Do You Know The Coldest U.S. Cities?

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After the recent stretch of cold weather around the United States and in other parts of the world it got me to wondering what U.S. cities have it the worst. Cities reporting wind chills of 50 below is unthinkable to me unless your living in Antartica or the North Pole. Even Santa Claus would have to think twice about Christmas Eve deliveries. While nearly two weeks of freezing temperatures may have been new to some of us in the U.S., there are dozens of cities that spend more than half the year in sub 32-degree weather. A majority of these cities have record low temperatures below minus 45 degrees, and receive more than 60 inches of snow every year. By using data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) over a 30 year period, and using certain qualifiers like minimum population and coldest month average temperatures, here are the coldest city results. From least cold to coldest: 10. Huron, South Dakota > Normal low in coldest month: 6.6° F Lowest temp. on record: -43° F 9. Marquette, Michigan Normal low in coldest month: 5.2° F Lowest temp. on record: -34° F 8. Bismarck, North Dakota Normal low in coldest month: 2.2° F Lowest temp. on record: -44° F 7. St. Cloud, Minnesota Normal low in coldest month: 1.8° F Lowest temp. on record: -43° F 6. Aberdeen, South Dakota Normal low in coldest month: 1.5° F Lowest temp. on record: -46° F 5. Duluth, Minnesota Normal low in coldest month: 1.5° F Lowest temp. on record: -39° F 4. Fargo, North Dakota Normal low in coldest month: 0.1° F Lowest temp. on record: -39° F 3. Williston, North Dakota Normal low in coldest month: 0.1° F Lowest temp. on record: -50° F 2. Grand Forks, North Dakota Normal low in coldest month: -3.1° F Lowest temp. on record: -43° F 1. Fairbanks, Alaska Normal low in coldest month: -16.9° F Lowest temp. on record: -66° F There you have it! If you live in these cities or in the vicinity hats off to you, or in this case ski masks. Source Info- 24/7 Wall Street Photo- You Tube/google images