I WILL FOLLOW, I WILL FOLLOW
What is it they say, “Leave Them Wanting More”? I guess that is what happen with the last entry on cold U.S. cities. Well, at least Monkey Pen Members Todd and Rick wanted more data.
So in a follow up post here is the information on the cities (Alamosa, Colorado; Cut Bank, Montana; Williston, ND, and Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii) they request (with the table data from the last entry for easier comparison). I figured I could do one more story on the coldest cities.
Yes, I understand Hawaii is not part of the lower 48 states as was what was I looked on in the last post, but it is here for as Rick said, “for the ‘compare and contrast’ approach”.
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVG | |
| GUNNISON, CO | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 27 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 39 | 29 | 50.75 |
| Avg Low | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 22.08 |
| FRASER, CO | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 25 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 29 | 54.42 |
| Avg Low | -6 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 11 | -2 | 20.17 |
| FARGO, ND | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 16 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 51.75 |
| Avg Low | -2 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 31.17 |
| INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 14 | 23 | 35 | 52 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 33 | 18 | 49.00 |
| Avg Low | -8 | -1 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 49 | 54 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 16 | -1 | 26.08 |
| ALAMOSA, CO | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 33 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 46 | 35 | 58.75 |
| Avg Low | -4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 24 | 11 | -1 | 22.83 |
| CUT BANK, MT | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 28 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 38 | 30 | 52.00 |
| Avg Low | 9 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 38 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 30.33 |
| WILLISTON, ND | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 19 | 28 | 40 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 36 | 24 | 53.46 |
| Avg Low | -3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 28.17 |
| LAHAINA, MAUI, HAWAII | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85.00 |
| Avg Low | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 67.58 |
LikeBABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE
Just when you think American’s might run out of things to sue others over, they continue to find new ways. Two cities have decided to sue each other over the title “Ice Box of the Nation”. You can read more about it here.
My first thoughts were why would any city want to be named the “Ice Box of the Nation”? I would doubt that the title really inspires more tourism, but I don’t know. It probably involves money that I don’t know about or the two cities (Fraser, Colorado and International Falls, Minnesota) have other good reasons. I am pulling for Fraser, Colorado as I am from Colorado and I was married near Fraser.
Then I started wondering which city is really the colder city or if there might be another city in the lower 48 states (I am guessing Alaska has come cities colder than cities in the lower 48 states) that is colder. Two cities off the top my head that I could think of were Gunnison, Colorado and Fargo, North Dakota. It seems to me are just as cold when I watch the weather.
So I went to weather.com and found the average monthly temperatures for all four cities. Granted it may not be the way the lawyers and courts will decided it, but for a simple man like me it seems like a good idea. So below is the average high and lows per month for each of the four cities that seem cold to me. I will let you figure out which city is cold enough for you to visit on your next vacation.
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVG | |
| GUNNISON, CO | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 27 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 39 | 29 | 50.75 |
| Avg Low | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 22.08 |
| FRASER, CO | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 25 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 29 | 54.42 |
| Avg Low | -6 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 11 | -2 | 20.17 |
| FARGO, ND | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 16 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 51.75 |
| Avg Low | -2 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 31.17 |
| INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN | |||||||||||||
| Avg High | 14 | 23 | 35 | 52 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 33 | 18 | 49.00 |
| Avg Low | -8 | -1 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 49 | 54 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 16 | -1 | 26.08 |
Monkey Meditations
- Things I Would Not Want To Hear: That pacemaker we put in you has been recalled
- Congratulations to Goose
- I am so glad you finally made it to the Hall Of Fame
- Hopefully, Buck O’Neil will also get in really soon
- Things I Would Not Want To Hear: 500 Channels and all they have is male figure skating
- It is that wonderful time in Denver again
- National Western Stock Show
- Time to see some Mutton Busting!
- Things I Would Not Want To Hear: From now on ice cream is illegal
- If you are a fan of 24
- And if you every dealt with technology in the early 1990s
- Watch This Video
- Things I Would Not Want To Hear: Do to an error, you have to return to high school
- He did it again
- Yep, Drew Litton, Win, Lose, & Drew, created another great cartoon that is just awesome
- Check It Out Here
- Things I Would Not Want To Hear: I’m Brittney Spears and I am your daughter’s new mentor
- Rockies Spring Training Tickets go on sale Jan. 11, 2008
- I wish someone would pay for my my whole trip so I could experience Rockies Spring Training
- Feel free to be that someone
UNDER AN OLD BRASS PAPERWEIGHT IS MY LIST
Well, by popular demand is below is the list of the books I read in 2007.
