Life Threatening Cold

[Ordos]

At that point i'm guessing there's no real appreciable difference between the two temps.

Yeah, I'm not sure I ever understood the use of that. -15, but feels like -40? Feels bloody cold to me, don't really care what temp it "feels" like

[1nutkruk]

ball # 1 goes AWOL at -4. Ball # 2 at -21. The penis becomes a pecan at -31

Edited January 6, 2014 by 1nutkruk

[Tank]

the moment no guy ever wants to have.

 

the water was cold!

[mtangelsfan]

At that point i'm guessing there's no real appreciable difference between the two temps. 

 

Actually, it is all about the sun and wind.  If the sun is out, -15 can feel like 20 above.  If it's windy, 20 above can feel like 20 below.

[1nutkruk]

Actually, it is all about the sun and wind. If the sun is out, -15 can feel like 20 above. If it's windy, 20 above can feel like 20 below.

Exactly. 45 here can feel like a 70 degree day in So Cal. Add some wind it could feel 20 to 30 degrees cooler. Wind sucks! Edited January 7, 2014 by 1nutkruk

[Adam]

Unless you're sailing in beautiful 77 degree southern california

[NJHalo]

Heading to Florida Thursday.

F this

[1nutkruk]

We are planning a warm get away soon. My wife hates the cold and she even grew up here.

[nate]

Dejavu

 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I'm planning a warm getaway.   I'm going to go from my house which is about 65 degrees outside to Starbucks where it might be 66 or 67 when I'm done getting my coffee.

 

Yesterday it felt like 75 at 630am.   Love those red flag winds!

[arch stanton]

You guys must have crazy flash floods when it rains.

The highway to work gets unpassable. I tried an alternate route and was in water deep enough to immerse the tires on my Expedition. It takes 2 days or more for them to pump the roads clear.

[fan_since79]

Temperature of -19 in Martin, North Dakota yesterday when this photo was taken. It's called a "sun dog". I never heard of these, but they've been observed since ancient times. Aristotle even wrote about them.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog

 

 

 

[JAHV76]

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/01/partial_ice_jam_on_delaware_river_causes_localized_flooding_in_trenton.html

I drove across the Delaware river for work today and its frozen.

[nate]

-14 tonight then we will get back to our normal 20s with a low in the 5-15 degree range.

[Tank]

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/01/partial_ice_jam_on_delaware_river_causes_localized_flooding_in_trenton.html

I drove across the Delaware river for work today and its frozen.

 

literally, like george washington style? that's awesome.

[TennAngelsFan]

When that rain froze Sunday night I wasn't too worried.  Then I had to chisel the ice off my garage door Monday morning.  Took about 30 minutes.  Another 15 min to open a door for my truck. Zero degrees doesn't sound like much to the North but to us down South it was cold.

[Tank]

can someone explain the difference between freezing rain and sleet?

[Ordos]

can someone explain the difference between freezing rain and sleet?

Both start as rain. Sleet freezes while in the air, freezing rain after it hits the ground.

[Tank]

thank you, ordos.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The coldest air temperature I have ever experienced is -7 with a wind chill of -35. That was plenty for me. One of many reasons I now live in the desert.

[nate]

VHF, honestly, I don't even notice the difference between 0, -5 or -15.  At that point it is just really cold.

[katie]

[nate]

Lol yeah fortunately no freezing rain or anything here.  Though it did rain some today... just enough to make the driveway slick.  We keep the car indoors.

[NJHalo]

Sunny and 80 degrees in Orlando. I really need to move

[Vegas Halo Fan]

VHF, honestly, I don't even notice the difference between 0, -5 or -15.  At that point it is just really cold.

 

I suppose just like the opposite extreme. It's cliche to say "It's a dry heat", but if it goes north of 110 it's hot, regardless of the humidity.

 

The -7 I experienced was in Oklahoma, the first winter I went to school there after moving from Florida. That winter was also my first encounter with freezing rain. I learned how to drive in snow that winter as well.

Edited January 12, 2014 by Vegas Halo Fan