<p>Global warming is occurring. Both weather anomalies are becoming more expected. Expect more hot summers. One can no longer use 20 or even 10 year old data to predict weather. </p>
<p>A real consideration is where you expect to be post college. barrons point about jobs is important. Madison would be the place to be for a great campus life but most will go onwards after college. Seattle is the place you may choose to settle for the rest of your life. Your college town does not need to be the place you expect to be later. You might consider Madison as the place to experience a lifestyle, climate, region and geography you otherwise will never do. When you choose a location for a job it is more complicated- you don’t get hired assuming you will leave in a couple of years.</p>