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I was going to say that those temperatures sounded not a lot colder than my native Iowa, but apparently Iowa’s coldest month averages 55 degrees F (absurd) acco

I was going to say that those temperatures sounded not a lot colder than my native Iowa, but apparently Iowa’s coldest month averages 55 degrees F (absurd) according to: https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/louisiana/iowa-16828/ https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-a...

newfriend 5y ago
This data is not accurate. Averages from Des Moines (middle of Iowa) https://weatherspark.com/y/10312/Average-Weather-in-Des-Moines-Iowa-United-States-Year-Round https://weatherspark.com/y/10312/Average-Weather-in-Des-Moin... Jan high of 33° F Edit: looks like the original link was climate data for a town called Iowa in the state of Louisiana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa,_Louisiana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa,_Louisiana
coward123 5y ago
20 years ago when I was going to school in Winneshiek county, the average winter temperature was considered to be 19F. Lots of -50F nights. About every other year there was at least one story of someone freezing to death when their car broke down, etc.
- throwaway894345 5y ago
  When I was a few years old, my neighbor and his wife were driving home from town just a few miles away. They got in an argument and the wife demanded to walk home. She died of hypothermia.
  - 29083011397778 5y ago
    Unless there was a third person in the car besides your neighbour and his wife, I'd take the statement of the wife "demanding" to walk home with a grain of salt. Especially an adult who would have heard about others freezing to death and hopefully knew better.
    - throwaway894345 5y ago
      Yeah, I'm sure the police looked into it. I'm probably not recounting the story with perfect accuracy either.
xxpor 5y ago
I think that's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa,_Louisiana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa,_Louisiana based on the URL :) Climate data is usually by city, since (say) Sioux City and Cedar Rapids may have totally different climates.
- throwaway894345 5y ago
  Hah, that’s funny. I spent a good 5 minutes trying to make sense of that page.
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newfriend 5y ago

This data is not accurate. Averages from Des Moines (middle of Iowa) https://weatherspark.com/y/10312/Average-Weather-in-Des-Moines-Iowa-United-States-Year-Round https://weatherspark.com/y/10312/Average-Weather-in-Des-Moin... Jan high of 33° F Edit: looks like the original link was climate data for a town called Iowa in the state of Louisiana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa,_Louisiana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa,_Louisiana

coward123 5y ago

20 years ago when I was going to school in Winneshiek county, the average winter temperature was considered to be 19F. Lots of -50F nights. About every other year there was at least one story of someone freezing to death when their car broke down, etc.

throwaway894345 5y ago
When I was a few years old, my neighbor and his wife were driving home from town just a few miles away. They got in an argument and the wife demanded to walk home. She died of hypothermia.
- 29083011397778 5y ago
  Unless there was a third person in the car besides your neighbour and his wife, I'd take the statement of the wife "demanding" to walk home with a grain of salt. Especially an adult who would have heard about others freezing to death and hopefully knew better.
  - throwaway894345 5y ago
    Yeah, I'm sure the police looked into it. I'm probably not recounting the story with perfect accuracy either.

xxpor 5y ago

I think that's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa,_Louisiana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa,_Louisiana based on the URL :) Climate data is usually by city, since (say) Sioux City and Cedar Rapids may have totally different climates.

throwaway894345 5y ago
Hah, that’s funny. I spent a good 5 minutes trying to make sense of that page.

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