Here in Northern Wisconsin we can and do hit - 45 degrees F with windchill. We go out do what us need and come back in. Any exposed skin at that temperature can get frostbite. At -20 F I shovel snow if needed. Warm up go back out shovel warm up repeat
but Adam, about the super cold temperatures, the flipside to that coin is that the springs and summers are PEEEERRRRFFEEECCT! That is why, for instance, I have relatives who have a summer home in Michigan but have a winter home in Florida so that year round they live in perfect temperatures. Also, you always have a white Christmas in Michigan, and a total blast snowmobiling, sledding, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, etc. but getting accustomed to the cold is definitely a lifestyle adjustment no doubt about it. in the UK you have mild temperatures year round but frankly i'd rather be here than there in terms of temperature only ignoring all other considerations because the temperatures and conditions are what make the US a place of numerous climates, environments, etc. For example, in Washington state it always rains and they have lush forests. Florida is tropical, hot, and humid making it a place with marshlands and unique vegetation and beaches and all the culture that comes with it. Every state has a unique environment that has helped to shape that state's culture and, incidentally, attracted various peoples in Europe to it. For instance, Wisconsin is known for rolling green hills which reminded the Welsh immigrants of their homeland, which is part of the reason they settled there.
Celsius and Fahrenheit are similar to miles and kilometers. Fahrenheit and miles are larger increments than their metric counterparts. Also if you really want to watch a video about record breaking snowfalls... check out how much snow the Hokkaido region of Japan gets every year.
Yeah, what's going on here is that the scales were set up for different purposes, and so the degrees are different sizes. Fahrenheit was designed for weather, so 0 is cold (by European standards), and 100 is hot. Whereas Celsius was designed for chemistry, in the era before temperature was properly understood, so instead of making 0 be actual zero, they made it the freezing point of the most common solvent, and 100 the boiling point of said solvent, under standard conditions. (The most common solvent is, of course, water.) Chemists these days all use kelvins of course, because that way you can actually do arithmetic (in particular, multiplication) and the results are valid. But anyway, the freezing and boiling points of water at standard atmospheric pressure are significantly further apart than 0 F and 100 F, so the degrees in Celsius are almost twice as large as in Fahrenheit. So yes, the scales cross at 40 below. Below that, a given number means a colder temperature if it's Celsius than if it's Fahrenheit. Above -40, the same number means a warmer temperature if it's Celsius, than if it's Fahrenheit. Put another way, for any given temperature (other than -40 exactly), the Fahrenheit number will always be farther away from -40 than the celsius number.
@@chuckh4553 Someone once told me, "The cold doesn't really start until sixty below." (I think he was quoting someone he'd previously met, who was from Siberia.)
What they are not including is the temperature when you add " wind chill ". I live in Wyoming, our coldest day last year was -61F with wind chill. Any exposed skin will suffer frostbite in just a few minutes. A dog's paw pads in just a few minutes of contact. My 85-pound German Shepherd will lay down and I have to force her up to do her business, while picking up one paw at a time to remove ice that formed between toes and blow warm breath on them. By the time I get to the next paw, others have refrozen. I haven't found a bootie yet that she will walk in. That kind of cold is not playing around!
Right?!? Wind chill is when things get fun. You go outside think it's a nice 15° above and then that minus 22° wind hits you in the face and you go meet the Lord. 😂
Nebraska here came to say this exact thing the real feel and wind chill effects. Honestly i don't think these numbers are very accurate i know for a fact it gets as cold as the coldest temperatures they listed just in Nebraska Wyoming and South Dakota without the wind chill
So I lived in Buffalo NY in 2014 when we got our "Once in a decade" snowstorm that dumped 7 ft of snow in 3 days. We were snowed in to the apartment for 4 days, but still had power and Internet. Also most stores try to stay open for groceries and the wife and I snow suited up like we were skiing, grabbed a backpack and sled and walked a mile to restock on food and beer. Was actually a really nice forced vacation. I think I still have some pics if your interested
Howdy from just south of Duluth, Minnesota. It getting that cold ain't that bad, you just got to bundle up in layers, leave early and don't hurry when it snows. And I'd rather live here, than Las Vegas, where I grew up. I can bundle up to stay warm here, but when it gets hot in the desert, I could only take off so many layers to cool off in Vegas, before I got arrested.
Agreed! I work outside doing carts at cub foods. I'd much rather work in -30 then in the 100 degree heat with 110 degree heat index! Although I'd much rather work in either of those then in the spring 35-40 degree rain! At least in both of those your not wet.
During winter in Calumet, Michigan, the grandfathers would tie a rope to the house about six feet high, run the rope to the barn, and then tie the rope to the barn about six feet high. The rope was used to find their way from the house to the barn when the snowfall would pile up to the roof of the house. They had to dig a tunnel from the house to the barn in order to feed the livestock, etc. These were Swedish Finns - a hardy bunch!
Yes, I've heard about using the rope even out to the mailbox. But these places were west, like in Idaho and Montana. They have ground blizzards where it's blinding, blowing snow on the ground, but if you look out a next floor up (British first floor, American second floor), it's clear and you can look across the top of the blizzard. But people have died between house and barn without the rope.
I live in Oregon. My grandfather would always tie ropes from the house to the barn and mailbox. And, before they had "indoor" plumbing installed in their house, he had to run a rope out to the outhouse. LOL It takes a LOT of concentration and a good hardy butt to "do your business" in a tiny wood hut when it's -10 degrees outside! LOL I used have to go get the horses and cattle and get them into the barn. Then I would have to curry (a round comb) them to get off all the icicles hanging on their fur from walking around in the belly deep snow in our pasture.
@@MrWilliPadPro Whenever I hear that term, I think back to the late 1970's. I was working in Michigan, and was present for the public discussion, are we Michiganders or Michiganians? The Detroit Free Press published my letter to the Editor in favor of Michiganian. I reasoned that otherwise, an individual lady from Michigan might be a Michigoose.
@@HighHolyOne I could totally see your point… but with as many flying dogs as we have in Michigan that poop green dog crap everywhere I see the validity for goose and ganders.
I was born and raised in North Dakota. What we did at minus 40 degrees was basically the same as any other day. We wrapped up as warm as we could and walked to school. When you are born into those conditions, you really don't know anything different. We knew there were warmer places to live but it didn't occur to us that we could ever move out of the cold. Our friends and family were near and dear and neighbors helped each other. Due to military orders, my husband and I left North Dakota at age 21 in 1966 and never looked back. I don't think we would have left if not for those orders.
One thing I remember about ND is that when winter came and the temps were extremely low and the snow was extremely high….no one complained ! They just went with it, helped each other out and waited for Spring !
@@cherylflam3250 Exactly! I am much more concerned about 110 degree temps during the daytime hours when people have to go to work. My husband stayed in the military for 26 years so I have lived lots of places and I still feel safer in cold than in hot.
Hey more north dakotans! In my area by devils lake we had a heat warning for 102f with real feel cuz of the damn humidity ... I'm not built for the summer.
The clothing up there in Fairbanks, Alaska is designed to be like the animals who naturally live there. Thick insulation in the clothing along with the special waterproofing they have on it allows the weather to "bounce" off. Pretty much: they need to be like seals, walruses, and polar bears.
I live in the state of Minnesota. It has gotten -40 fahrenheit at some points in time. We have snow here about 6 months out of the year and it's so beautiful! Our state motto is "Land of 10,000 Lakes" (although we actually have more than 11,000 lakes) and with all the trees, lakes, rolling hills covered with 5 feet of snow makes it beautiful here - especially at Christmas! We do everything in the winter that we do in the summer - there's even a huge winter festival called the Winter Carnival. No one stays inside just because it's cold. We love ice fishing, skiing, snow shoeing, riding snowmobiles.... All kinds of winter sports and play hockey outside no matter how cold it is. During the summer it's quite often 80 or 90 degrees fahrenheit.
@@BaoHadir yup! I mean we put snow tires on our cart machine and I always load it down with 3 40lbs bag of water softener salt so I get pretty decent amount of traction. As long as they plow the parking lot or the snows been packed down I get by pretty well.
Featuring more shoreline than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined, Oklahoma wears its Lake Country badge with pride. Yah baby, Oklahoma has over 200 lakes, all are reservoirs created by a dam.
I lived in Alaska for several years, and it gets colder than what was reported in the video. The town I lived in would usually have about a week every winter where the temp was -60f to -70f. (-51c to -57c). However there are un-official recorded temps of places in Alaska getting to -100f (-73c), There are also parts of Alaska that get about 80 feet (24M) of snow per year.
I've worked in the North Dakota plains with the wind chill @ -45F (-42C) and fished in Louisiana with the heat index @ 124°F. (51C). The weather across our country can be crazy.
We were blindsided our first winter in Wyoming, they had a frigid winter, the coldest one in over 100 years, it was crazy cold, was -40 on our porch, all our light bulbs and thermostats broke. I was thankful that it was not the norm.
-40f is -40c. I know, it doesn't make sense! 😆 😆 And yes, snow makes everything beautiful and it absorbs sound which is why it's so peaceful after it snows.
