Here in the Western ‘burbs we just didn’t hit the predicted deep lows spoken of in the article. I guess twelve below, but not for any length of time. The temps have been in the negative single digits overnight, and up towards 10F in the daytime. Tonight in the wee hours, it’s right at zero.
To me, the benefit of the cold is the cold. It’s existential.
The best part of winter is a break from mowing the grass and fighting the weeds! We can start over on the gardens in the spring.