colder the air temperature and the higher the wind speeds the colder it will feel on your skin if you're outside. When it’s that cold you limit your time outside where the wind can affect you. When it’s that cold you can avoid time outside shoveling or snow blowing because it’s too cold for it to snow.

[@Katelyn_LAA]

Cold is fine, cold with wind is unbearable 😭

[@beccaborowske2503]

I did cryotherapy where I think it's -52? Maybe colder, but you're only wearing a robe. I was fine because there was no wind!

[@raprilc2]

I have a friend that just moved from Alaska. She said that they get so much snow that dogs go out and hang out on roofs. That it is so cold you quite often have to melt your own snow to make water. And you always drive with camping gear in case you get stuck somewhere and have to camp in your car.

[@elbrooks]

I live in North Dakota. Yes, winter is VERY cold here. The coldest day I’ve experienced was -41f. The first breath of that air you take outside will make you cough a few times then your lungs stabilize. I had to go to work that day. My car was plugged into the house electricity during winter nights to circulate warmed antifreeze throughout the engine block. The car started right up but the seats were hard and not “cushiony.” The led displays were all scrambled. It took about a mile of driving before my tires rounded out and stopped riding lumpy. My commute was about 15 minutes so the car never felt warm inside. My breath froze over the windshield and I was scraping it on the inside as I drove so I could see. When I got to work my plants that were sitting in the window at my desk were stuck frozen to the window where their leaves touched. Of course my car had to be plugged back in to electricity when I got to work so I could drive it home, otherwise the fuel would gel and the oil would be too thick. You just bundle up and cover as much skin as possible. It’s only safe outside for 10-15 minutes at a time. January and February are the most brutal. A few times it’s been highs of -10f for a few weeks. That is really no fun at all.

[@vassillifodaveabbott2568]

I have lived Minnesota my whole life. 53 winters. Nothing stops here. It takes 1 foot of snow to close some things down. And as for cold, weeks of temp -15 high temps lows of -25 with wind-chills of -35 or even less. Nothing stops it's just another day. In the winter we cut through 2-3 feet of ice on lakes put up small cabins and ice fish. In the summer it can reach 105° winter -20°

[@Ujiyo]

I was an OTR trucker for a LONG time. The coldest natural air temperature I ever encountered was in February in Rock Springs, Wy. It was -54°F before factoring wind chill. It was so cold that 2 breaths through the mouth would have been lethal. It was so cold that I couldn't get the fuel pump to pump diesel into my trailer's fuel tank. It was warmer in my trailer, which was set to continuous -20°F. So cold in fact that the refrigerator unit on the trailer shutdown to conserve fuel. Not because it couldn't burn the fuel, but because the ambient air temp was keeping the freight colder than the reefer could. If I remember right, I was hauling ice cream. No idea why people buy that in February, but there you go.

[@alisonsasher5626]

Trucker too. Yep to everything you said. I worked outta Fargo ND for 3 years.

[@ejwennberg]

Several years ago, where I live in northern Minnesota, we had a stretch of almost a full month where the high temp didn't even get above 0 degrees F, and it was around 40 days straight (same stretch) where the temp dipped below 0 at some point in the day. If I remember correctly, the coldest temp in that stretch was right around -45F.

[@ducksp6405]

I remember that stretch. -10F felt like 60 after that.

[@CYOApg53]

​@@ducksp6405truth

[@jb0915]

That's it?

[@justinpallies]

This did suck lol

[@jessicastensvold2280]

That was when our furnace went out and we had to keep the fireplace going 24/7 just to keep it in the 60s.

[@kham1211]

I live in Fairbanks AK. I have been outside at -63°. You bundle up with so many layers. I remember looking at the space between my gloves and coat and seeing steam coming off my skin. You only go out when you have to but businesses are still open and you still have to work. The cars have heaters on your battery, radiator and oil pan that you plug in so that fluids don't freeze. You start your car at least half an hour before leave so that everything can warm up.

[@kasaljf]

When we deployed to Fort Greeley, Alaska in February 1996 for operation Arctic Strike, the temperature dropped to -58 degrees Fahrenheit and stayed that way for almost two weeks. And we were living in tents and we were out doing operations in it. Of course by that time we were very acclimated to cold weather. And we had the right equipment. Or vehicles were haaglund SUSVs made in Sweden, i think. We could never shut them off for the entire 2 weeks and we lost 25 engines at a cost of about $25,000 per engine. But our battalion suffered no cold weather injuries. Two interesting facts about Alaska is that the coldest temperatures are in Central Alaska in the fort Greeley fort Wainwright area. Not the North slope like you would think. And that it gets so cold that there is actually very little snow.