I wish it was snowing right now!! It's 94° ( 34°C-35°C) in Louisville , Kentucky . I have ribs slow cooking in my oven, so that isn't helping with the heat...Come on autumn ( fall ) !!
@@theresabeck1029 I'm from Western Washington and every winter I'm crossing my fingers for snow while everyone else is hoping it doesn't. Originally from Hawaii, I think snow is magical 😆
It's a fricken nightmare! I live in Wisconsin and I'm so done with winter! If it wasn't for the cheese I'd probably be gone lol! In the winter of 2007 to 2008 we recorded over 120" of snow! I have had snow up to my waist, and that was when I was still 5'11". There are times it gets so cold (wind is a huge factor) with wind chill that the "feels like" temp outside can be in the -50's in Fahrenheit. Your boogers freeze and your hands are in extreme pain, even with gloves on! Every year, the first snow, people forget how to drive in it and there are accidents everywhere! Or they think their 4 wheel drive makes them god. A famous saying here is "Why do I live where the air hurts my face?" The cold takes your breath away and chills you to the bone! I highly do not recommend!
I'll take cold and snow over what we've got today! I work outside and I can bundle up and throw on boots in the winter. I'm just going to die in this heat.
I live in Minnesota, and we use a lot of GoreTex in our underclothing, gloves, and jackets. We do protective underclothing, then we put on normal clothing, then a jumper (sweater), THEN heavy coats and, thick socks and boots. Layering is the key to surviving below freezing temperatures.
Alaska: a good down parka on the large size has the greatest comfort range of any garment or collection; just vary the degree of closure. Add loose fleece pants and hard foam rubber wellies with fat wool socks, and multi layers are unnecessary. I've never found truly adequate handwear aside from unwieldy caribou mitts.
Hey Adam I live in Superior Wisconsin on the border of Minnesota. Duluth, Minnesota is right across the bridge. In the winter here it's not uncommon for us to see -30 to -50 ° Fahrenheit and with the wind chill it feels even colder. It's absolutely beautiful here in the Fall 🍂🍁 and the Great Lakes are a definite MUST SEE bucket list item. It's a beautiful place to live and there's TONS to do here but our Winters are BRUTAL.As far as "Advanced Clothing Technichques " or A.C.T. we have things like Gortex waterproof boots and jackets, extra thick fleece lined sock, fleece lined Jeans and leggings for just a few examples of our favorites..
I'm from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. When I was a child in the 60's, our winter's were dramatic. My parents had movies of my dog sitting on a snowbank, several feet above a snowplow driving by. Only two percent of the population of our State live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is beautiful, but it is a difficult place to live in the winter. We loved it when we were children - so much fun playing in the snow! I know that we had snowbanks over 10 feet high. My husband once had to remove snow 4 times in one day because it snowed 12 inches per hour for a day. For me, I spent a lot of time reading, cooking/baking, and playing cards during the winter. We drank hot chocolate and the kids took plenty of hot baths. It was a good time mostly. Driving sucks!!!
Hi handsome ❤️ I live less than 50 miles from St Cloud Minnesota. How we get around in the snow and blizzards, we shovel the driveway, wait for the state to plow the streets. If the blizzards are bad enough, we stock pile supplies and wait it out. Just a normal winter
Minnesota is often known to get to -40(F and C), but today is 33C with 92% humidity, and our record high is 42C. Few places get colder, many get hotter, but we have one of the biggest temperature ranges in the country if not in the world.
I just came from Kalispell, MT. It is one of the prettiest places in the country. I've also worked out of Williston, ND. During the summer of 2018, we had three days of 42 degrees C. It does get hot. However, when November rolls around, it drops fast.
I lived in Minnesota once for a few years, up by International Falls, which is the coldest spot in the Nation. Even colder than most parts of Alaska...It is -60, -80 and once was almost -120 with wind chill factors, and we had a very bad blowing snow storm...U have to wear like 3 layers of colthes, no make up, Special snow boots, good for below freezing weather. U must plug your car in at night, that heats the oil pan area, so your oil does not freeze in your car or truck, and put Isoprofal alcohol in your gas tank to keep your gas lines from freezing up...or drive a snow mobile around all winter, pulling your kids on a sled behind it... U have to make sure your heat does not go out in your house or your pipes will freeze up, crack and burst...Its a real pain in the A**. I could never tell the men from the women in winter, cause everyone is so covered in snow clothing that u can't see their faces or body type. Face masks are a must, scarves, hats, hoods, and snow goggles, plus gloves and boots... I would just stock up on food and supplies and stayed indoors all winter....It was terrible....I owned my home there, and I packed up and left one day....didn't even bother to sell it. I just left it, the state could keep that damn ice box...
Here in Colorado our coldest town is Fraser. Used to be the weather stations would announce the competition between Fraser and International Falls to be the "nation's ice box". Eventually some councilman realized that vacation properties weren't selling in Fraser anymore so they quit bragging about how cold it is in Fraser.
Well, Adam, I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, I knew from the title that it would be #1. As kids, we played hockey every winter, outside, and practiced. It was only called off at -30F or colder. We don't get the crazy snowfall like the other cities because, well, it gets too cold to snow. The coldest temp I experienced in Fairbanks was about -60F. I could go on and on, and at the very least, I'll send you some pictures. Cheers and love from Fairbanks, Alaska, the coldest city in the United States
Agreed! Lived there for 3 years (hit 96F our first summer, just to hit -60F that winter). But I will say, the nice thing is the lack of windchill. I think it would probably be *much* colder if there was wind involved 🥶
Big Great Lakes ships go in and out of where they showed the picture of the lift bridge in Duluth. I watch the cam there and am always struck by how many people turn out in awful weather, just to see the ships come in. You get used to the weather. I have relatives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The snow comes up to the tops of their doors. People use snow mobiles to get around. I've been in the Midwest for about 16 yrs now and 20 degrees sounds like a nice day - especially if it's been 5 degrees for a week before. Maybe 5 yrs ago we had a polar vortex come through, with temps at -40 (works out the same in F and C). Students were told to stay inside and anyone who didn't have to come to work, could stay home. Sadly, a student went outside, couldn't get back into the building, and froze to death. You don't play with temps like that.
I grew up in Michigan with Lake Effect Snow. "oh it snowed 2 feet last night. Time to go to school!..." Normal when I was a kid. Which is why I moved to Arizona where the average is 89F annual.
I hear you. I grew up in Wisconsin, but in my late 40s, I was done with the cold and snow. Moved to north central California and love it. It's pretty much the same weather every day. Some cooler temps November thru March and some rain. After living in Wisconsin and it's bone cracking cold weather, I'm happy never to see snow or ice again.
I lived in Williston, ND #4 for 2 years. I worked in maintenance at an apartment community. That meant that no matter the weather. I had to go and shovel the snow and chip ice of the walkways. There was one stretch where the temperature never reached 0 degrees Fahrenheit for just over 30 days straight. I have lived in 11 different states including Florida, but the coldest and hottest days I have experienced were both in North Dakota. -43 degrees and 108 degrees.
I'm not sure if you noticed but the way how people can stay above snow is an invention called "snowshoes". They're almost like tennis rackets on your feet. That's because their design is based off the snowshoe hare. Their back feet allow them to be able to stay on top of the snow no matter what.
From NW Minnesota, once it hits -30f, and breeze is uncomfortable, wind brutal, do not touch metal with bare skin or it will feel like fire. If you breath in with your nose too quickly it can start to freeze shut, at -40f many fabrics get brittle and you easily can ruin a good coat if it snags on something. At -50f, you'd be surprised how fast water will freeze! It's all okay with goid clothes and if it isn't windy. I prefer -10f to -20f as the ice is less slippery when driving and the air a bit drier.
I'm in Pennsylvania. Our weather varies a lot. Some winters bring 3ft of snow with long stretches of sub zero temps and some winters with almost no snow. Our summers are also pretty hot and humid.
The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales meet at -40 degrees. My father got stationed at Ft. Wainwright Army Base in Alaska, outside of Fairbanks in 1971. The schools didn't close until it hit -60F or -51C. I have actually walked to school at 6:30 in the morning in -55F and 15 mph wind only to have the temperature drop to -60 and have to walk back home three hours later. I even went out on a snowmobile at -62 one time. Paid dearly for that! Frostbite isn't fatal but the pain is incredible. On a side note. You have to either park in a garage or have a battery warmer for your car to start most of the winter
Yea my dad got stationed there in 1993 and my mom and I didn’t move until he had gotten our housing settled. So we left Newport News Va on December 18th and didn’t see the sun again for months. We lived on post where they didn’t run school buses, so much of the school year we walked in the dark both to and from school. The first winter there I lost one of my snow boots twice from walking on the snow and had to walk the rest of the way in my socks because there was no way to get it out without a shovel. And I’m too ashamed to admit how many times I got my tongue stuck to a metal pole even though I knew full well what would happen. But for how awful most of the winter was, the 2 nice months of the year more than made it up for it and I have some pretty awesome memories. And a bonus for me was that my grandfather never got to use the old “in my day I had to walk 20 miles uphill to school” but I will definitely use some of my old horror stories to make sure my grandkids know just how good they’ve got it lol.
