Fairbanks, AK 4 January 1990 The pilot said it was -52 when we landed (military aircraft)... Left the plane while refueling.... thought my LUNGS HAD FROZEN when I took my first breath... JEEEEZ! Mike in Kuwait
-44 celcius.............with no wind chill. A typical 2 week long cold spell during the Calgary winter when we get a pressure front that won't move away.............
I did that once when I was about 13 (living in Milwaukee area). Frozen ditch broke through and I only went up to mid-thigh or so. I was by myself and had about half mile to walk home. I did my best to run to minimize time. By the time I got home my rubber boots and lower legs just felt like wood, I literally couldn't feel anything below the knee. Got home and stuck my legs in the shower on full cold water, and it actually felt like it was burning my skin. Another time about the same age it was -20 or so and the wind was howling, I stupidly went outside in a T-shirt to get something. I was only out for perhaps 3 minutes but the exposed skin on my arms was red and painful for a long time. My guess is that a naked person wouldn't last 20 minutes in that kind of weather.
I froze my ass of before. How about we both get naked, snuggle under a soft blanket in front of a fireplace, and let love take its course.
From a home i was at for a while. And yes, this is accurate. You go outside and the snot in your noses freezes nearly immediately if you do not have your nose covered. Actually -63 was the worst yet forgot to take a pic, and besides what is a mere 7 less degrees at this point???? Image Unavailable, Please Login
In January 1989, temperature here went below 0 F for a couple nights. I went outside and walked around just for the experience.
Yea that caught me too. I am not an expert but using this data: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/Kinetic/relhum.html I dont see how that device could be correct. At that temp. the air would be next to zero humidity as the water vapor would precipitate out fraking fast!
The device could very well be correct. You're absolutely right that there should be very little water vapor in the air at that temperature. However, there could be about 37% of the very little it would need to be saturated and condense (the 'dew point'). What the device doesn't tell you is the absolute humidity -- i.e. how much water is in the air. Check out the line above on the display - it shows indoor relative humidity (21 percent). There's very likely more water in the air indoors, but it is also warmer, so that water isn't likely to condense and form dew.
Well, let us just say the place on Earth said to have the 'worst' cold weather on average (hint: it is in the USA). When i had a landline at that location the tele# was ONE digital off of the observatory and sometimes would get fat finger misdial phone calls at around 4am or so asking what conditions were like. That location where the home is is atop a mountain in an interesting range... Guys, yes, it was (and still is) THAT cold in the winter. Still have access to the place and have done various upkeep (roofing, etc) to it due to the extreme winds/weather. Ahh yes, where men are men... Just don't ask about the hottest place i've been... (h#ll would be a welcome change and makes 100% humidity in Florida right after the usual 1pm rain shower seem like 70%). So humid it is hard to even BREATH due to the intense moisture in the air... until your body has adapted.
Djibouti isn't the end of the earth, but you can damn near see it from there... I think Djibouti used to be called "BF" Egypt... Mike in Kuwait
Was amazed at the humidity level (not Kuwait, never been there). Here i felt FL had high humidiy. BOY was i SOOOOOO wrong by a longshot! Really did bring new meaning to the term "100% humidity".
-55c with the wind chill while I was living in Montreal, I had to start the car for about 20 minutes before I left the apartment and would only go anywhere for no longer then 10 minutes because after that the engines cold again. One cool thing about Montreal is that when there's a snowstorm they MOVE YOUR CAR to another street so the plows can do their thing, you call in a special number with your licence plate and they tell you what street your car is on!!! very strange feeling the first time it happened to me, I thought my car was stolen for a bit.
one night up on the north slope working on an oil rig it got so cold the words froze coming out of our mouths. we tried holding a propane torch in front of our mouths but the flames kept freezing and breaking off. we had a tool shed that the nails froze in and when the sun hit it the next day they thawled out and the shed fell down.
