I lived in Chicago for a few years during/after grad school. I remember one day there was lake effect snow while I was shopping on State St. - in May. And then there was that week in the month of December when temps in Chicago were colder than they were in Point Barrow, Alaska, which is in the Arctic Circle.

Ultimately I moved back east for other reasons, but I was glad to say goodbye to the weather. It's cold enough for me in DC.