I'm from MN, and I have personally experienced-60°Fahrenheit ambient temp February 2nd 1996. We avg about 50 inches of snow in my little podunk town. Our pipes do not freeze as our houses are built to take the Frigid temperatures usually anyway... some houses may freeze up.
I live 15 minutes away from St. Cloud. Winter, minus last year and a few others, is fun but freezing. Although we only got 1 major blizzard last winter, in April 2024, it was so pretty to watch the snow come down, and we had turkeys come out of the nearby woods to eat cracked corn under our pine trees. There was even a leucistic hen with them, which was really cool! You should come visit!
Grew up in Grand Forks, ND...one thing not being mentioned about those low temperatures is the Wind Chill. January, in Grand Forks, would often have days where the windchill was -50 to -60 below zero. The frigid wind will take your breath away - literally - when you face into it...then your nostrils freeze shut and your eyes water - which makes ice form on your eyelashes. Due to the VERY flat topography of the area, blowing wind often creates 'White-outs' or 'Ground-Blizzards - where snow isn't falling but being blown from the ground...visibility going down to nearly nothing.
I live in Colorado. We get some blizzards but not too often. We got 29” in a day in March during Covid. Got our snowblower out and did the sidewalks. I used to live in New Hampshire a long time ago. Got 52” in a week. You have to start shoveling off your roof if it gets any heavier. In Colorado, it gets hot in the summer with temps as high as 104F. Lowest here was -24F. I flew on that day. Super cold but sunny.
I grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska. Honestly, I loved winters up there, though I definitely found myself wishing they were shorter! I did a lot of sledding, some skiing... I spent a lot of time near our woodstove, which is like the halfway point between an oven and a fireplace. I got an appreciation for hot drinks like tea and coffee at a pretty young age. Something I really miss is that the nights were very long, meaning I could go stargazing long before my bedtime, and I often got to see the aurora borealis. There are also a lot of fun winter events up there, like ice carving competitions and dog sledding races!
Depends where you're at, but igloo keep you warm because snow traps air and your body heat warms the air, which is why when you make an igloo, you want to make it as small as possible while still having a bit of room to move and have a cold sink.
The coldest weather I've ever been in was oddly enough in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1989. It was when I was 17, and I was doing Basic Training in the Army. We were doing Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM), so you can't wear a glove on your trigger hand. The temperature was at -40F with wind chill, but the wind never stopped blowing that day, so that was the constant temperature. I still have a couple fo frostbite scars on my knuckles.
My winters weren't that serious but the fun they gave as a child was glorious. Also we get raining ice which makes the roads extremely dangerous for a few days but when it covers the tree branches can be one of the most beautiful things you'll ever see on a bright moonlit night.
I lived at an Air Force base in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Two story house with basement. They used to come dig my dad out of the 2nd story window to take him to work. (mostly snow drifts, but 6 feet of snow on the ground was not uncommon) Makes for great snow forts though!
When you start off, the 32°F is freezing and 0°C is freezing. As you continually, go up or down the Celsius grade doesn't move as much as the Fahrenheit degree. Also for insulated pants. They do make insulated jeans where they have a flannel and a padding and them. So, they look like jeans, but they're very warm.
Minneapolis, Minnesota had a blizzard on March 17, 1965. In April of that year we had flooding, which made the Mississippi River go into our neighbors yard. In May of that year we had tornadoes ranging from F 2 to F 4
This may shiver your timbers a little, but I remember waiting for the school bus in the 1980s in -40 degrees F, but with the wind chill was about -110 degrees F. That is about -78.889 degrees C. I grew up in a town called Warroad, Mn. which was known for it's cold temperatures and Hockey players. Counter this with the summer temperatures not uncommonly reaching over 100 degrees F (37.7778 degrees C). I used to spend my summers swimming, fishing, and running in the woods, and spent my Winters (outside of school) hunting, fishing and playing hockey. my Autumn was spent playing football, and spring was for running Track and Field.
Where i live, 49 inches of snow happens in 1 snowstorm storm 😂. It would be interesting to see the cities that get the most snow in America. I've got some crazy photos of the snow in the winters here in western NY. One year, we got 7 feet in about 40 hours.
I grew up by Grand Forks, ND and in Fargo years later. One year we had 110 inches of snow. -30 F was not unusual. We walked to school but were bundled up in boots, snow pants, sweaters, parkas (coats) hats, scarves and mittens. ND is also on the prairie so wind is also a factor with wind chills around -100 F. On days like that, you dont go out, school is cancelled and we drove our parents nuts! We put heaters under our car batteries that were plugged in so the electricity would keep the battery warm so the car would start. We were very hardy and ate a lot of hot dish! 🩷❄️
I worked and lived in Williston, ND. We had one day where it was sunny out in February of 2011, where it was - 36f with a windchill of -105f. I worked in that crap with a rule of 5 minutes outside with a partner and 15 min inside. We were frac'n a well and if we shut down for the temp we would have froze up our equipment in 15 minutes and it didn't get above freezing until mid March. I also lived in Fairbanks as a kid. Loved it up there. I would get upset when the school would shut down recess because it was below -20. I used to regularly sleep in an igloo in my backyard. It could be -40 outside but around 40 inside. With a good sleeping bag. It was a great way of giving the middle finger to mother nature. You can always put more layers on when it is cold. You can only take so many off when it is hot before someone calls the police on you for being naked.
As someone who is from Bismarck, I can say that in may of 2022, the moisture from inside was freezing on the inside of the door window and we had to put towels over and under the door 😭😭
International Falls, MN is near to where I grew up - record low with wind chill is -71F. Yes, your nostrils do freeze shut if you're not careful, and no, we try not to go out except for farm chores when the wind chill hits THAT low. -60F wind chill is pretty common though and most activities continue - kids after school activities might be cancelled
Celsius is based on water. They made freezing 0 and boiling 100. Fahrenheit 32 is freezing and 212 is boiling. Just for reference body temp is 37C and 98F. The crossover is -40 degrees which is the same in both. To put it simply Fahrenheit is a smaller scale than Celsius. For every degree Celsius goes up by 1 Fahrenheit goes up 1.8. So the further from -40 you go, in either direction, the bigger the difference will be.
by contrast, fahrenheit was originally based on two experimentally temperatures: - 0f as the lowest temperature a mixture of water and ammonium chloride (a salt) freezes at - 32f as the freezing point of water without ammonium chloride note: ammonium chloride exists naturally around volcano vents, but is usually synthesized directly from ammonia and hydrochloric acid
Where I am from in northern NY we get around 100 to 150 inches of snow and back in the 90 we topped out at 52.9 below zero Fahrenheit, that was before windchill everything was at a standstill
Some temperature conversions that are good to remember: 0*C = 32* F (water freezes), 100* C = 212* F (water boils), 37* C = 100* F (very hot), -40* C = -40* F (extremely cold)
I used to live in Laramie, Wyoming. Laramie's coldest temperature on record was -50°F (-45.6C) on January 12, 1963. In 2017, Laramie experienced its fifth-coldest day on record with a low of -40°F (-40C). It regularly hit -20F (-28.9C). The only months you could be relatively sure it wasn’t going to snow were July and August. Winds regularly ran 40-50mph (64-80kph), and gusts could easily hit 60mph (97kph).
I've actually lived in St. Cloud, Fargo, and Grand Forks. The thing that this list doesn't account for that sets North Dakota apart from the rest is the windchill. While the actual temperature isn't that much different from many other places, North Dakota gets very windy. The addition of the wind can give a "feels like" temperature that is much lower than the actual temperature. There was a point a few years ago where we had a week straight where the "feels like" temperature was -65F to -70F or -53.8C to -56.7C.
Coldest I've seen in NJ was around -10F with a windchill of -25 - that was a fun walk. NJ gets everything, I've been through hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, earthquakes, wildfires etc. The problem is instead of having one thing to prepare for you have a little of everything to prepare for. Jeans can have thermal insulation in them. You get the hardier denim but the insulation keeps you nice and warm. I have several pairs and use them when I'm out snowblowing for hours on end. I've been out in the teens in them for 8-10 hours and still felt fine.
Yes I did know about cows in MT, cuz that’s where I live lol. I work outside in the cold where we handily get down to -30 without wind chill, -50 and lower with windchill
I've lived in a place close but colder than Kalispell, Montana. I currently live where we get 8 feet of snow and the lows are typically -30F. I'm listed to be able to run at -70F. I've actually run at -68.5F. Metal if hit with a hammer can shatter and fall into a pile of sand. When you pee, it freezes before hitting the ground. Beard freezes solid with ice pretty fast. We have guys outside for 10 minutes, warming back up for 90. We pull trucks onto solid fuel heaters to start their engines. We often don't shut the engines down.
you should try walking outside at night during heavy snowfall and the sound just gets all muffled and pretty with the streetlights on and no one around
Converting from °F to °C use the formula (F° -32 multiplied by 5 and divided by 9). To go from °C to °F use the formula (°C multiplied by 9 and then divided by 5 then add 32). If you see it in a chart form it might make more sense.
