Champaign,Il High: 109 Jul, Low: -25 Jan
Charlotte, NC High: 104 Sep, Low: -5 Jan
Chicago,Il High: 104 Jun, Low: -24 Jan
Columbus,Ga High: 108 Jul, Low::-6 Jan
Decatur Illinois High: 113 Jul, Low: -25 Feb
Eatontown,NJ High: 106 Jul, Low: -12 Feb
Gary, In High: 105 Jun, Low: -29 Dec
Huntsville, Alabama High: 111 Jul, Low: -17 Feb
Lawton, Oklahoma High: 114 Jun, Low: -8 Dec
Normal, Il High: 103 Jun, Low: -23 Jan
Orogrande, New Mexico High: 110 Jun, Low: -14 Jan
Peoria, Il High: 113 Jul, Low: 27 Jan
Memories of the years spent in the cold north: Worrying about whether the car would start in the morning, consequently getting up in the middle of the night to start and warm up the engine so as to increase the chances of it's starting in the morning. Keeping cans of ether handy to spray into the carbeurator. Placing a "trouble light" on the engine to keep some wormth in the compartment overnight. Dipstick heaters. Watching three of my neighbors in succession burning out their starting motors after being hooked up to a garage truck starting system when the internal friction of their engines was higher than the horse power their engines could produce, even while constantly firing as long as the starter was running. Then slipping and sliding on ice-packed streets, dodging the frozen hulks of vehicles that had turned ordinary streets into obsticle courses. Sitting at stop lights, watching idiots sliding sideways in your rear view mirror, steeling yourself for the force of the collision in the event they are unable to avoid hitting you from the rear.
Having grown up in the south, and having heard for years native northerners complain about southerners not being able to drive in winter conditions, 10+ years in the north convinced me that northerners are no better adept at winter driving than southerners. Every snowstorm left rural highways and interstates and city streets strewn with abandoned vehicles. I vivedly remember the lady who set her tries on fire, spinning them relentlessly trying to drive up a small incline in Decatur, Il.
Once in a great while, Charlotte gets a little snow. More rarely we get an ice storm. I love having four seasons, (winter kills a lot of garden bugs), but the one thing I never miss about my life in the north is the winter. BRRRRR!