[@theresamnsota3925]

Grew up in Minnesota, currently live in Wisconsin. Polar vortex winters are no joke. When the really cold temps are coming, City Hall will tell you to run a small stream of water in one of your sinks 24/7 in order an attempt to keep your pipes from freezing. And if you’re truly a glutton for punishment, cross the northern border into Canada and visit Winipeg in say January.

[@harrisonbaylor1432]

I live in Texas so we only get freezing temps once or twice a year. One of the guys at my church lived in Maine for awhile and instead of having the water trickle he fills up some large containers and even his bathtub then turns off the water and empties all the pipes. Guess they can’t freeze over if there isn’t any water in them 😂

[@bcase5328]

I have waited more than an hour for the school bus in -40 F/C degrees with a 40 Miles per Hour (64.37 km/h) wind.

[@SnuffitLabs]

Even in Southern Wisco we get some brutal Januarys. Always make sure the outside spigot is off inside the house and open on the outside or water left in the pipe can rupture the pipe inside the house. Frost free outside spigots help, but are not a guarantee either.

[@SpeedySpeedson]

I live in Minnesota now, and grew up in WI. I've experienced these temperatures many times. Its currently 37 F, so about 2 C, but this would be considered warm for winter. As many others have said, the wind chill can make things much worse. The worst is when it gets cold enough that every breath you take hurts.

[@melissahillyer1119]

Agreed. I wish winters here in MN bottomed out at the freezing mark!

[@irishmo87]

I was stationed at Fort Wainwright just outside Fairbanks from 2007-2011. The lowest I saw there was -64°F. While training at Fort Greely there, we saw -70s near the mountains. Our food was would be cold or frozen by the time we got to the dining tent from the food trailer just 20 feet away.

[@danieljensen794]

I was born and grown in Fairbanks Alaska. The coldest purely temperature alone I have ever experienced was -73'F or -58'C and that wasn't the worst winter weather I have ever experienced. It really did feal like a moment frozen in time though and that even the winds had frozen. Also fun fact depending on were you live in Fairbanks determines how cold it gets. It can change by 15'F in just a mile by going into a cold spot and the fact is that the main recorded temp is usually done at the University of Alaska witch is on a hill in Fairbanks and is at least 15'F difference tells some things. I also remember when one years winter average was -30'F or -34'C. How you survive this is you just don't go outside as much as possible and other than that you treat it like a normal day. The worst winter weather I have ever lived through was in Delta Junction, Alaska. It was -65'F or -54'C with 120 M/H winds. Did you know that snow drifts can get over 60 feet tall. I remember multi story buildings disappearing in the snow. I moved earlier this year and do not live there any more.

[@JasonBenesh]

The thing about North Dakota is that even though the ambient temperature is as awful as Lawrence advertises, it's much worse because there is absolutely nothing in that state to block the wind. Arctic air comes flying through Canada and continues without pausing right through North Dakota and into western Minnesota.

[@AlfredeBlome-df3sg]

And into to Nebraska and Iowa as well

[@capitalhillproductions9790]

Yes Lewis we have hot water bottles... But some other forms of heat are : central heating, wood fireplace, space heaters, propane heaters, electric blankets, electric socks, wool socks, thermals, thinsulated clothing... Just to make a few...

[@Anne--Marie]

And battery powered socks to keep your feet warm

[@TheSkyGuy77]

Wood burning stove is also amazing

[@steveweave1879]

Wood burning is the best but you gotta be careful or your house will fill like it's 900 degrees lol

[@aymeemouse]

I live in Minnesota. The coldest temperature I've been in is -40F, and that's not even factoring in windchill. It hurts to breathe. Also, if it's too cold for too long, we have to continuously run a faucet to keep the pipes from freezing. Everyone is in survival mode, but it's all worth it when the beautiful spring comes 😃🌸

[@axlejohnson9156]

I'm born and raised in Minnesota. When you grow up in these climates. It just becomes another day. During the winter months, after school everyday we would get our hockey gear and play hockey outside. Sometimes when it was sub zero, it was important to keep frostbite in the back of your mind. Inside the skates, your toes couldn't move and became the most common place for frostbite. Usually, the temperatures are much worse because of wind. The wind sucks the heat off your body and will go through some clothing. When it gets below -15F. I've taken a hot cup of coffee outside. Thrown it in the air, and the only thing that hits the snow is the color in the coffee. The air is so dry, it takes all the water moisture and turns it into vapor. I vividly remember a snow storm that had wind chills at -60F and left a snow drift two stories high in my front yard. I could stand inside the house and feel the wind forcing it's way past the window seals like a draft. We were at a friends house about a mile away when this storm hit. We weren't even aware of this storm. When we came out to get in the car. The snow was already up near the cars windows. We eventually made it out of that neighborhood but got stuck in a big snow drift about four blocks from home. We ended up belly crawling over snow drifts to get to our house. Those were the good old days.

