Why the Northeast Sucks at Air Conditioning (And Other Cool Facts)

Using data to explain why some parts of the US are less cool than others.

I currently live in New England, but I am not from New England. There’s a lot of things I find strange and inexplicable about the Frozen Northeast, but way up there at the top of the list? Almost no one has central air conditioning.

I’ve long been annoyed by how terrible Boston’s air conditioning situation is, but I became really invested in the topic at the end of June…