A map of how much snow it takes to cancel school across the U.S.

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5. After living in North Dakota for 45 years, I am sensitive to the fact the people in the Kansas City

area don't have much of a clue as to what an actual winter is. Bitter cold, wind chill, snow, winter in general. In North Dakota the first snow fall in the Fall (October/November) is the last to melt in the spring (March/April). One year their was a 3 day blizzard that dumped 3 feet of snow on the ground at the end of March. A few winters ago, it never got above -20° for 6 weeks. Lows were in the -30°/-40° range every night. Not to mention the years of 96/97 with 92 inches of snow accumulations.
Down here Spring arrives after every snow fall. Some of the weather forecasts are hysterical. Bitter cold: +20°F. Wind chill warnings +15°. Heavy snow: 3 inches. Other areas in the Blue know what winter is also.