[@freebird9229]

Last year where I live in northern Minnesota we hit -38 F, which is also about -38 C. It's the coldest state in the continental US. It was -60 F with the wind.

[@Taliesyn42]

It hit -30 F here in southern Michigan maybe ten years ago. Was absolutely insane. I did just look up records for each state, and I did find it interesting that the record low for Minnesota was, as the man mentioned, -60 F in 1996, and Michigan was -61F way back in 1934. Minnesota absolutely averages colder in the winter, though.

[@freebird9229]

@@Taliesyn42 Yeah, northern MN gets alot of cold air from the North. We are in a dip in the jetstream so there is almost always a freezing wind coming from the NNW.

[@beckihuehn8225]

Keep in mind cities are often warmer than the suburbs or country. I'm in Minnesota and it's average 20-30°F during the winter. It is also common to have many days under 0°F during those 4 months. Wind chill is a crazy factor here too.

[@doylebrockman8225]

Moved south 20 yrs. Moved back to Nebraska, freezing my, you know,

[@pjschmid2251]

Oh, come on be honest now winter lasts longer than four months in Minnesota 😂. I think it usually starts sometime in mid November and doesn’t reliably end until late April.

[@Suprachiasmatic]

@@pjschmid2251I remember camping in Northern MN in June as a kid and waking up with frost on the tent. 😂

[@joshuaswanson1977]

​@@pjschmid2251sometimes not even then. I think it was around 10 years ago that we were still getting snow into May. Specifically May 3rd. I remember that because it's my brother's birthday and I was thinking "Really? Snow in May?". Hell one year it was something like 38-40 degrees on my birthday and mine is on May 15th.

[@redshed2020]

​@@pjschmid2251Kinda depends on where in Minnesota. I'm way up north, honestly often snow in October and May.

[@MrCrs911]

I haven't experienced that cold. My dad worked on the Alaskan pipe line in the 70's. He said it regularly got down to -70F. He said when it warmed up to 0 it was a heat wave and the were out in t-shirts. At -70F he said you had to be careful to keep your skin covered.

[@vicks5722]

I am a Brit living in Minnesota and I have experienced polar vortex weather, freezing rain, fast blizzards, frostbite warnings, frostbite warnings that your skin will burn in under 10 minutes outside, cold temperatures where if my skin is exposed like my face, it will be burning and feel like it is freezing in place. Here it gets so cold you can’t turn off your heating because the pipes will freeze, buildings will use heat tape on pipes, snow so deep you have to constantly shovel it everyday, so cold outside the snow freezes to ice, during the spring thaw it takes weeks for the snow piles to melt, kids don’t miss school in Minnesota unless the roads can’t be cleared fast or safe enough, or the temperatures are too cold, which is around -30F or below to close schools for the day, not days. People love ice fishing on lakes here in winter, even in freezing temperatures outside, bringing their trucks on the frozen lake with an ice fishing house to fish whole weeks or weekends. Winter sports are hugely popular here, ice skating, skiing and snowboarding, tubing, ice hockey alll outside. This past winter we had the warmest winter in record history since forever in Minnesota.. it was so warm it felt like a UK winter it was wonderful! But many of my American friends were sad as they love winter activities and sports. Winter lasts here from December to early April! Cabin fever wanting winter to end is real!

[@L00PSkywalker]

I’m 3 minutes in and I’m laughing hard at your reaction to -27 c. I’m in North Dakota/Minnesota and the coldest it got last winter was about -50 c (-58 f) 😅. Wind chill being way worse. And I’ve lived here nearly 15 years. If I could move I would. It’s too expensive to move out of state. It is currently 6 c (43 f). I was excited for this video because I knew my states would finally be showcased 😂.

[@Heartless8604]

I lived in Grand Forks North Dakota for about 5 years. It's routine to go months being below freezing. Coldest I saw was -47F without wind. With the wind chill it was close to -80. Thats the thing that makes North Dakota so bad, it's very very windy and Grand Forks gets slammed by the polar jetstream in winter. Why it doesn't snow much is because it gets so cold that snow can't form at those temps.

[@pfftjodi]

If you toss a pot of boiling water in the air it'll evaporate before it hits the ground. I'm sure there are videos of people on KZbin doing it, if anybody wants to see it happen. It's pretty cool. We used to do it in school for fun on days too cold for recess.

[@kathybuffington4883]

Lived in Grand Forks 1981-1984. Lived through the winter in 1983 and froze my car battery driving home. Love the people of North Dakota.

