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Des Moines Metro, Minneapolis Square Off in Weather Channel's Toughest Weather City Tournament 2013
In the spirit of March Madness and the NCAA Basketball Tournament, Des Moines and Minneapolis are up against each other in the Weather Channel's own bracket of competition.
The Des Moines metro is vying against Minneapolis in the Weather Channel's own version of March Madness.
In honor of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, weather.com picked 64 cities, placing them in four regions (West, South, Midwest, Northeast). Through early April, your votes will pick America's Toughest Weather City.
Voting for the Midwest region, which includes Des Moines and Minneapolis, kicked off today. Printable brackets can be found on the Weather Channel's website. Second-round voting begins Thursday.
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So who really has it worse when it comes to weather? The Des Moines Register compiled a few weather statistics to put it into perspective:
Des Moines
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- Snow/ice, river flooding and severe thunderstorms
- 37" of snow
- 13 days of subzero cold
- 21 days of 90+ heat
Minneapolis
- Cold/snow, but also hot/humid and thunderstorms
- 55.5" of snow
- 24 days of subzero cold
- 13 days of 90+ heat
The "Sweet 16" and "Elite 8" rounds will occur March 26-29, followed by the "Final 4" and "National Championship" the week of April 2-4.
The winner will be unveiled April 5.
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