Extra-Cold Winters in Northeastern North America and Northeastern Asia?

Extra-Cold Winters in Northeastern North America and Northeastern Asia?
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:34:00 -0500

If you're sitting on a bench in New York City's Central Park in winter, you're probably freezing.

After all, the average temperature in January is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

But if you were just across the pond in Porto, Portugal, which shares New York's latitude, you'd be much warmer--the average temperature is a balmy 48 degrees Fahrenheit.

Throughout northern Europe, average winter temperatures are at least 10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than similar latitudes on the ...

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