-18C. That is actually quite reliable as the temperature where my internal nose hairs start freezing if I breathe in through my nose.
Tonight I was waiting for a bus after work in -13C. Little to no wind. It was actually quite beautiful out; earlier there had been snow squalls with heavy snow, but this has had cleared as the winds shifted towards the northwest and calmed. The snowcovered street was brilliant white under the streetlights.
After a while my face started to hurt. I think I will define that as ‘bitter’ cold.
I was in Edmonton, Alberta, last month; to meet with some colleagues. These are quarterly meetings, and when our day-long meeting is over, we typically all head out to dinner at a nice restaurant.
Not this time. It was -25C, with a wind chill of -30C or so. That’s bitter cold.
We ate in the hotel restaurant, rather than going out.
At this point, in my location, less than 10C would mean that we break out the beach gear. Our daily average temp for February was -20C.
But it’s all relative. I’m pretty sure that you, Mr. Dibble, never experience our kind of cold. However, I’ll tell you, that as a Canadian, I’ve never experienced this kind of cold for so long. So anything over 0C and less than 10C would be most welcome at this point. Please, send us best wishes that Spring comes soon!
It all depends on temperature, sunlight, humidity, and wind. 40 can feel very cold if it’s dark and damp and windy, 30 can feel ok if it’s sunny and the wind is still.
I’ll agree with that, but the only time mine froze was in Champaign when I walked to the grocery to get the paper. I called the temp service and found it was -20F, so I’ll go with Qadgop the Mercotan’s list. My nose hairs have never frozen at 0, but I have more space in there than most people.
That is actually quite reliable as the temperature where my internal nose hairs start freezing if I breathe in through my nose.