Midgen wrote:
DE were not talking about those kinds of extremes. At least in my case, I'm talking about preferring daytime temps in the 60's or 70's and lows in the 40's, making sleep tolerable, vs daytime 90's and 100's, with lows in the 70's and 80's, making sleep impossible.
It's a summer vs winter climate discussion, not mojave vs arctic circle...
Uh, yes, yes we really are...
Toronto is a fairly temperate Canadian city. I lived there for about 15 years. I'm still close enough that I have the same general climate. This is similar to the climates in Chicago or Boston, and significantly warmer than places like Minneapolis or Bismark ND.
Let's compare, we'll use fahrenheit...
JanuaryRecord High: 61
Average High: 30
Average Low: 18
Record Low: -27
FebruaryRecord High: 57
Average High: 31
Average Low: 20
Record Low: -25
MarchRecord High: 80
Average High: 40
Average Low: 28
Record Low: -16
AprilRecord High: 90
Average High: 52
Average Low: 38
Record Low: 5
MayRecord High: 94
Average High: 65
Average Low: 50
Record Low: 25
JuneRecord High: 98
Average High: 74
Average Low: 59
Record Low: 28
JulyRecord High: 105
Average High: 79
Average Low: 64
Record Low: 39
AugustRecord High: 102
Average High: 78
Average Low: 63
Record Low: 40
SeptemberRecord High: 100
Average High: 69
Average Low: 56
Record Low: 28
OctoberRecord High: 86
Average High: 57
Average Low: 45
Record Low: 16
NovemberRecord High: 75
Average High: 45
Average Low: 36
Record Low: -5
DecemberRecord High: 68
Average High: 35
Average Low: 25
Record Low: -22
Whether you're talking record temperatures or average temperatures, June-through-September are far more comfortable than December-through-March. Any part of that where the average low is less than 32F is, as Diamondeye puts it quite accurately, painful.