I know it's an US quiz, but would it possible to also add the temperatures in Celsius? It's obviously not needed to get the answers, but it would be interesting for people who aren't used to dealing with Fahrenheit. Thanks!
I don't feel like the year-round temperature is a good measure for this. I would argue that it would be better to use winter averages instead of yearly averages, to account for the oceanic effect. I am going to bet that Juneau is towards the warmer end of these states, winter wise, due to a strong oceanic effect, while cities like Bismarck, St. Paul, and Helena receive winters colder than the others due to a strong continental effect that creates extreme temperature highs in the summer and extreme colds in the winter.
Using a yearly average, you just smooth over the temperature variations that continental locations get, even if Bismarck might get 20 degrees colder than Juneau in the winter because Bismarck is much hotter in the summer, it has a higher temperature average overall
Indeed, in the spirit of the "Coldest World Capitals" quiz, this quiz doesn't exactly reflect how cold the winters are, but rather how cold/cool these places are year-round. For winter temperatures, try this quiz for U.S. state capitals and this one for world capitals!
Surprised to see Juneau at #1. Would have thought that being on the coast would have made it warmer than it is. Also surprised to see Saint Paul in the bottom half considering how cold MN is.
Right, but it's still on the coast which has a strong moderating effect on the temperature compared to a continental climate like Saint Paul has. Ulaanbaatar is on a significantly lower line of latitude than Juneau, for example, but is colder.
Yes, I grew up in Saint Paul and definitely have experienced humid summers. I just thought the really cold winters would have negated that more or less.
Absolutely not me missing Juneau until the last second because my uncaffeinated brain thought Anchorage was the capital. *smacks hand with ruler, nun-style*
Using a yearly average, you just smooth over the temperature variations that continental locations get, even if Bismarck might get 20 degrees colder than Juneau in the winter because Bismarck is much hotter in the summer, it has a higher temperature average overall