America's 25 Coldest Cities

Average winter temperature 2009: -.6 degrees
Coldest day: -41.1 degrees, January 12
Warmest day: 48.2 degrees, March 29
Days with snow: 38%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 14.8 degrees
Coldest day: -32.8 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 66.2 degrees, March 30
Days with snow: 47%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 16.7 degrees
Coldest day: -33 degrees, January 8
Warmest day: 73.9 degrees, March 30
Days with snow: 51%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 16.8 degrees
Coldest day: -33 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 68 degrees, March 30
Days with snow: 36%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 16.9 degrees
Coldest day: -29.2 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 70 degrees, March 30
Days with snow: 45%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 17 degrees
Coldest day: -29.9 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 70 degrees, March 30
Days with snow: 36%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 19.3 degrees
Coldest day: -27.4 degrees, January 7
Warmest day: 61 degrees, March 30
Days with snow: 33%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 20.1 degrees
Coldest day: -29.9 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 80.1 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 42%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 19.4 degrees
Coldest day: -23.8 degrees, January 3
Warmest day: 71.1 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 41%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 22.5 degrees
Coldest day: -25.6 degrees, December 8
Warmest day: 57.9 degrees, March 16
Days with snow: 37%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 20.8 degrees
Coldest day: -18.9 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 77 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 39%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 22.5 degrees
Coldest day: -22 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 79 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 38%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 24.8 degrees
Coldest day: -26 degrees, December 8
Warmest day: 64.9 degrees, March 22
Days with snow: 32%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 21.6 degrees
Coldest day: -14.8 degrees, December 18
Warmest day: 52 degrees, February 20
Days with snow: 23%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 25 degrees
Coldest day: -19.5 degrees, January 10
Warmest day: 55.4 degrees, March 19
Days with snow: N/A

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Average winter temperature 2009: 22.8 degrees
Coldest day: -15 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 75.9 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 35%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 23.5 degrees
Coldest day: -17 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 77 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 37%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 24.5 degrees
Coldest day: -16.6 degrees, December 10
Warmest day: 59 degrees, March 28
Days with snow: 42%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 26.7 degrees
Coldest day: -29 degrees, December 9
Warmest day: 66.9 degrees, March 30
Days with snow: 31%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 23.4 degrees
Coldest day: -13 degrees, January 8
Warmest day: 61 degrees, March 17
Days with snow: 33%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 25.5 degrees
Coldest day: -17 degrees, January 2
Warmest day: 79 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 43%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 28.1 degrees
Coldest day: -26 degrees, December 8
Warmest day: 68 degrees, March 16
Days with snow: 27%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 27.9 degrees
Coldest day: -18.9 degrees, December 9
Warmest day: 72 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 27%

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Average winter temperature 2009: 25.8 degrees
Coldest day: -13.4 degrees, January 10
Warmest day: 62.8 degrees, March 19
Days with snow: N/A

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Average winter temperature 2009: 26 degrees
Coldest day: -14.8 degrees, January 10
Warmest day: 78.8 degrees, March 31
Days with snow: 32%

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America's 25 Coldest Cities

Baby it's cold outside, but it could be a lot worse. The Daily Beast finds the 25 cities that will be turning the heat on full blast this winter—the coldest cities in America.