It was really only -34, unless you were a living creature. Then the wind wicks away the body temp making a 'feels like' temperature.
We have a lot of wind here.
I think the coldest I can remember around here was -20 or thereabouts as far as temperature. My car would not start
I suspect the lake not only makes it cold - but also would prevent it from getting too cold. Even if the top is frozen, there's a whole lot of heat mass at > 32° sitting there, impacting the environment around it.
The top of the lake might be (in parts) frozen, it's still a giant body of water that's keeping things from getting too cold.
We have a few large lakes and some smaller bodies of water - but they're nothing compared to what you've got.
Yeah, that is true. Where I am the water is not deep enough but 40 miles away by the lake in the winter its warmer than here and in the summer it's cooler than here. They get more snow over there too by a lot. Lake effect snow.
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