🇺🇸 Chicago vs 🇺🇸 Lowell

Humid continental — cold harsh winters, hot humid summers, severe storms

Chicago lives up to its Windy City nickname. Lake Michigan creates its own microclimate — cooler summers and heavier lake-effect snow in winter. Summers are warm but brief; winters are among the harshest of any major American city.

Lowell at the confluence of the Merrimack and Concord Rivers is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. The river valleys create local weather patterns with valley fog, channeled winds, and humidity from the rivers. Located north of Boston, it sees slightly more extreme winter temperatures with additional snowfall.