Be Careful What You Ask For, You May Get It
I came to western North Carolina to see if I could live here on a semi-permanent basis. I wondered if I could deal with the cold. I got my chance to experience the snow. It snowed about 5 inches and stayed on the ground for four days. It was cold. Got down in the single digits over night and never climbed up above freezing. I lived through it. I asked around and was informed that this was a normal winter. Cold for a while and then back up to cool. So far so good.