Come to michigan we got the great lakes surounding our state so yes in the winter time it gets cold !! Gusty winds & lots of snow especially in the Upper pensinula of the state of michigan
I live in central Michigan, about 270 miles (430km) south of Sault Ste Marie, but our weather isn't much different during the winter. The temperatures, I should say. We get significantly less snow because we don't get as much "lake effect" precipitation. The secret to surviving - and even enjoying - winters here is to insulate your house, and insulate your body (usually with good winter clothes). Snow, outside of truly egregious blizzard conditions, isn't actually that hard to deal with as long as you have a plan in place, which most northern States do. This usually involves dedicated - usually government operated - snow clearing equipment for main roads, smaller private companies who clear driveways and parking lots on an as-needed basis, and the entrepreneurship of local kids with shovels looking to earn pocket money clearing sidewalks and driveways in residential areas. Once cleared, most major roadways are KEPT clear by the application of various snow- and ice-melting substances, usually salt-based to minimize impact on local ecologies.
22:12 that clothing is insulated. The insulation is thin, but keeps you warm up to certain temperatures. I have a coat that holds up to temperatures of -25°F. It's very lightweight.
I knew a lady who was from Alaska. They have to plug their cars into a heater at night because the water and oil in the car will FREEZE overnight if they don't. :)
In Michigan, my dad would put a Trouble light under the hood of the car to keep it from freezing. When I was in S. Korea, on those really cold nights, we had guys go out and start up the 5t trucks every 2 hours and let them run for 15 mins, to also keep them from freezing up.
@@SFJ-my8vz7vx2h WI here also (east central WI) Never did the block heater thing but we have an insulated garage and I don't remember my parents ever doing that as a kid where we only had a basic single garage and my mom's car always sat outside. Not that they didn't. I just don't remember it. Lived in FL for 2 years. I'll take WI over that anytime!
I was born in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. I had no idea. I knew we got some snow. But I didn’t know it’s 120 inches yearly that explains why I never saw my grandmothers road in front of her house. Ask me some questions. I moved when I was 10, but I definitely remember.
Houses are insulated against those temps, when it gets to -20 you throw an army blanket over your engine and the next day it usually starts up just fine. As far as anatomy, some parts of the body are not meant to be exposed to such temperatures...😂😂 I would suggest "The 2021 Texas Deep Freeze - A Failure on All Levels - A Retrospective & Analysis" by Alpheria
Checking in from Boston, Ma. The Blizzard of 78 is a good video to check out. I was 17 at the time and was a storm I’ll never forget. Heard the winter of 2015 in Boston was the snowiest.
The equation to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius is: °C = (°F - 32) × 5/9 This means you subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit temperature, multiply the result by 5, and then divide by 9 to get the Celsius temperature.
That's the equation for teaching math, that's not how you do it quickly. No matter which you're converting to, you add 40, either multiply or divide by 1.8 (depending which way you're converting), and subtract 40 again. If you can multiply or divide by two, you can figure it in a blink. The two scales are the same temp at -40°.
@@minecraftfox4384idk if I’d say that. Technically it would make sense for freezing temp to be 0 rather than 32. If anything Fahrenheit is the weird one. It just looks really screwy when doing conversions but I think that’s mostly because Fahrenheit is screwy.
I’m from Boston, our average low temperature in January, its coldest month, is 22°F (-5.6°C). The average high temperature in January is 36°F (2.2°C). We also average about 56 inches of snow which is about 4.5 feet
I have lived in North Dakota and Minnesota my whole life. (In the cities on this list) What I don't think they tell you in this video is the wind chill on top of the low temperature. -45 degrees Fahrenheit can have the feel of negative -60 degrees. As far as the mass of snow. That just becomes your life half of the year. You shovel or snow blow or snow plow when you get home and before you leave for work. Be prepared to wake up early and be mmediately refrigerated outdoors. 😅
Hello! I'm an American who moved from the fairly temperate area of New Jersey to Minneapolisz MN. I can testify that my first full winter in MN....was one of the coldest MN winters ever. In the winter of 2013/14, we went over 40 days straight with the temp being under zero. That year, we didn't have a ton of snow, but it didn't matter because what snow we got didn't melt because it was so cold. Also we had two separate polar vortexes where the actual temp was -40 and the wind chill was -60. Meanwhile , the winter of 2022-23 wasn't especially cold, but we got the most snow in the Twin Cities in over 100 years. .
Fargo is a fantastic movie...one of the ones I always stop and watch if I see it's on. I grew up in a town that had about 2-3 feet of snow per year, and it was so cold in our house that ice formed on the inside of my bedroom window, because we didn't have a great heating system.
Nice to see Grand Forks, North Dakota make the list. My dad had spent time stationed at the Air Base there, for a few years back in the early 1980s. He's a born-and-raised Southerner, so he definitely wasn't used to the cold or the snow in the winters up there.
Gotta love Adam cutting off Alexa when she's explaining how to convert F to C lol, then completely gets it wrong right away when trying to figure it out himself.
It's very nice to look at pictures of a place covered with snow. Once every couple of years I can look out my window and actually see snow. It is melted away by noon and that's how I like it here in Tucson Arizona, where we have 305 days of sun per year. Now it happens that some years ago a roommate of mine move to St cloud Minnesota in January. When I dropped him off at the airport it was 72 degrees fahrenheit in Tucson. When he got to St cloud it was -42 degrees Fahrenheit. A shift of 114° in a single day. And later he told me yes it was cold.
I live in Minnesota(St.Paul). the coldest actual temp in my lifetime was -30 F . We also deal with a thing known as windchill, which is usually much harsher. Our houses are well insulated & with general precautions in the fall, pipes don't freeze. We have strong furnaces to keep up with keeping it warm inside. We drive out in any weather, just using common sense. The cars hopefully have a garage or the engine heaters & more recently remote turn on for engine heaters. The animals ( wildlife ) are not seen during the coldest times, they stay hunkered in the trees, ground dens, etc. You dress appropriately ( except for young men who are frequently wearing shorts no matter what).You go from heated building to car quickly wearing overcoats , boots etc. Remember, Canada is between us & the Arctic Circle & North Pole ! North Dakota in the East & Minnesota in the western part of the state is essentially flat so the wind has free rein for miles, so you get dirt mixed with the snow- generally referred to as snirt. Frigid is just another descriptive word for very cold.
You are only looking at the coldest cities, but weather varies in the US in the Fall. In Missouri we get falling sleet/ice too. Now that is nasty. It does get below the freezing point of 32 degrees to the -minus temps. When I was a young adult I had to walk since cars were getting stuck all over the place! I ended up on my butt and sliding down the hilly street (walk was impossible) then on my hands and knees until I found some dry snow to walk on. Icicles were hanging off of everyone's house gutters, really off anything. They looked like ice swords! However, our Falls are beautiful with all the colors of fall. It is not unusual for folks to go driving just to look at the trees turning colors because it is a beautiful sight. Trees are beginning to turn now! Gradually the temperatures are lowering and the nights are getting cool/cold a bit. This is the time of year I love to sit around a campfire with a pot of chili cooking on the campfire🤩
I'm from Williston, ND. I grew up in this area and we're just used to it. The kids go outside for recess at school if it's warmer than -10 degrees F (-23.3 degrees C). We just plan and dress for it.
I lived in Williston, ND, (I think that was #4 on the video) for almost 3 years after living in California and on the east coast. Winters were definitely a shock, but if you dressed warmly and had good boots, it wasn't that bad. I did limit my outdoor time as much as possible in the winter. Each winter it got down to -35F (-37C) at some point and the coldest was -38F (-39C). I had to fly to Denver early one morning when it was -35. Taking off from the airport that morning definitely worried me, but it went OK. Even with an electric block heater on my car engine, the car barely started at -35F. Snow was a real problem as it never got above freezing, so snow just stayed on the ground and only disappeared as it s l o w l y e v a p o r a t e d into the dry air. At work, we had to shovel snow as it accumulated and one night I was bored and decided to shovel snow since the day shift hadn't done it. I was working alone, so it was a very dumb idea. It was about -10F (-23C) and after about 15 minutes, I started feeling weak and nauseous. I staggered back inside and discovered that my face had turned purple and I was in the early stages of frostbite. If I had collapsed outside, I probably would have been dead when the day shift arrived. I never shoveled snow when I working alone at night again. Strong winds were fairly common and since the snow was very fine and powdery, it blew everywhere. That's when you had a blizzard. I did step outside during a particularly bad blizzard and I couldn't see 10 feet. It would have been easy to lose track of buildings and get lost. People were very helpful. I misjudged where to cross the highway median one time and got stuck in about 2 feet of snow. By the time I managed to force my car door open and get out, I already had a half dozen pick up trucks stopped to help pull my car out of the snowbank. I was only delayed about 10 minutes. When conditions are that miserable and someone's in trouble, you stop to help because next time it might be you. On the other hand, summers were quite lovely. Aside from the long cold winters, the isolation from other cities and poor shopping and restaurants, I enjoyed my time there. The people were the nicest I've met anywhere. However, three winters were enough and I got promoted to a job in a warmer area. I've never been back to Williston, but I'd like to go back. I left about 6 months before the oil boom hit. There was absolutely no indication that was coming when I left. The population tripled in just a few years and the stories I heard back then were insane. People surviving the winters living in their cars because there was no housing, etc.
