Reflections on Duluth temperatures being in the 40s today
A long-standing joke about Minnesota weather is: "What do Minnesotans do in the summer? If it comes on the Fourth of July, they go on a picnic."
In the Twin Cities, I remember it being in the high nineties on Memorial Day and being cold and rainy for picnics in August. Almost three years ago to the day, I remember going out on our back porch in Duluth when it was 99 degrees. My arms immediately turned red and started oozing.
A week ago many people were outside in T-shirts. Today some people are wearing medium weight jackets.
It's so disappointingly cold that I have come up with a new greeting: "What did you do this summer?"
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Sunday, June 07, 2009
Saturday, October 20, 2007
You can do well with Celsius
Americans struggle with metric measurements because, rather than adapt them, they always want to make detailed conversions. It would just be easier to junk the non-metric system and think in metric terms. Why do we even bother with Fahrenheit when we can just use some simple guidelines for determining our relationship to the temperature?
Most people know that 0° C is freezing and 100° C is boiling. We don't need to convert these to 32° F and 212° F because freezing and boiling are our reference points.
Here are some other points.
20° C - a comfortable room temperature. Don't set you winter heating above this.
25° C - a comfortable summer day. Don't set your air-conditing below this.
30° C - a warm summer day, a nice temperature to work outside or to swing in the hammock.
35° C - a hot summer day. Find some shade.
40° C. A very hot summer day. A good sauna temperature for those who don't like a really hot sauna. Others may prefer higher points up to 105°.
Going the other way:
15° C - a cool summer day. You may want to wear a sweater or light jacket.
10° C - a chilly day, You will want to wear a sweater and a light jacket.
5° C - a cold day. You may want to wear gloves, too.
0° C - freezing. Of course you'll wear a medium or heavy jacket and gloves.
-5° C - A brisk winter day. If you work hard, you'll be glad you dressed in layers.
-10° C - Still bearable for being outside, but watch for discomfort.
-15° C - If you don't have to be outside, don't.
-20° C - Keep your car in a garage or have a plugged-in engine block heater.
-40° C - The same level of cold as in another system. Stay inside.
Most people know that 0° C is freezing and 100° C is boiling. We don't need to convert these to 32° F and 212° F because freezing and boiling are our reference points.
Here are some other points.
20° C - a comfortable room temperature. Don't set you winter heating above this.
25° C - a comfortable summer day. Don't set your air-conditing below this.
30° C - a warm summer day, a nice temperature to work outside or to swing in the hammock.
35° C - a hot summer day. Find some shade.
40° C. A very hot summer day. A good sauna temperature for those who don't like a really hot sauna. Others may prefer higher points up to 105°.
Going the other way:
15° C - a cool summer day. You may want to wear a sweater or light jacket.
10° C - a chilly day, You will want to wear a sweater and a light jacket.
5° C - a cold day. You may want to wear gloves, too.
0° C - freezing. Of course you'll wear a medium or heavy jacket and gloves.
-5° C - A brisk winter day. If you work hard, you'll be glad you dressed in layers.
-10° C - Still bearable for being outside, but watch for discomfort.
-15° C - If you don't have to be outside, don't.
-20° C - Keep your car in a garage or have a plugged-in engine block heater.
-40° C - The same level of cold as in another system. Stay inside.
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