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mellowtiggerIt's been a few years since the day's high temperature was still sub-zero (Farenheit), but today is such a day. It's currently -23C/-9F (windchill -32C/-26F).
We've had rain recently. Yes, rain in January (thanks, global warming!) and the temperature has been above-freezing a few different times (thanks, again!), so there are patches of land showing through the snow cover already. The jet stream currently has a high northern loop in it, so it's bringing arctic air to Minnesota. Today is colder than the recent trend. It also happens to be a holiday from work today, so I don't have to drive anywhere.
I'm curious, does the Celsius world have any equivalent to the Farenheit concept of "sub-zero" as "really, really cold"? I don't know of one. It strikes me as similar to southerners using the word "yankee" to describe northerners. There isn't really a reverse equivalent, is there?
We've had rain recently. Yes, rain in January (thanks, global warming!) and the temperature has been above-freezing a few different times (thanks, again!), so there are patches of land showing through the snow cover already. The jet stream currently has a high northern loop in it, so it's bringing arctic air to Minnesota. Today is colder than the recent trend. It also happens to be a holiday from work today, so I don't have to drive anywhere.
I'm curious, does the Celsius world have any equivalent to the Farenheit concept of "sub-zero" as "really, really cold"? I don't know of one. It strikes me as similar to southerners using the word "yankee" to describe northerners. There isn't really a reverse equivalent, is there?