I grew up in upstate western New York.
Just about every year there, there are about two weeks around the 20th of January that can only be decribed one way.
Ball bustin' brutal!!
I remember call my mom a few years before she passed and her tellin me "It warmed up. It's only 5 below now.".
Then, in late June or August, it gets so humid you stick to your bed at night...
I do miss the seasons, though.
January last forever in the Northeast..forever.