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But it got me thinking. Was this one of those memories that when investigated turns out to be wrong?
Had I really walked to school 3 miles uphill (both ways) against the wind (both ways) barefoot in the snow in 20 degree below zero weather or what?
So I did a little research.
I lived in Bellevue, Nebraska from 1961 to 1965. How cold did it get there during that period?
From here I see that it got down to -17F (-27C) on 23 Jan 1963, -16F (-26C) on 30 Jan 1965, -14F (-25C) on 28 Feb 1962. That's cold enough, so I won't bother you with the years I lived in Wyoming.
Now, about that snow . . . according to this site, the years between 1961 and 1965 were snowy in the Omaha area with over 50 inches of snow in the 1961-1962 and 1964-1965 snow seasons. Only in a couple of years were those snow totals topped. I think in 1965 we got one of those 24-inch + snow falls that bumped up the total. It was good for sledding. Not so good for that uphill walk to school. (Update: "THE HEAVIEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL FOR THE OMAHA METRO AREA IS 18.3 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 11 1965.")
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Of course, the wind, uphill and barefoot stuff you'll just have to take on faith.
Brrrr.
UPDATE: Of course, it's supposed to get up to about 70F (21C) here in a couple of days.
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