[@larrywright3132]

It was so windy there that we saw Canada go by one day then see South Dakota the next day, depending on which way the wind blew. Didn’t get much daylight in the winter, either.

[@robertcold4669]

When I worked in Fairbanks, AK my first night on the launch pad was -56F. This was with no wind chill factor.

[@liamcoleman1390]

I grew up in Minnesota and I frequently had winters where you would get -30 F temperatures before windchill.

[@barkerjames1980]

Wyoming lifelong resident here, our lowest OFFICIAL temp was -66°F, but I've personally worked outside here in -72°F one January night.

[@megancurry7804]

My husband works at a place in Alaska called Prudhoe Bay. This is near the Arctic Ocean. He is in an area where the wind blows all the time. He has been as cold as -80F because of the wind chill. He has to wear special Arctic gear and oxygen masks

[@Blondie42]

I met an Inuit from Alaska, who had moved to eastern WA to be where winters were warmer, I guess (didn't ask) he said he was out in with a dog sled team north of the arctic circle in -100. After he got home, he used cold water to start heating up his hands.

[@h.s.lafever3277]

alaskan here, from fairbanks, can confirm. temps here -45f to -50f common in winter.

[@suem6004]

Sounds perfect.

[@pitademon]

born and raised Alaskan!!! I was around in Anchorage during the 1971 winter when it got to -80F at prospect creek. 1) wind chill is the winds effect on temps. it follows a formula. how a wind of 1 mph/kph has on temp to make it feel colder so a normal -80F and a 10 mph wimd might mafe it feel like it's -110 F. 2) -10 and -30 it all feels the same. Cold. personally coldst I've been in without wind chill is -47F. still freakin' cold.

[@PacMappy]

UK: we have cold winters US: we have 5 states that have colder winters than the UK Yakutsk, Siberia: HOLD MY VODKA

[@johnw8578]

In Michigan here, but there was a cold winter snap back in 2017 and just before, there was gale force winds that knocked the power out. I had no power for 10 days. I got everyone else out of the house and staying with relatives who had power, but I stayed to keep the pipes from freezing and to watch the cats. I knew it was bad when I could see the cats breath INSIDE my house. I had a "warming station" set up (20 lit candles) and when it became too much, I went and started my car to heat myself up and recharge my phone. I had it bad because the wind had toppled a huge tree on my power lines so even when everyone had the power back, I still had to wait until the tree was cleared, etc. I don't remember how cold it got, but I think in the single digits Fahrenheit.

[@tylergagnon4850]

Mt washington in new hampshire has the highest wind speeds ever recorded on earth, the coldest temp ever recorded on the summit was -108 F in february this year. It is now the coldest temperature ever recorded in the US, beating alaska by 3 degrees. without windchill it was -47 F. Its only 20 F warmer than the coldest ever recorded temp on earth (-128 in Antarctica)

[@ConstantChaos1]

The coldest ever temperature recorded in the United States was something like 0.17k but that was in a lab (-272.98°C or fuck if I know °F) Imagine if Lawrence had included thatlol Lewis would loose gis shit especially since he might not get that it's a lab temp not wild

[@samuelanders7597]

"Unless you are planning to move to fairbanks" me who is planning to move to fairbanks 😂

[@superdude7445]

Here in Minnesota a few years ago it was so cold and the wind chill(which is how cold it actually is accounting for how strong the wind is) was so bad that you couldn't have exposed skin for more than 5 mins without developing frostbite, also all that really happens is you walk outside the first thing is you cough a few times because the air condenses in your throat, also your nose hairs freeze, your eyes hurt a little bit and feel dry that's about it. just bundle up accordingly. also good luck starting your car let alone getting it to.

[@michaeltimmerman9758]

Wind chill is a measurement of temperature that factors in wind speeds so for example it might be -10 out but it really feels like -25 because of the wind speeds, knowing that last year during the polar vortex some places in America were recording wind chill temperatures of as low as -80 and we received service announcements to keep any and all non emergency trips to a minimum as frostbite could set in in as little as 6 minutes

[@rebeccaoreilly4301]

I grew up in N.E. Wisconsin and the winters would get ridiculously cold and business would continue as usual. It was rare for schools to close. I remember them closing once for a windchill of -80 below 0 farenheit and an advisory to stay home.

[@chrishemry7]

I remember during the polar vortex it got to -29F where I live (near Chicago). They said on the news to not go out unless you had to because if your car stopped running from the cold there was no guarantee that roadside assistance would get to you.

