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

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:





And a record-matching blizzard on the East Coast.





The snow can hit Winnipeg in a flash...





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





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

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