Signs That Winnipeg's Winter Sucks Worse Than Yours (PHOTOS, TWEETS)

The Huffington Post Canada

Posted: 04/08/2014 8:30 pm EDT Updated: 04/10/2014 12:59 pm EDT

Think your winter was bad? Think again.

Winnipeg is coming off its coldest winter since the 19th century. The average temperature from December to March was -18.3 degrees Celsius, just 0.1 degrees warmer than it was in 1898.

So the next time you complain about winter, take a look at some cold, hard facts and remember that Winnipeggers have it worse than the rest of us.

Winnipeg's winter was the coldest in Canada:

The Red River snakes through my snow covered hometown, Winnipeg: #wingletWednesday @aircanada pic.twitter.com/c30mJwFx2l
— Deborah Clague (@debclague) April 2, 2014

Not making this up: a solitary goose in the fog and snow at #umanitoba on the first day of spring! #winnipeg pic.twitter.com/yq1ikMTUes
— Chris Rutkowski (@ufologyresearch) March 20, 2014

Sidewalk in #winnipeg We know our snow. #cbcmb @CBCManitoba pic.twitter.com/19kPYBBW97
— Sara Calnek (@sarac78) February 27, 2014

That's in the same year as a polar vortex in Ontario:

great lakes

And a record-matching blizzard on the East Coast.

halifax storm weather

The snow can hit Winnipeg in a flash...

...And pile so high that even the cars form snow angels:

Credit: Dan Boey

And that's if you can FIND your car:

Credit: Lea Nicole from Winnipeg

Windrows keep you from backing out of your garage...

Check out this windrow in compared to the height of videographer @jeffywpg who is 6'2" #cbcmb unhappy homeowners! pic.twitter.com/IWcudFIXDx
— Jill Coubrough (@coubroughCBC) March 14, 2014

And shovelling your walkway is a real chore:

It's not the Rockies...

Yet rivers and lakes tend to form in the streets:

It never seems to end (this was on April 7):

April 7 snow shower in downtown #Winnipeg pic.twitter.com/nAXqTa1LDB
— Peter Chura (@PeteronGlobal) April 7, 2014

And when it lifts, this is what it leaves behind:

Potholes, frozen water pipes: after a brutal winter, #Winnipeg is having an infrastructure crisis. @cbcworldatsix pic.twitter.com/MOwnQ3nrG1
— Karen Pauls (@karenpaulscbc) March 11, 2014

Bump! RT @BirchwoodAuto: Attention folks: #pothole season is here - http://t.co/tLpyLN6dVw #winnipeg pic.twitter.com/FUQy1OwQRA
— Gourmet Coffee (@wpgcoffeegurus) March 11, 2014

Pothole hunting earlier today. The @FilipinoJournal is used for scale since I didn't have a banana. #Winnipeg pic.twitter.com/mAJ2txXkLb
— Ron Cantiveros (@RonCantiveros) March 16, 2014

But we have to hand it to Winnipeggers. They know how to make the best of a bad situation:

Beautiful day in #winnipeg. Finally a break in the weather. Cold beers fire and snow clean up #cheers
#enjoy pic.twitter.com/vhUNr6oAJn
— winnipeg local (@WPGLOCAL) February 17, 2014

And how to find the beauty amid their misery:

Strong winds create beautiful patterns in the #snow #winnipeg #MB #photography #cold #winter pic.twitter.com/w2urnwkLyI
— Diane Hammerling (@bbphoto_ca) January 4, 2014

So cheer up, Winnipeg. Sunnier days are on their way, and you've earned them better than the rest of us.

Another beautiful #sunrise here in #Winnipeg. Have a wonderful day everyone! pic.twitter.com/LLHzcvSYCF
— Michelle H (@michelle373737) January 15, 2014