When I was in the Army and stationed at Ft. Carson at Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1989, I believe it , around January the temperature was MINUS 20, with a WINDCHILL of MINUS 62... in 1992 I moved to South Carolina!! I grew up in Buffalo, NY which snows a lot too, so after dealing with cold and snow for 30 years, I decided it was time for plenty of sunshine! Since 1992, I think it might have snowed about 10-12 times... the northern states and out west get snow every year, we don't always get hurricanes, and when we do I live about an hour away from the coast, we do get a lot of rain and wind, but where I am, it's not too bad! The snow is pretty to look at, but now that we have computers, I can enjoy it it SC... 😊
I live in southern Idaho, and the temps recorded in recent times, since I’ve lived here in 2012, beat a lot of the ones listed. Same with heat, for the matching video. And the smaller towns and areas around where I live and work in, are even more extreme at times in cold and heat, mid-late 2010’s we were hitting -28F regularly for days to weeks at a time, that’s without windchill. With windchill out one job sites, flat open high desert, we were hitting -40 to almost -60 F based on temp and wind speed. And yeah we work outside, often unprotected/unheated or barely heated areas. All day long at times, from sun up in the dead of winter to pretty much sundown, not that long in winter, but that’s a long day, with the majority in the elements.
I grew up in Fargo and now live in Minnesota. The thing with the lists being different seems to be a difference in measuring coldest days vs year round temps. Fargo gets very cold in winter but will still get into the 90s (F) in summer. Duluth has Lake Superior so gets cold in winter but not as warm in summer because of the lake effect (temperature modulation by a large body of water). So, over the year it is colder but not as cold as some places on the lists in the winter. I agree with others posting that this isn't taking into effect windchill. That makes thing feel much, much colder then the Thermometer reading. Fargo and eastern ND is flat and the wind come barelling down from central Canada. I remember windchills of below -60 F. -40 is when they usually call off school for school kids but the colleges would need it to be a bit colder before they would call off school.
Clothing techniques are things like layers, thermal underwear and jeans that are actually lined with flannel. I gave a friend who lives in Alaska a pair of fleece lined leggings as a gift. Also the different lists use different criteria to choose the top, not just the 'coldest' but may use the coldest for longest or most snow or most days below 0 etc. So some towns might slide up or down a few spots on lists based on what exact criteria the list makers are using as 'the' one thing that makes them 'coldest'.
The jeans are not regular jeans, they are lined with insulation. Plus many of the clothes have a reflective surface in the layers (unseen) that reflect your own infrared radiation back towards you. "Space" blankets work the same way but are only a fraction of a millimeter thick. And we ALWAYS have a "white Christmas" here in San Diego... at the BEACH... in the warm sunshine on white sand... I lived with my growing family in Idaho for three years and it got down to -29F/-34C for a couple of days in a row. Coldest I've ever seen. The moisture in the oil line (outside above ground tank to inside furnace) froze and cut off the oil. The Base maintenance crews took days to add anti-freeze to all the tanks in base housing. The snow squeaked when you walked on it.
January 30 2019, -77F/-60.55C. We were the coldest place on the planet, colder than the surface of Mars. Snow is pretty, and I love the changing of the seasons over a year. Winter feels like a fresh start. But, the bitter cold is miserable. Where I live, the jet stream drags arctic air directly over the valley, and the wind never stops. We often have more than a foot of snow on the ground before Halloween. February is our coldest month, but we never make these lists for some reason. Probably our low population. I'm 5 hours north of St. Cloud, 2 hours north of Fargo, one hour from Grand Forks, less than 100 miles from the Canadian border. What makes the weather here so wild is that we see temps and humidity similar to the American south in summer. 95F/35C in summer, -50F/-45.55C in winter.
Yes Duluth as a coldest city is a bit of a misnomer. The massive, and deep Lake Superior, acts as an air of conditioner of sorts in the summertime. It also keeps communities on its shores warmer in the winter. About two hours north of Duluth Minnesota's record cold of -60 fahrenheit was registered, I was there, and yes that is brutally cold. If you are dressed properly in cold weather gear -Fahrenheit can be pleasant. That, however goes immediately out the window if you become damp, wet, or exposed to even a moderate wind. For my level of tolerance, I don't notice much difference after -20. Short term exposure is tolerable, but if exposed to moisture, or wind you are in danger.
Here in Philadelphia, 27°F is cold, but the coldest it's ever been here while I've lived here is -15°F/ -26°C. Anything lower and we don't come out until it goes up until at least -5° or higher. Buildings in states where they could freeze usually wrap/insulate the pipes where they're vulnerable to the weather. The snow in some places stays until spring thaw because it's too cold for the snow to melt.
In Fairbanks we would plug our cars in to a battery blanket and block heater when it got really cold. In South Dakota people with diesels would do the same but I never had to. The "special" clothing is just layering winter clothing. You may notice that, in winter, most people just wear their normal cloths with a coat. Here in Colorado it gets cold but the amount of snow can be crazy. Our street crews are well equipped to clear the streets, though. What I've learned so far: carry a decent shovel in your car, dress like you have to walk, and carry extra clothes such as a hat, face mask, and gloves just in case.
We live in South Carolina so we don't see much snow but my sister was born in Fairbanks Alaska on Christmas eve, me and the rest of my siblings were born in the South, my mom said my sister's birth was the easiest because her whole body was numb from the cold.
Others stated -40 degrees is identical for both F and C. Freezing point of waters is 0 C and 32 F Boiling point of water is 100 C and 212 F Formulas for conversion are as follows: C=5/9 F-32 or F=9/5 C+32 Ballpark figure (close enough but not exact) use C=0.5F-32 or F=2C+32 Easier to calculate in your head if you get rid of the fractions. Take 70F as an example. Using ballpark estimation, half of 70 is 35, 35-32= 3C, actual conversion 350/9=39, 39-32=7C. Take 25C as an example. Using ballpark estimation, twice 25 is 50, 50+32=82F, actual conversion 225/5=55, 55+32=87F. Hope this helps everyone make quick conversions.
Living in St Cloud Minnesota 5 years ago (2019) we reach a low of -40F. We were disappointed we didn't break the record low. Figured since it was so cold we should at least have something to show for it. lol During that week where we were -30 to -40 while at work I needed to start up my car 3 times a day to let it run. Had to do this to make certain the battery wouldn't freeze In Fargo (where my parents are from) the winds that blow across the extremely flat lands where snow and dirt blow creating blizzard snow drifts named snirt In Duluth Minnesota the University has tunnels connecting all the builds and skywalks connecting all of downtown. It is possible to stay indoors for the entire winter season lol
The coldest temperature I ever experienced was here in Chicago at -27 degrees. It was during a blizzard, so with the wind chill it felt like about -50 degrees. On bare skin it feels like needles are prickling you. Literally you are cold the minute you step outside no matter how much you bundle up. You can get frostbite in like 20 minutes. I spilled a little Cola on my down coat and it froze before it could run down the surface of my coat. Also, the snow was almost 2 feet deep, with snow drifts reaching up to my hips! It was unforgettable.
Ive always thought that my area was the worst for winter...I'm in Rochester, NY. Its upstate ny right on lake ontario, an hour east of Buffalo. In the 80s and 90s we would regularly get over 120 inches of snow, with temps routinely below 0. For the last decade tho, we really havent seen those kinda numbers. It varies ALOT now. A few years ago, we didn't see our first snowfall until January!! And thats mental, totally unheard of! Weve seen snow as early as October (before Halloween), and as late as April or May! If ur into winter sports, my area is great for ski resorts. Im not into winter sports, so i dont know what my excuse is for sticking around here!!😂
I was born in Minnesota and lived in the northern USA until 1986. I survived the blizzard of 1878 near Lake Erie and a few blizzards near Boston, MA in the '80s. My father's job took us to the Dallas/Fort Worth region of Texas in 1986. I do not miss the snow days off from school or work in the meantime. I've lived in TX, CA, and GA since then. The summer heat is a bit much, but it's better than the alternative.
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Look up weird weather in the USA and cities states with the most snow fall. I believe there is a place that can get up to 20 feet of snow each winter
Here in Northern Wisconsin we can and do hit - 45 degrees F with windchill. We go out do what us need and come back in. Any exposed skin at that temperature can get frostbite. At -20 F I shovel snow if needed. Warm up go back out shovel warm up repeat
but Adam, about the super cold temperatures, the flipside to that coin is that the springs and summers are PEEEERRRRFFEEECCT! That is why, for instance, I have relatives who have a summer home in Michigan but have a winter home in Florida so that year round they live in perfect temperatures. Also, you always have a white Christmas in Michigan, and a total blast snowmobiling, sledding, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, etc. but getting accustomed to the cold is definitely a lifestyle adjustment no doubt about it. in the UK you have mild temperatures year round but frankly i'd rather be here than there in terms of temperature only ignoring all other considerations because the temperatures and conditions are what make the US a place of numerous climates, environments, etc. For example, in Washington state it always rains and they have lush forests. Florida is tropical, hot, and humid making it a place with marshlands and unique vegetation and beaches and all the culture that comes with it. Every state has a unique environment that has helped to shape that state's culture and, incidentally, attracted various peoples in Europe to it. For instance, Wisconsin is known for rolling green hills which reminded the Welsh immigrants of their homeland, which is part of the reason they settled there.
