"Just to continue the weather thread and since I like facts, Palo Alto has an average temp of 58.55 degrees so if you can hang out on shorts and thongs at that temp…we’ll go for it. "
Just looking at an average is very misleading, the monthly average high doesn’t dip below 58 degrees in Palo Alto, whereas in Chicago there are five months where the average high is below 50 (cold for us Californians). PA is more moderate, so the average of 58 means typically highs of 65 lows of 50. Chicago has an average temp of 50 but more variation. like highs of 80 in the summer and 20’s in the winter. There are only a few days in Palo Alto where you’d need a light jacket for the cold. Typically you only need one when it rains.