[@michaeltimmerman9758]

@chrishemry7 oh yeah my cousin from michigan lost his arm to frostbite after the transmission blew in his truck

[@tmenke88]

I went to a playoff football game in Minnesota in 2016 that was held outside. The temperature at the beginning of the game was -25°F. It was actually a really fun experience. I bought a beer from the concessions stand and it turned into a frozen slush before I got back to my seat.

[@LucretiaPearl]

Glad it was a beer & not a soda. Lol, might contribute to why we call it pop in MN.

[@Hags963]

@tmenke88 was that the Seahawks vs Vikings game? Legendary Vikings coach Bud Grant at age 88 did the coin flip in a polo!

[@tmenke88]

@@Hags963 yep it sure was. Bud Grant was tough as nails. RIP

[@vickypeterson7688]

yes im in Minnesota it gets cold here in winter often colder than parts of Alaska....wind chills in - 30 / 40 below seen actual temps of -29 degrees at the farm

[@dynodish]

You bundle up and learn to keep your cars battery plugged in every night. You know it's winter here when you see heavy duty orange extension cords running to every house.

[@RevPeterTrabaris]

Lewis, yes, you can go outside when it is very, very cold, as long as you are dressed appropriately. However, you do need to listen carefully to the weather reports. I remember several really cold snaps growing up in the Chicago area. One the coldest days, you had to be dressed up with at least three layers and were instructed by the weather forecaster not to be out in the elements for more than ten minutes at a time. There was one time in 1985 when it was 27 below zero farenheit (-32c) with a wind chill of about -60f (51c) people were advised to stay indoors and most everything shut down. So, you adjust. In St. Paul, MN for example, on of the coolest adaptations I have seen is that between office spaces, hotels, and various other places there are walk ways that are completely enclosed. As I recall, you can walk from one part of the city to the other without going outdoors. Chicago has some underground walkways for this very purpose. Human are very adaptable. BTW - you were not alone. This made me cold too. I have just cranked up the heater. Peace

[@Blondie42]

Finland has a saying, that I agree with; there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices. I love colder temps, but it's a shame it hasn't been all that cold, yet.

[@jamesonrosen1773]

Reminds me of a meteorologist joke: The weather is always good. Imagine if there wasnt any.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

July in the SF Bay Area: Drive 15 miles from SF to the East Bay for a 40F temp difference. Seriously, drive through the Caldecott Tunnel and the world changes.

[@ConstantChaos1]

You can always put on more layers

[@ConstantChaos1]

They also jump from 140°F saunas into frozen rivers.... It's actually loads of fun like you have to do it a few times to be ready but it's really fun and REALLY helps with joint pain

[@ambermccurry5674]

That is such a relatable statement! In Missouri, we just tell people if they don't like the cold weather, just wait 10 minutes. Might get a lil' warmer, might get colder!

[@isaachener9687]

Lived in Alaska for 6 years. 120 miles south of the arctic circle on a homestead. Experienced -69°F

[@silensviator]

The coldest I've ever experienced is -35° F. You can literally feel the blood freeze in your face. You can go outside, though. That particular day, I had to walk 1/2 mile down the road to catch a bus to school (no school WASN'T canceled) I was dressed in pretty serious snow gear, but still. That winter, the average was somewhere around -5 to -10° F. I'm not 100% certain I just remember groaning how every day was below zero for quite a stretch that winter.

[@terrioestreich4007]

In the north, we run out to our cars and run back to the house in the winter. In the south, they run out to their cars and to their house in the summer

[@Lesydian]

We definitely do have hot water bottles in the States. Their use may have declined a lot. They are most often red and traditionally made of rubber. The coldest I’ve experienced, as an adult, is -30 C.

[@LucretiaPearl]

Yup, we had one of those red hot water bottles growing up.

[@Sur5r1]

I live in Wisconsin. Winter is brutal with lots of snow and bitter hellish cold. You learn to dress in several layers of clothing and have good boots. We actually have our cars winterized and keep them topped off well with anti-freeze, check tire pressure, and windshield cleaner fluid. We start our vehicles about 10-15 minutes before going anywhere so it warms up and gets the oil moving through it. In winter, everyone keeps the gas tank full and refills when just a quarter tank low, because it's too damn cold to stand out there pumping gas! - But through the hardship of winter - the seasons are beautiful and green, with rolling hills, many lakes, streams, and so on, and even winter has a mesmerizing beauty with several winter sports around the state. Wisconsin is a beautiful state, but my oh my she doesn't coddle or play favorites to anyone in the wintertime! I've seen -74 here with a windchill of -117. Windchill is how cold it actually feels to your skin and how fast frostbite will set in, sometimes, that is just a matter of minutes in some places). Those are the days you stay home, have plenty of food for at least a week, and pray to God the internet, electricity, and phone service do not go out! LOL. Maybe that's why beer sales go up in winter; they're staying warmer. Our homes generally have a furnace, (and AC as well in some) that supplies the same temperature in every room of the house and it can be adjusted to maintain a constant temperature throughout our homes. If it's still a bit chilly, we will use space heaters or kerosene heaters. In winter, my home stays at 73-75 degrees F every day.

