>>2810962You completely underestimate and misunderstand North American climates. The US plant hardiness zone maps are fairly accurate for macroscale calculations, but they are underestimating microscale calculations by about 10 degrees F. Those states really hit -45C every single winter where people live. Pic related is the weakest contiguous western US state in cold temps, but it is 9th of 11 in snow stats (and 4th in specific niche snow stats). The only places on Earth that compete with the inland northern US in cold are the farthest north tip of Scandinavia (which has less people), and Siberia (and Mongolia).
>>2810966Not false. Higher measurements have been recorded multiple times, often in places more remote than the eastern US. Additionally, every contiguous western US state directly records wind gusts of 150+ mph every. Single. Year. This is only with incomplete ground cover for stations as well. Which implies there are higher measurements not being directly recorded. And again, an entire party was blown off of Denali in estimated 200+ mph winds.
