Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
But for those of you on the other side of the country I remember some really cold storms and snow from college (Purdue, late 90's) and doubt it's all that different.
purdue is close enough to chicago for government work.
i've lived in chicago for 37 years. i lived through all the winters of the late 90s.
trust me, this winter is different. the level of extreme cold is otherworldly (-50 windchills WTF**********), along with a persistent sustained cold WAY below normal.
we haven't had a winter this harsh since i was a young child in the early 80s. the winters of the late 90s might as well have been florida by comparison (intended exaggeration).