Lots of snow, wind and cold here in southwestern Alberta but there is always lots of wind.
An hour and a quarter to the west of me, where I have a ranch, we have now received 23' of snow since November. The most (by far in all of the province). Should be starting to calve in the next week or so, so that will be a ton of fun.
I read that we were the second windiest region in Canada, after St. John, Newfoundland. If that is true, I never want to go to St. John. We get these Chinook winds (the one DeCapprio confused with global warming during The Revenant shoot) and they are often at least 60mph. Three weeks ago, the thermometer dipped to -32 Non-Freedom degrees and the following day, with a mighty windy Chinook, the mercury raised to +16 Non-Freedom degrees. Canada Goose expedition jackets to shorts and sandals in less than 18 hours.
Yeah, I really feel for you guys that lose patio furniture in the pool! Any pools here are still being serviced by a Zamboni. Looks like another two weeks of crap.
North Dakota - I think the coldest weather I was ever exposed to was in Minot. I was there for a friends wedding on February 4th of '87 or '88 or '89 (memories getting sketchy). No plug ins at the Ramada and we had to leave our vehicles running all night. The hotel went around during the night filling gas tanks. First time I ever drank MD20/20 and the very last! Meals at the truck stop (Schlotz?) were spectacular... the "99" being one of the most legendary breakfasts I have eaten... could have been the MadDog though. Cheers!
