Cold enough for ya? According to this map—which was created using data from NOAA's Global Summary of the Day data archive—we're in our least pleasant weather month of the year. While we have a zero percent chance of pleasantness this month, we're not so bad off—according to this map, the least pleasant places to live are in Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and Cedarville, California (which is near the borders of both Oregon and Nevada). And we're nowhere near those—geographically or on this pleasant scale (we get 67 pleasant days a year, while they hover around 20).
But what is pleasant, anyway? Isn't it just a state of mind? According to this thing it is defined by a mean temperature between 55° F and 75° F, a minimum temperature above 45° F, and a temperature below 85° F... and "no significant precipitation or snow depth." All of the most pleasant places to live in the U.S. are in California, if you're into that definition of "pleasant."
You know what they don't have out in Pleasantville though? The hardcore character that gets built through enduring Polar Vortexes, the magic inspired by snowfall after snowfall after goddamn snowfall, the deep camaraderie we experience as we trudge through slush puddles alongside our fellow New Yorkers, the beauty of SEASONS. Is it really that pleasant to be able to go outside and let the sun kiss your skin every boring, predictable day of the year? That's just overkill, man. Anyway, February is almost halfway over.