[@susancelotto122]

My husband is US Army Special forces (cold weather team) and they have an exercise in Alaska every year. They have sleeping bags rated to -72 F

[@MissingnO-Undertale]

North Dakotan for a majority of my childhood, -20 was pretty normal and we loved playing in the snow for hours... the only times we missed school due to temperatures was if you would literally could not step outside without getting frostbite, the only other ways you'd miss due to the weather is if it's literally a blizzard or you couldn't get your car out of the driveway due to the snow

[@colleenmonell1601]

I'm from San Diego and I spent a year in Wisconsin back in 1984. First it only snows in our local mountains in San Diego and does not come down to the ocean but for a very rare moment. Wisconsin was about 1000 levels of insane coldness than I had ever experienced before. NO ONE told me about long johns and NO ONE told me about the dam wind chill factor. I still love the time I spent in Wisconsin and to this day I still live in San Diego. 😁

[@colleenmonell1601]

Lol, we have hot water bottles but don't really use them because we heat our homes. Not all but a lot of homes have central heating and air. I can just use the control panel on the wall and set the heater or AC to come on and keep my home at a certain temp at all times. We don't always keep the system on but if needed on cold or hot nights we can use it.

[@ViolentKisses87]

San Diego has maybe the most idealic climate on earth. Really anything else is extreme.

[@PeonyBlossom3]

I grew up in San Diego and the weather was beautiful 365 days a year. However, I longed for real seasons…living in the South is extremely beautiful too but I still long for real seasons!! 😂🤣 If we get any snow flurries it all melts before 10am :( People from Northern States move to the South to retire where it’s warm. It happens so often they are called “Snow Birds!” 😂 Whatever weather you want to live in you can find it somewhere in the US just do a little research before you move and remember you can always move again!!😂♥️ Great video again!!!

[@kathigreen1479]

😂😂😂

[@kingcookoo]

In North Dakota we would still have elementary school recess at -30F. We just built tunnels and igloos out of the snow to survive while our teachers watched on lol

[@debbiehanson9201]

I just checked. I grew up in Minnesota, where the lowest recorded temperature was -60 F. I now live in South Dakota, where the lowest recorded temperature was -58. But neither of those temperatures take into consideration windchill. The average windspeed in South Dakota is 20 mph. That would drop a temperature to feeling like 22 degrees lower than the air temperature. Then there's the average windspeed during a blizzard, which is 35 mph---which would include snow and additional cold. BTW, I went to college in Duluth. If it was above zero Fahrenheit we would sometimes still walk a mile and back to the closest grocery store.

[@tanyamichelle3206]

Alaskan here, I walked to work in -35 degree weather a couple of times. As another Alaskan said, at some point cold is just cold. Also, I just finished shoveling two feet of snow. ☃️

[@ezziba8240]

Lol, we shoveled that in mid-October in Montana. Interesting start this year

[@jarodmorris611]

My nephew is in the 11th Airborne Arctic Wolves. He went from east Texas to Alaska. Said it was an adjustment, but absolutely loves it.

[@mrtamegm]

Back in 90’s I lived in north western Minnesota ~30 miles from North Dakota there was 3 weeks straight in January that the high on a sunny day was ambient temperature of -17 F. The reason Alaska cities and uk are warmer even though they are both way further north is that they are surrounded by the ocean to temper the weather. Minneapolis Minnesota is actually half way between the pole and the equator at 45 degrees longitude which is the same as Bordeaux France. The cold blows down across 3000 miles of frozen Canada. Thanks a bunch Manitoba.

[@sanniepstein4835]

Alaskan coastal cities, you mean.

[@tomlorenzen4062]

Alaska is much colder than Minnesota

[@ShaunRF]

@@tomlorenzen4062 That very much depends on where. I'm in Minnesota, and I had a friend that moved to Anchorage for a couple years. She just loved making fun of me every winter, because it was almost always warmer in Anchorage than it was here in MN.

[@tomlorenzen4062]

@@ShaunRF again, as a whole- much colder

[@ShaunRF]

@@tomlorenzen4062 I didn't dispute that. What I'm saying is that in the places where actual people tend to live in Alaska, its actually not as cold as most people assume. Its even surprisingly mild.

