<p>Re: post #14</p>
<p>Madison is in fact quite a bit colder than Ann Arbor in the winter, especially in daily low temperatures:</p>
<p>January
Ann Arbor ave. low 18 F (-8 C)/ ave. high 32 F (0 C)
Madison ave. low 5 F (-15 C)/ ave. high 27 F (-3 C)</p>
<p>February
Ann Arbor 20 F (-7 C)/ 36 F (2C)
Madison 10 F (-15 C)/ 33 F (1 C)</p>
<p>March
Ann Arbor 28 F (-2 C)/ 47 F (8 C)
Madison 22 F (-6 C)/ 44F (7 C)</p>
<p>April
Ann Arbor 38 F (4 C)/ 60 F (16 C)
Madison 33 F (1 C)/ 58 F (14 C)</p>
<p>May
Ann Arbor 49 F (10 C)/ 72 F (22 C)
Madison 44 F (7 C)/ 70 F (21 C)</p>
<p>That 13 degree difference in the January daily low temperature makes a huge difference in comfort level, believe me—as does the 10 degree difference in February. Having spend some time in both cities in the winter, I’d say there are many days when the weather will be pretty similar. But the big difference is that due to its location, Madison is far more likely to get several stretches of bitterly cold, - 20 F weather in January and February, bringing down its monthyl averages.</p>
<p>But neither city will win awards for its weather.</p>