Some advanced clothing are battery powered heater throughout at least we can get some of that here. Heated boots gloves
Celsius and Fahrenheit are similar to miles and kilometers. Fahrenheit and miles are larger increments than their metric counterparts.
Also if you really want to watch a video about record breaking snowfalls... check out how much snow the Hokkaido region of Japan gets every year.
-40 F and -40C is where they both meet up and are the same temperature.
Yeah, what's going on here is that the scales were set up for different purposes, and so the degrees are different sizes. Fahrenheit was designed for weather, so 0 is cold (by European standards), and 100 is hot. Whereas Celsius was designed for chemistry, in the era before temperature was properly understood, so instead of making 0 be actual zero, they made it the freezing point of the most common solvent, and 100 the boiling point of said solvent, under standard conditions. (The most common solvent is, of course, water.) Chemists these days all use kelvins of course, because that way you can actually do arithmetic (in particular, multiplication) and the results are valid. But anyway, the freezing and boiling points of water at standard atmospheric pressure are significantly further apart than 0 F and 100 F, so the degrees in Celsius are almost twice as large as in Fahrenheit.
So yes, the scales cross at 40 below. Below that, a given number means a colder temperature if it's Celsius than if it's Fahrenheit. Above -40, the same number means a warmer temperature if it's Celsius, than if it's Fahrenheit. Put another way, for any given temperature (other than -40 exactly), the Fahrenheit number will always be farther away from -40 than the celsius number.
Yes, 2 lines with different slopes intersect.
Or as scientists say "F***ing cold"
@@thewolfdoctor761 Only if they are coplanar, or otherwise in the same two-dimensional space.
Which, granted, these are.
@@chuckh4553 Someone once told me, "The cold doesn't really start until sixty below."
(I think he was quoting someone he'd previously met, who was from Siberia.)
What they are not including is the temperature when you add " wind chill ". I live in Wyoming, our coldest day last year was -61F with wind chill. Any exposed skin will suffer frostbite in just a few minutes. A dog's paw pads in just a few minutes of contact. My 85-pound German Shepherd will lay down and I have to force her up to do her business, while picking up one paw at a time to remove ice that formed between toes and blow warm breath on them. By the time I get to the next paw, others have refrozen. I haven't found a bootie yet that she will walk in. That kind of cold is not playing around!
I was really surprised that they didn't add wind chill. That changes everything.
Right?!? Wind chill is when things get fun. You go outside think it's a nice 15° above and then that minus 22° wind hits you in the face and you go meet the Lord. 😂
I live in kansas. Our windchill has been insane last couple years
Nebraska here came to say this exact thing the real feel and wind chill effects. Honestly i don't think these numbers are very accurate i know for a fact it gets as cold as the coldest temperatures they listed just in Nebraska Wyoming and South Dakota without the wind chill
So I lived in Buffalo NY in 2014 when we got our "Once in a decade" snowstorm that dumped 7 ft of snow in 3 days. We were snowed in to the apartment for 4 days, but still had power and Internet. Also most stores try to stay open for groceries and the wife and I snow suited up like we were skiing, grabbed a backpack and sled and walked a mile to restock on food and beer. Was actually a really nice forced vacation. I think I still have some pics if your interested
Howdy from just south of Duluth, Minnesota. It getting that cold ain't that bad, you just got to bundle up in layers, leave early and don't hurry when it snows. And I'd rather live here, than Las Vegas, where I grew up. I can bundle up to stay warm here, but when it gets hot in the desert, I could only take off so many layers to cool off in Vegas, before I got arrested.
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You speaking my language, though I'm still stuck in the armpit of humidity and sweat called the south.
Agreed! I work outside doing carts at cub foods. I'd much rather work in -30 then in the 100 degree heat with 110 degree heat index! Although I'd much rather work in either of those then in the spring 35-40 degree rain! At least in both of those your not wet.
My ex-wife could not agree more
She loves this area until the humidity hits. She is also from Las Vegas
Howdy from northwest of of Duluth. The cold isn't too bad like you said. Just bundle up and you'll be fine. But the wind, man. The wind is the killer.
During winter in Calumet, Michigan, the grandfathers would tie a rope to the house about six feet high, run the rope to the barn, and then tie the rope to the barn about six feet high. The rope was used to find their way from the house to the barn when the snowfall would pile up to the roof of the house. They had to dig a tunnel from the house to the barn in order to feed the livestock, etc. These were Swedish Finns - a hardy bunch!
Yes, I've heard about using the rope even out to the mailbox. But these places were west, like in Idaho and Montana. They have ground blizzards where it's blinding, blowing snow on the ground, but if you look out a next floor up (British first floor, American second floor), it's clear and you can look across the top of the blizzard. But people have died between house and barn without the rope.
I live in Oregon. My grandfather would always tie ropes from the house to the barn and mailbox. And, before they had "indoor" plumbing installed in their house, he had to run a rope out to the outhouse. LOL It takes a LOT of concentration and a good hardy butt to "do your business" in a tiny wood hut when it's -10 degrees outside! LOL I used have to go get the horses and cattle and get them into the barn. Then I would have to curry (a round comb) them to get off all the icicles hanging on their fur from walking around in the belly deep snow in our pasture.
Hello fellow Michigander 👍🏻
@@MrWilliPadPro Whenever I hear that term, I think back to the late 1970's. I was working in Michigan, and was present for the public discussion, are we Michiganders or Michiganians? The Detroit Free Press published my letter to the Editor in favor of Michiganian. I reasoned that otherwise, an individual lady from Michigan might be a Michigoose.
@@HighHolyOne I could totally see your point… but with as many flying dogs as we have in Michigan that poop green dog crap everywhere I see the validity for goose and ganders.
I was born and raised in North Dakota. What we did at minus 40 degrees was basically the same as any other day. We wrapped up as warm as we could and walked to school. When you are born into those conditions, you really don't know anything different. We knew there were warmer places to live but it didn't occur to us that we could ever move out of the cold. Our friends and family were near and dear and neighbors helped each other. Due to military orders, my husband and I left North Dakota at age 21 in 1966 and never looked back. I don't think we would have left if not for those orders.
It's nice to see someone else from North Dakota here!
One thing I remember about ND is that when winter came and the temps were extremely low and the snow was extremely high….no one complained ! They just went with it, helped each other out and waited for Spring !
I have family from ND, the stories of weather, shocking!!!😲. Keep wood for you fireplace, or no electricity!!😏
@@cherylflam3250 Exactly! I am much more concerned about 110 degree temps during the daytime hours when people have to go to work. My husband stayed in the military for 26 years so I have lived lots of places and I still feel safer in cold than in hot.
Hey more north dakotans!
In my area by devils lake we had a heat warning for 102f with real feel cuz of the damn humidity ... I'm not built for the summer.
The clothing up there in Fairbanks, Alaska is designed to be like the animals who naturally live there. Thick insulation in the clothing along with the special waterproofing they have on it allows the weather to "bounce" off. Pretty much: they need to be like seals, walruses, and polar bears.
I live in the state of Minnesota. It has gotten -40 fahrenheit at some points in time. We have snow here about 6 months out of the year and it's so beautiful! Our state motto is "Land of 10,000 Lakes" (although we actually have more than 11,000 lakes) and with all the trees, lakes, rolling hills covered with 5 feet of snow makes it beautiful here - especially at Christmas! We do everything in the winter that we do in the summer - there's even a huge winter festival called the Winter Carnival. No one stays inside just because it's cold. We love ice fishing, skiing, snow shoeing, riding snowmobiles.... All kinds of winter sports and play hockey outside no matter how cold it is.
During the summer it's quite often 80 or 90 degrees fahrenheit.
Yup and I've probably worked in it. I know I've worked when it was -20 with wind chill of -35 to -40. Cub Foods cart collection sucks!!!
@@dimetime35c Amen to that. Chains of carts don't like to move when there's snow on the ground.
In 1992 Minneapolis got to -67. We stayed home that day.
@@BaoHadir yup! I mean we put snow tires on our cart machine and I always load it down with 3 40lbs bag of water softener salt so I get pretty decent amount of traction. As long as they plow the parking lot or the snows been packed down I get by pretty well.
Featuring more shoreline than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined, Oklahoma wears its Lake Country badge with pride. Yah baby, Oklahoma has over 200 lakes, all are reservoirs created by a dam.
I lived in Alaska for several years, and it gets colder than what was reported in the video. The town I lived in would usually have about a week every winter where the temp was -60f to -70f. (-51c to -57c). However there are un-official recorded temps of places in Alaska getting to -100f (-73c), There are also parts of Alaska that get about 80 feet (24M) of snow per year.
