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You'd be surprised. Note that Sioux Falls, the capital of South Dakota, has substantially lower average lows in Winter than Helsinki. https://www.timeanddate.
by scottLobster 4y ago
You'd be surprised. Note that Sioux Falls, the capital of South Dakota, has substantially lower average lows in Winter than Helsinki.
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/finland/helsinki/climate https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/finland/helsinki/climate
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/sioux-falls/climate https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/sioux-falls/climate
Yes our car-dependent infrastructure is an issue, but it's infrastructure we've built up for the better part of a century. Changing it will be slow and gradual, and in the meantime cold weather and darkness are issues in much of the country. Also hot weather in other parts of the country (heat stroke can be a serious concern in the Southwest)
- jds_ 4y agoPierre is the capital of South Dakota - though Sioux Falls is the largest city. One statistic I've read for eastern South Dakota is that it's one of the worst states to live if you hate extreme cold and extreme heat as we have both - sometimes within a week of each other!
- herbstein 4y agoHelsinki is one of the Southern-most cities of Finland situated on the edge of a large body of water. Instead, take a look at this Not Just Bikes video covering biking in Finland during winter: https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU The weather in Oulu during winter looks a lot like the weather in Sioux Falls, except there's a lot more precipitation (snow) in Oulu.
- tmmx 4y agoSioux Falls is the biggest city in South Dakota, not the capital city. The capital city is Pierre, SD.
- scottLobster 4y agoDoh! Yeah that was a brain fart...