I found this out on them interwebs. For more fun about Chicago in the winter read these links: dibs1, dibs2, dibs3.
Seasonal Differences in the regions of the USA:
60 degrees – Floridians wear coats, gloves, and woolly hats. Chicago people sunbathe.
50 degrees – New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. Chicago people plant gardens.
40 degrees – Italian cars won’t start. Chicago people drive with the windows down.
32 degrees – CHICAGO–NO PLACE LIKE IT! Distilled water freezes. Lake Michigan’s water gets thicker.
20 degrees – Californians shiver uncontrollably. Chicago people have the last cookout before it gets cold.
15 degrees – New York landlords finally turn up the heat. Chicago people throw on a sweatshirt.
0 degrees – Californians fly away to Mexico. Chicago people lick the flagpole and throw on a light jacket over the sweatshirt.
20 below – People in Miami cease to exist. Chicago people get out their winter coats.
40 below – Hollywood disintegrates. Chicago’s Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.
50 below – Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Chicago people get frustrated when they can’t thaw the keg.
60 below — Microbial life survives on dairy products. Illinois cows complain of farmers with cold hands.
460 below – ALL atomic motion stops. Chicago people start saying. . .”Cold ’nuff for ya??”
500 below – Hell freezes over. The Chicago Cubs win the World Series
As far as the list goes, I was doing gardening well into the 50s and 40s, have driven with my windows down when it was in the upper 40s, didn’t put on my winter coat until it was in the 20s (not minus 20s though that’s too cold), and last year I did do some BBQing when it was in the 20s.