Wind chill is also a thing I don't think they're accounting for in this video which makes negatives feel infinitely colder... 🥶
That is INSANE!!!! 😮
I've worked in the North Dakota plains with the wind chill @ -45F (-42C) and fished in Louisiana with the heat index @ 124°F. (51C). The weather across our country can be crazy.
We were blindsided our first winter in Wyoming, they had a frigid winter, the coldest one in over 100 years, it was crazy cold, was -40 on our porch, all our light bulbs and thermostats broke. I was thankful that it was not the norm.
-40f is -40c. I know, it doesn't make sense! 😆 😆 And yes, snow makes everything beautiful and it absorbs sound which is why it's so peaceful after it snows.
I wish it was snowing right now!! It's 94° ( 34°C-35°C) in Louisville , Kentucky . I have ribs slow cooking in my oven, so that isn't helping with the heat...Come on autumn ( fall ) !!
@@theresabeck1029 I'm from Western Washington and every winter I'm crossing my fingers for snow while everyone else is hoping it doesn't. Originally from Hawaii, I think snow is magical 😆
Btw, ribs sound so good right now!
It makes perfect sense when you do the math. 1.8 times -40°C plus 32 = -40°F
@@michaelschemlab I'm the reason why we're fahrenheit and not Celsius. No matter how many times it's explained, I just don't get it 😆😆😆.
It's a fricken nightmare! I live in Wisconsin and I'm so done with winter! If it wasn't for the cheese I'd probably be gone lol! In the winter of 2007 to 2008 we recorded over 120" of snow! I have had snow up to my waist, and that was when I was still 5'11". There are times it gets so cold (wind is a huge factor) with wind chill that the "feels like" temp outside can be in the -50's in Fahrenheit. Your boogers freeze and your hands are in extreme pain, even with gloves on! Every year, the first snow, people forget how to drive in it and there are accidents everywhere! Or they think their 4 wheel drive makes them god. A famous saying here is "Why do I live where the air hurts my face?" The cold takes your breath away and chills you to the bone! I highly do not recommend!
I'll take cold and snow over what we've got today! I work outside and I can bundle up and throw on boots in the winter. I'm just going to die in this heat.
I live in Minnesota, and we use a lot of GoreTex in our underclothing, gloves, and jackets. We do protective underclothing, then we put on normal clothing, then a jumper (sweater), THEN heavy coats and, thick socks and boots. Layering is the key to surviving below freezing temperatures.
Alaska: a good down parka on the large size has the greatest comfort range of any garment or collection; just vary the degree of closure. Add loose fleece pants and hard foam rubber wellies with fat wool socks, and multi layers are unnecessary.
I've never found truly adequate handwear aside from unwieldy caribou mitts.
Hey Adam I live in Superior Wisconsin on the border of Minnesota. Duluth, Minnesota is right across the bridge. In the winter here it's not uncommon for us to see -30 to -50 ° Fahrenheit and with the wind chill it feels even colder. It's absolutely beautiful here in the Fall 🍂🍁 and the Great Lakes are a definite MUST SEE bucket list item. It's a beautiful place to live and there's TONS to do here but our Winters are BRUTAL.As far as "Advanced Clothing Technichques " or A.C.T. we have things like Gortex waterproof boots and jackets, extra thick fleece lined sock, fleece lined Jeans and leggings for just a few examples of our favorites..
I'm from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. When I was a child in the 60's, our winter's were dramatic. My parents had movies of my dog sitting on a snowbank, several feet above a snowplow driving by. Only two percent of the population of our State live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is beautiful, but it is a difficult place to live in the winter. We loved it when we were children - so much fun playing in the snow! I know that we had snowbanks over 10 feet high. My husband once had to remove snow 4 times in one day because it snowed 12 inches per hour for a day. For me, I spent a lot of time reading, cooking/baking, and playing cards during the winter. We drank hot chocolate and the kids took plenty of hot baths. It was a good time mostly. Driving sucks!!!
Hello fellow Yooper. 😊
Yeah living in the up is hard but so beautiful and fun I can’t leave it it’s my home 🏠
I miss it, but too old and sick to live there now. I keep the memories close.
Hi handsome ❤️ I live less than 50 miles from St Cloud Minnesota. How we get around in the snow and blizzards, we shovel the driveway, wait for the state to plow the streets. If the blizzards are bad enough, we stock pile supplies and wait it out. Just a normal winter
Minnesota is often known to get to -40(F and C), but today is 33C with 92% humidity, and our record high is 42C. Few places get colder, many get hotter, but we have one of the biggest temperature ranges in the country if not in the world.
I just came from Kalispell, MT. It is one of the prettiest places in the country.
I've also worked out of Williston, ND. During the summer of 2018, we had three days of 42 degrees C. It does get hot. However, when November rolls around, it drops fast.
I lived in Minnesota once for a few years, up by International Falls, which is the coldest spot in the Nation. Even colder than most parts of Alaska...It is -60, -80 and once was almost -120 with wind chill factors, and we had a very bad blowing snow storm...U have to wear like 3 layers of colthes, no make up, Special snow boots, good for below freezing weather. U must plug your car in at night, that heats the oil pan area, so your oil does not freeze in your car or truck, and put Isoprofal alcohol in your gas tank to keep your gas lines from freezing up...or drive a snow mobile around all winter, pulling your kids on a sled behind it... U have to make sure your heat does not go out in your house or your pipes will freeze up, crack and burst...Its a real pain in the A**. I could never tell the men from the women in winter, cause everyone is so covered in snow clothing that u can't see their faces or body type. Face masks are a must, scarves, hats, hoods, and snow goggles, plus gloves and boots... I would just stock up on food and supplies and stayed indoors all winter....It was terrible....I owned my home there, and I packed up and left one day....didn't even bother to sell it. I just left it, the state could keep that damn ice box...
Here in Colorado our coldest town is Fraser. Used to be the weather stations would announce the competition between Fraser and International Falls to be the "nation's ice box". Eventually some councilman realized that vacation properties weren't selling in Fraser anymore so they quit bragging about how cold it is in Fraser.
Well, Adam, I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, I knew from the title that it would be #1. As kids, we played hockey every winter, outside, and practiced. It was only called off at -30F or colder. We don't get the crazy snowfall like the other cities because, well, it gets too cold to snow. The coldest temp I experienced in Fairbanks was about -60F.
I could go on and on, and at the very least, I'll send you some pictures. Cheers and love from Fairbanks, Alaska, the coldest city in the United States
Agreed! Lived there for 3 years (hit 96F our first summer, just to hit -60F that winter). But I will say, the nice thing is the lack of windchill. I think it would probably be *much* colder if there was wind involved 🥶
Big Great Lakes ships go in and out of where they showed the picture of the lift bridge in Duluth. I watch the cam there and am always struck by how many people turn out in awful weather, just to see the ships come in. You get used to the weather. I have relatives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The snow comes up to the tops of their doors. People use snow mobiles to get around. I've been in the Midwest for about 16 yrs now and 20 degrees sounds like a nice day - especially if it's been 5 degrees for a week before.
Maybe 5 yrs ago we had a polar vortex come through, with temps at -40 (works out the same in F and C). Students were told to stay inside and anyone who didn't have to come to work, could stay home. Sadly, a student went outside, couldn't get back into the building, and froze to death. You don't play with temps like that.
I grew up in Michigan with Lake Effect Snow. "oh it snowed 2 feet last night. Time to go to school!..." Normal when I was a kid. Which is why I moved to Arizona where the average is 89F annual.
I grew up in Michigan too...and I am still here. I have loved that we have all four seasons but as I am getting older.....I am so sick of snow!
89° average? You might be confused.
I hear you. I grew up in Wisconsin, but in my late 40s, I was done with the cold and snow.
Moved to north central California and love it. It's pretty much the same weather every day. Some cooler temps November thru March and some rain.
After living in Wisconsin and it's bone cracking cold weather, I'm happy never to see snow or ice again.
@@Cookie-K The snow and ice do start wearing away at you after a certain age!
@SGlitz I'm in Buffalo, NY. You're right about the lake effect, nothing like anywhere literally natures snow machine.
I lived in Williston, ND #4 for 2 years. I worked in maintenance at an apartment community. That meant that no matter the weather. I had to go and shovel the snow and chip ice of the walkways. There was one stretch where the temperature never reached 0 degrees Fahrenheit for just over 30 days straight. I have lived in 11 different states including Florida, but the coldest and hottest days I have experienced were both in North Dakota. -43 degrees and 108 degrees.
I'm not sure if you noticed but the way how people can stay above snow is an invention called "snowshoes". They're almost like tennis rackets on your feet. That's because their design is based off the snowshoe hare. Their back feet allow them to be able to stay on top of the snow no matter what.
From NW Minnesota, once it hits -30f, and breeze is uncomfortable, wind brutal, do not touch metal with bare skin or it will feel like fire. If you breath in with your nose too quickly it can start to freeze shut, at -40f many fabrics get brittle and you easily can ruin a good coat if it snags on something. At -50f, you'd be surprised how fast water will freeze! It's all okay with goid clothes and if it isn't windy. I prefer -10f to -20f as the ice is less slippery when driving and the air a bit drier.
I'm in Pennsylvania. Our weather varies a lot. Some winters bring 3ft of snow with long stretches of sub zero temps and some winters with almost no snow. Our summers are also pretty hot and humid.
