Winter

As Rochester enters the depths of winter, it's always worth a reminder that a reasonable chunk of the country is right there with us.  In fact, despite a healthy dose of clouds and snow, Rochester is actually relatively warm (with relatively being the key term.)

Last year, 24/7 Wall St. attempted to identify America's 50 coldest cities with a population of at least 10,000 people.  Taken into account was the average minimum temperature in the coldest month of the year using data from 1981-2010.

Tropical Rochester, NY did not make the cut.  Amply represented were cities in Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Iowa.  Here are a few of the bigger names that made the list, in order of coldest to warmest:

• Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
• Rochester, MN
• Burlington, VT
• Madison, WI
• Des Moines, IA
• Portland, ME
• Albany, NY
• Milwaukee, WI
• Syracuse, NY
• Chicago, IL
• Worcester, MA