[@reginawolfe7133]

You ever heer of heat tape? It's a must have if you want water, you wrap the electric tape around your pipes, then wrap your pipes in insulation, and if it's really cold, put a heater under your house, if the electric goes out, you won't freeze, everyone has coal and wood stoves, we heat the house with it and cook on it.

[@sopcannon]

-50c is the coldest i have experienced WITHOUT wind chill. Edmonton,Alberta, Canada.

[@deelzebub1213]

Hot water bottles are a thing here, but more popular now are heating pads and electric blankets. Heating pads are a soft pad, about placemat size, with electric wires inside, used mostly to warm muscle injuries. Electric blankets are the same, except in bed sizes. We also have heating chemical packs that fit in Winter gloves and snow boots.

[@OoogaBoog]

Soup. heat and calories.

[@trevormcguire6984]

Hot water bottles= thermos

[@lchristen5958]

And here in Utah(as far as I'm aware) we also have rice/bean bags that are just either rice or beans(not from a can) inside of two squares of fabric sewn together that you can just pop in the microwave for two minutes and they last for a good amount of time.

[@Dking111389]

The south will shut down with 3 inches of snow lol 😂 …. (Wind chill: the temperature it really is with the wind blowing)

[@tappingthevein1]

Three inches here in middle Georgia as soon as snow fall, which hasn't happened in about 15 years we shut down

[@thebigshow6102]

In Wisconsin we brush 5 inches of snow off our cars and go to work

[@TimothyAtwell-hb9zv]

Las Cruces NM closes school if it says its going to snow it makes me laugh so hard. Yet 1.5 hours away in cloudcroft NM you go to school even with 6 inches.

[@ryanmcguire9951]

i grew up in Northern Upper Michigan. 2014. Below 0 for 90 days in a row. 3 months! Faucets were steady streamin. Days you walk outside, and your boogers freeze on contact.. you gotta cough once because your lungs coat with ice your first breath. Wisconsin add a month of winter on each end of the season. Northern Minnesota is a close Contender..Superior/Duluth area. Coldest parts of the country

[@iRenegade164]

I've been living in Maine for 24 years at this point and I LOVE it! Reasons? We get the best of all 4 seasons. (An old Mainer once told me "If you don't like the winters in Maine, you don't deserve the summers." TRUTH. I'm a builder - bridges, houses, office buildings, etc, - we just dress for the occasion and use tarps with portable heaters to keep from freezing...passing the cost on to the clients. Sometimes we need to shovel the snow off our roofs to prevent a collapse - probably once or twice during any given winter. The best thing, for me, is the opportunity for ice-sailing in the winters - 60 to 80mph with a 30mph wind is a sickness coupled with an obsession that just won't quit!

[@kathysutton-zy8ww]

Instead of a hot water bottle, I actually sleep with an electric heating pad at the foot of my bed because my feet are always cold. Don’t have to worry about heating water to fill it. When you already have a low temperature, the wind blowing makes it feel even colder still-especially if it’s a cold or strong north wind. The “wind chill factor” tells you what temperature it actually feels like with the wind.

[@h.s.lafever3277]

i use a 20 oz gatorade bottle with hot water wrapped in a sock.

[@MonoElm]

As someone from northern Indiana, I can confidently say that it does not get very cold in the UK compared to here. January and February are usually in the single digits.

[@williamallen7984]

Facts. I live near Valparaiso, so we get the dreaded “lake effect,” weather lol

[@danieldecker4597]

All of northern Indiana is flat as a pancake, so the windchill can be brutal here.

[@tlouganb]

I live in MN and have been around for those Temps. I have literally had an eye freeze shut because I blinked. I had to break up the ice pn my eye to get it to open again. The reason many of these states don't also make the snowiest states is because it gets to cold for precipitation. We have a phrase, "its warm enough to snow". Normally in January and February it is so cold that the precipitationcant form and thus it cant snow. This is why these states don't get as much snow as some others.

[@jaredcrowson710]

We used to train for cold weather survival in Alaska at -60* F. Stayed the night in a shelters we built out of snow. Kinda neat but I hope I never have to do it again.

[@grayscales1864]

In southeastern Minnesota in the dead of winter we regularly get temperatures down to -35°F (-37 C) with a wind chill of -60°F (-51 C). Wind chill is how much colder the blowing wind makes the air, so it’s the actual temperature you experience, and it’s brutal cuz the wind cuts right through your coat and hat! When it’s that cold you have to be careful going outside and have legit winter gear cuz you can get frostbite pretty fast. Sometimes schools close when it’s that cold cuz it’s dangerous for kids to wait outside for the school bus. Then in the dead of summer we get temperatures up to 85-100°F or more (30-38 C) with even higher heat index due to the humidity. We have a true 4 seasons which I absolutely love! I am of Scandinavian descent so I love the snow and hate hot weather and humidity, anything over 75°F (24 C) is too hot for me lol

[@Christina-st9gv]

I'm from northern Minnesota. 70 is too hot for me. 65 is tolerable but 60 and below is best

[@richardjones4662]

Also cold air is much more dense than hot air. So when it's cold and windy, that's why it feels like the air goes right thru your clothing.... because it is. So the strength of the wind (even at 10mph) is much greater the colder the air is.

