The numbing cold moving in on half of the country (again) leads people to talk about when it was even colder. We do the same thing in Florida when it gets hot, as in, "Oh, this is nothing; back in 1973 -- wow -- it was really hot. You should have been here then!"
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has a significant amount of climate data that could help you settle those barbershop bets and bar fights.
One page lets you find a weather station by name, latitude or longitude.
Another provides a clickable world map.
A different map shows monthly extremes.
Weatherbase.com displays an easy-to-use listing of averages and extremes by ZIP code. It has data for 16,400 locations worldwide.
From the NCDC Web site:
"Extreme Weather and Climate Events." Maps, tables, reports. U.S. and global historical extremes, severe weather, recent events, etc.
U.S. climatological averages and normals. Long-term monthly averages/normals for more than 270 U.S. cities.
U.S. storm events database. 1950-present. Local storm reports, damage reports, etc., from various sources
"Climate Maps of the United States." More than 700 maps of climatic elements such as temperature, precipitation, snow, wind, pressure, etc.
"U.S. Climate Normals."
"Climate Monitoring." Numerous maps and graphs depicting climate trends, etc.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=175469
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