"...the record for most wretched inhabited place ever, must surely go to Langdon, North Dakota, which in the winter of 1935-1936 recorded 176 consecutive days of below freezing temperatures, including 67 consecutive days in which the temperature fell below 0°F (i.e., into the shrieking brass monkey zone) for at least part of the day and 41 consecutive days when the temperature did not rise above 0°F.
"Just to put this in perspective, 176 days is the span of time between Christmas and midsummer. Personally, I would find it very hard to spend 176 consecutive days in North Dakota at any time, but I guess that is another matter." - Bill Bryson, I'm a Stranger Here Myself
3 comments:
But did they have ice? I think I'll still complain... ;)
I hate cold.
so be glad you're not in nd in 1936
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