[@IdgaradLyracant]

Good to see MN throwing down. We own the cold in 48. Only folks that give us a good run is the Dakotas and occasionally the cheddars will throw up some good numbers. Even the UP of Michigan that toss out an occasional sub -20 once in a while. It was around 83'ish it hit -70 for a bit and was so cold when my sister touched the window, it cracked.

[@beccaborowske2503]

Minnesotan as well. I just wouldn't want to travel to the Dakotas during a snowstorm. You get trapped for a week

[@arcticbanana66]

I live in Rhode Island. We don't get anywhere near as cold as these states, but the winter temperature does generally hover around the tens or twenties Fahrenheit. Our record cold temperatures don't even reach -30. But the wind chill on top of that can easily drop the apparent temperature even lower, and the humidity makes it that raw kind of cold, so it still gets chilly enough to need a jacket. I remember in 1996 going outside with my brother to play on the snow, not _in_ the snow, _on_ the snow, it was -25 Fahrenheit and the surface of the two-and-a-half feet of snow on the ground had _frozen solid._

[@lynnw7155]

In northern Pennsylvania it's WARMED UP a bit so it's only going down to 13F (-10c) at night.

[@Shirayuuki1]

winters in Colorado aren't particularly horrible. Yes it will get to -20F in the mountains and i've gone outside without a jacket to get the mail on occasion when its that cold. Worst thing that happens is you cough because of the cold air hitting your throat, your nose hairs freeze in your nose and you squint cuz your eyeballs get cold. Wind chill is a whole 'nother beast.

[@starparodier91]

The sun helps a lot too!

[@jenniferjones3198]

I grew up in Fairbanks, AK and remember it getting below -40F in January and February each year. We stayed indoors when it was really cold but played outside or enjoyed cross country skiing when we had warmer days of about -20F. Our electric blankets were always on high along with a stack of blankets. (We turned off the heat at night)

[@Ramona57-TX]

I was born and raised in Minnesota 62 years and I have had to be outside during the sled dog races in the most northern part of Minnesota along the Canadian border. The air temperature was -35 F with windchills -55 F (Windchill is about the windspeed compounding the air temperatures. Any bare skin would freeze in a couple minutes. The ice on the frozen lakes can get up to 36 inches deep. We drive out cars and trucks out to fishing shacks placed on the lake. We drill holes in the ice and fish through them. Nearly everyone has a snowmobile. Winter is a very active time in the northern states and Minnesota has thousands of lakes and wooded trails to ride on. Bring your heavy Parka and face mask. Now we live in Texas almost 5 years now. Winters here are a breeze. Summer gets hot and humid, and we have two tornado seasons, the spring and fall.

[@shanehurd8189]

I currently live in Interior Alaska... and no, things don't just stop when it gets cold. At -65F I have gone to work, gone shopping, etc... while fir December it is warm today, but -20F to -40F is considered normal. In fact, the local comment is that after -40F (colder) it doesn't feel colder, it will just kill you faster. For these Temps, you just plan for it, wear layers, have emergency supplies in you vehicle (blankets, etc) and pre-heat/plug your vehicles, etc.

[@shanehurd8189]

Yes, that is Fairbanks... Why Fairbanks? Between the Natural Beauty, the weird mix of cutting edge and antique tech/ways of life, AND the other Wierdos that live here, it's just home. Fairbanks is a small city, with an attitude more like a country (or Southern) small town... a sense of community, and helpfulness tempered with a strong independent streak... so many things work differently here that prevailing 'make do, but make it good' becomes the normal. Fairbanks is large enough to have activities and events, and basically becomes the meeting point for the north 2/3 of the state, thus those activities grow bigger than expected, but are still have a local familliarity about them. And, no I didn't grow up here... I moved here to go to college, and the first winter was a shocker... but by year 2, I fell in love with the town... so much I quit college and took my savings to use as the down-payment for a house in 1992... got married, raised two boys, and never regretted buying the house... even if it is 100 years old and 'irregularly built.'

[@theangryape8395]

I was stationed in Alaska for 4 years. We would run for PT 3 times a week. You would have to wait till you took a shower to melt the iceicles off of your eyelashes. If you tried to pull them you'd rip your eyelashes out.