Minnesota's winter of 2013-1014 was brutal. I have never experienced such cold in my 16 years here. Schools and businesses closed regularly for days because it

Minnesota's winter of 2013-1014 was brutal. I have never experienced such cold in my 16 years here. Schools and businesses closed regularly for days because it was unsafe to be outside for any length of time. This is anecdotal, of course, but it ties to the cool summer, I think.