Interstate 75 Climate Battle - Miami to Sault Ste. Marie

Interstate 75 is a major north-south highway that runs 1,786.5 miles (2,875 km) from Miami Lakes, FL all the way up to Sault Ste. Marie, MI on the Canadian border. It is the second longest north-south highway in the United States, behind Interstate 95 and it has been around since 1957. Along its route, it passes through six states - Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan. Interstate 75 passes through several major cities and towns along its route and several different climate zones, and I will choose eleven different cities in order from south to north for this battle.


Miami, FL:





Tampa, FL:





Lake City, FL:





Macon, GA:





Atlanta, GA:





Knoxville, TN:





Lexington, KY:





Dayton, OH:





Detroit, MI:





Gaylord, MI:





Sault Ste. Marie, MI:





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Some things to note:

- I chose at least one city for each state, so each state is represented in this battle.

- Florida and Michigan have the two longest stretches of Interstate 75 (471 mi / 758 km and 396 mi / 637 km respectively) so they're the most well represented states.

- Gaylord, MI's extremes are missing, and they are as following - Record High: 101 F (38.3 C) (July 11, 1921); Record Low: -37 F (-38.3 C) (February 17, 1979).

- I was going to choose Cincinnati for Ohio since it's more of a major city, but it's too close to Lexington, KY climate-wise and distance-wise for me to include it as its own unique climate, so went with Dayton instead.



I choose Gaylord, Michigan since it's the snowiest climate while still retaining decently warm summers. Sault Ste. Marie is a bit too crummery and Detroit doesn't get enough winter for me.