9 Unbelievable Places Warmer than NJ [LIST]
The S.O.B. known as the polar vortex has come our way again, and with it, freezing temps.
According to my handy weather devices, it's a brisk 21° here at the Townsquare Towers.
A quick search and I found some surprising places around the globe that are warmer than the frigid tundra we call the Jersey Shore.
*All temperatures were obtained using weather.com*
- 1
Denver, CO
The Mile-High city, 12 miles from the Rocky Mountains, in a state known as a common destination for winter sports, is 54°.
- 2
Seattle, WA
Surely they drink so much coffee because it's so dark and cold in Seattle...nope. They're sitting pretty at 46°.
- 3
Anchorage, AK
Surely, SURELY, Alaska in the middle of winter is colder than NJ. Nope. Anchorage narrowly beats us today, coming in at 22°.
- 4
Vancouver, CA
Canada! The Great White North!
Vancouver is a balmy 46° today.
- 5
Upernavik, Greenland
Greenland. The floating chunk just south of the Arctic circle, KNOWN to be covered in ice.
The lovely town of Upernavik is 28°...still warmer than Jersey.
- 6
Reyjavik, Iceland
Okay, fine, Greenland isn't icy enough. Iceland! Iceland can't possibly be warmer than NJ...it's the LAND OF ICE.
And it's 32°.
- 7
Gothenberg, Sweden
The tour of Scandinavia continues to Gothenberg, Sweden, which is 23°.
- 8
Base Esperanza, Antarctica
You've got to be kidding me...but no. Antarctica, as in polar ice caps and penguins...is 36°.
- 9
St. John, USVI
Okay, so this isn't surprising at all. St. John is a gorgeous island in the middle of the Caribbean...and they have sunshine today, and a high of 84°. Lucky bastids.