Before, I list them, I do want to mention something based on Rick’s comment in the last entry. The band is named “The Ride”. They are a Colorado band from Vail. You can click on the CD on the left side and see their myspace page (their website is being updated it appears so I did not link to it).
Now the list.
1. “The Way Of The Wild Heart” by John Eldridge
2. “Saint” by Ted Dekker
3. “A Radical Reformation” by Mark Driscoll
4. “In Our Hearts, We Were Giants” by Yehuda Koren
5. “The Martyr’s Song” by Ted Dekker
6. “Heaven’s Wager” by Ted Dekker
7. “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven, But Nobody Wants To Die” by David Crowder with Mark Hogan
8. “When Heaven Weeps” by Ted Dekker
9. “Thunder of Heaven” by Ted Dekker
10. “Rumors of Another World” by Philip Yancey
11. “Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography” by William E. Gienapp
12. “Who Really Cares:The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism” by Arthur C. Brooks
13. “Skin” by Ted Dekker
14. “The Unusual Suspect” by Stephen Baldwin with Mark Tabb
15. “Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality” by Donald Miller
16. “My Personal Best: Life Lessons From an all-American Journey” by John Wooden with Steve Jamison
17. “The Lion, the Witch, and the Bible” by Robert Velarde
18. “Fit to Live” by Pamela Peek
19. “The Ezekiel Option” by Joel C. Rosenberg
20. “God’s Smuggler” by Brother Andrew with John and Elizabeth Sherrill
21. “The Copper Scroll” by Joel C. Rosenberg
22. “Is This A Great Game or What?” by Tim Kurkjian
23. “Quiet Strength: A Memoir” by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker
24. “Story: Recapture the Mystery” by Steven James
25. “Bizarre Colorado: A Legacy of Unusual Events & People” by Kenneth Jessen
26. “The Real Wyatt Earp: A Documentary Biography” by Neil B. Carmony
27. “Live from Middle America: Rants from a Red-State Comedian” by Brad Stine
28. “Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure” by Juan Williams
29. “Don’t Waste Your Life” by John Piper
30. “Epicenter” by Joel C. Rosenberg
31. “Juice Fasting and Detoxification” by Steve Meyerowitz
32. “Colorado’s Strangest: A Legacy of Bizarre Events and Eccentric People” by Kenneth Jessen
33. “It’s All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life” by Denise Jackson
34. “Lifestores – Find God’s “Voice of Truth” Through Everyday Life” by Mark Hall
35. “Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel” by John Stossel
36. “The Art of Putting” by Stan Utley with Matthew Rudy
37. “Sex God” by Rob Bell
38. “Jim & Casper Go to Church” by Jim Henderson
39. “Into The Wild” by Jon Krakauer
40. “Don’t Bet Against Me!” by Deanna Farve with Angela Hunt
41. “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible” by A.J. Jacobs
42. “Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?: Answers to 101 of the Most Perplexing Baseball Questions” by Vince Staten
43. “The Moose That Roared” by Keith Scott
44. “The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America” by Joe Posnanski
YOU’RE THINKING THAT YOU’VE GOT ALL THE ANSWERS
Wow, what a sad turn out. No, I am not talking about the Iowa Caucuses. I am referring to my blogs first contest. Only two people even attempted to make any guesses and one other person committed to paying more attention. So it is hard to consider the contest anything but a failure. So will I do this again, probably, like failure ever stopped me before.
Why no one tried to make guesses is a mystery to me. Was it that it was too hard of a contest? Was it the prizes were not good enough? Was it just no cared? Was it no one reads this blog anymore? Was it because everyone was on holiday vacations?
However, for now it is time to honor the winners.
The Winner is Matt R – The correct answer was 44. He came closest to that amount. He will get the Chipolte card.
The Winner is Bill P – He was able to list 5 of the 44 books I read. He did not get any of the three that were listed on the left hand side when the question came out. I left them there so people could at least get three. So, I am impressed he did get five without any of the ones I left as a hint. He will get the iTunes Cards.
I will not list the 44 here because I am not sure anyone cares, but if you want to see the list let me know.