I agree. I'm from PA.
@@ViciousVioletteLV Nice. I'm in Eastern PA. It's beautiful here right now.
The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales meet at -40 degrees. My father got stationed at Ft. Wainwright Army Base in Alaska, outside of Fairbanks in 1971. The schools didn't close until it hit -60F or -51C. I have actually walked to school at 6:30 in the morning in -55F and 15 mph wind only to have the temperature drop to -60 and have to walk back home three hours later. I even went out on a snowmobile at -62 one time. Paid dearly for that! Frostbite isn't fatal but the pain is incredible.
On a side note. You have to either park in a garage or have a battery warmer for your car to start most of the winter
Yea my dad got stationed there in 1993 and my mom and I didn’t move until he had gotten our housing settled. So we left Newport News Va on December 18th and didn’t see the sun again for months. We lived on post where they didn’t run school buses, so much of the school year we walked in the dark both to and from school. The first winter there I lost one of my snow boots twice from walking on the snow and had to walk the rest of the way in my socks because there was no way to get it out without a shovel. And I’m too ashamed to admit how many times I got my tongue stuck to a metal pole even though I knew full well what would happen. But for how awful most of the winter was, the 2 nice months of the year more than made it up for it and I have some pretty awesome memories. And a bonus for me was that my grandfather never got to use the old “in my day I had to walk 20 miles uphill to school” but I will definitely use some of my old horror stories to make sure my grandkids know just how good they’ve got it lol.
I'm from MN, and I have personally experienced-60°Fahrenheit ambient temp February 2nd 1996. We avg about 50 inches of snow in my little podunk town. Our pipes do not freeze as our houses are built to take the Frigid temperatures usually anyway... some houses may freeze up.
I live 15 minutes away from St. Cloud. Winter, minus last year and a few others, is fun but freezing. Although we only got 1 major blizzard last winter, in April 2024, it was so pretty to watch the snow come down, and we had turkeys come out of the nearby woods to eat cracked corn under our pine trees. There was even a leucistic hen with them, which was really cool! You should come visit!
Grew up in Grand Forks, ND...one thing not being mentioned about those low temperatures is the Wind Chill. January, in Grand Forks, would often have days where the windchill was -50 to -60 below zero. The frigid wind will take your breath away - literally - when you face into it...then your nostrils freeze shut and your eyes water - which makes ice form on your eyelashes. Due to the VERY flat topography of the area, blowing wind often creates 'White-outs' or 'Ground-Blizzards - where snow isn't falling but being blown from the ground...visibility going down to nearly nothing.
I live in Colorado. We get some blizzards but not too often. We got 29” in a day in March during Covid. Got our snowblower out and did the sidewalks. I used to live in New Hampshire a long time ago. Got 52” in a week. You have to start shoveling off your roof if it gets any heavier. In Colorado, it gets hot in the summer with temps as high as 104F. Lowest here was -24F. I flew on that day. Super cold but sunny.
I grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska. Honestly, I loved winters up there, though I definitely found myself wishing they were shorter! I did a lot of sledding, some skiing... I spent a lot of time near our woodstove, which is like the halfway point between an oven and a fireplace. I got an appreciation for hot drinks like tea and coffee at a pretty young age. Something I really miss is that the nights were very long, meaning I could go stargazing long before my bedtime, and I often got to see the aurora borealis. There are also a lot of fun winter events up there, like ice carving competitions and dog sledding races!
Snow isn't as cold as the air in sub zero temperatures. That is why an igloo keeps you warm.
Clothes trap body heat to keep you warm, so do igloos.
Depends where you're at, but igloo keep you warm because snow traps air and your body heat warms the air, which is why when you make an igloo, you want to make it as small as possible while still having a bit of room to move and have a cold sink.
Snow by itself is exactly as cold as the air. You provide the heat, which the snow holds due to air content.
Nope.
You just don't seem to grasp how COLD Air Temperature can get. 😉
The coldest weather I've ever been in was oddly enough in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1989. It was when I was 17, and I was doing Basic Training in the Army. We were doing Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM), so you can't wear a glove on your trigger hand. The temperature was at -40F with wind chill, but the wind never stopped blowing that day, so that was the constant temperature. I still have a couple fo frostbite scars on my knuckles.
My winters weren't that serious but the fun they gave as a child was glorious. Also we get raining ice which makes the roads extremely dangerous for a few days but when it covers the tree branches can be one of the most beautiful things you'll ever see on a bright moonlit night.
I lived at an Air Force base in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Two story house with basement. They used to come dig my dad out of the 2nd story window to take him to work. (mostly snow drifts, but 6 feet of snow on the ground was not uncommon) Makes for great snow forts though!
A few simple comparisons : Body Temperature 98.6 F = 37 C; Water Freezes : 32 F = 0 C; 0 Degrees F = - 18 C.
When you start off, the 32°F is freezing and 0°C is freezing. As you continually, go up or down the Celsius grade doesn't move as much as the Fahrenheit degree. Also for insulated pants. They do make insulated jeans where they have a flannel and a padding and them. So, they look like jeans, but they're very warm.
Minneapolis, Minnesota had a blizzard on March 17, 1965. In April of that year we had flooding, which made the Mississippi River go into our neighbors yard. In May of that year we had tornadoes ranging from F 2 to F 4
Minnesota is not for the faint of heart!
This may shiver your timbers a little, but I remember waiting for the school bus in the 1980s in -40 degrees F, but with the wind chill was about -110 degrees F. That is about -78.889 degrees C. I grew up in a town called Warroad, Mn. which was known for it's cold temperatures and Hockey players. Counter this with the summer temperatures not uncommonly reaching over 100 degrees F (37.7778 degrees C). I used to spend my summers swimming, fishing, and running in the woods, and spent my Winters (outside of school) hunting, fishing and playing hockey. my Autumn was spent playing football, and spring was for running Track and Field.
Where i live, 49 inches of snow happens in 1 snowstorm storm 😂. It would be interesting to see the cities that get the most snow in America. I've got some crazy photos of the snow in the winters here in western NY. One year, we got 7 feet in about 40 hours.
i read the first sentence and said "well they live in Buffalo or near it...."
Epic snowstorm of 2023. That was wild
Oh no no no………. I will stick to having our annual tornadoes. 😂😂
Was that in Buffalo? Because I heard that the Browns/Bills game had to be played in Detroit because of that!
First thing in my head was Buffalo!
I grew up by Grand Forks, ND and in Fargo years later. One year we had 110 inches of snow. -30 F was not unusual. We walked to school but were bundled up in boots, snow pants, sweaters, parkas (coats) hats, scarves and mittens. ND is also on the prairie so wind is also a factor with wind chills around -100 F. On days like that, you dont go out, school is cancelled and we drove our parents nuts! We put heaters under our car batteries that were plugged in so the electricity would keep the battery warm so the car would start. We were very hardy and ate a lot of hot dish! 🩷❄️
18:59 they're ice fishing. They drill holes in the ice on a lake and fish. It's so cold they don't worry about the ice breaking until spring.
yep you can even drive your truck out on the lake
I worked and lived in Williston, ND. We had one day where it was sunny out in February of 2011, where it was - 36f with a windchill of -105f. I worked in that crap with a rule of 5 minutes outside with a partner and 15 min inside. We were frac'n a well and if we shut down for the temp we would have froze up our equipment in 15 minutes and it didn't get above freezing until mid March. I also lived in Fairbanks as a kid. Loved it up there. I would get upset when the school would shut down recess because it was below -20. I used to regularly sleep in an igloo in my backyard. It could be -40 outside but around 40 inside. With a good sleeping bag. It was a great way of giving the middle finger to mother nature. You can always put more layers on when it is cold. You can only take so many off when it is hot before someone calls the police on you for being naked.
As someone who is from Bismarck, I can say that in may of 2022, the moisture from inside was freezing on the inside of the door window and we had to put towels over and under the door 😭😭
International Falls, MN is near to where I grew up - record low with wind chill is -71F. Yes, your nostrils do freeze shut if you're not careful, and no, we try not to go out except for farm chores when the wind chill hits THAT low. -60F wind chill is pretty common though and most activities continue - kids after school activities might be cancelled
Celsius is based on water. They made freezing 0 and boiling 100. Fahrenheit 32 is freezing and 212 is boiling. Just for reference body temp is 37C and 98F. The crossover is -40 degrees which is the same in both. To put it simply Fahrenheit is a smaller scale than Celsius. For every degree Celsius goes up by 1 Fahrenheit goes up 1.8. So the further from -40 you go, in either direction, the bigger the difference will be.
by contrast, fahrenheit was originally based on two experimentally temperatures:
- 0f as the lowest temperature a mixture of water and ammonium chloride (a salt) freezes at
- 32f as the freezing point of water without ammonium chloride
note: ammonium chloride exists naturally around volcano vents, but is usually synthesized directly from ammonia and hydrochloric acid
Where I am from in northern NY we get around 100 to 150 inches of snow and back in the 90 we topped out at 52.9 below zero Fahrenheit, that was before windchill everything was at a standstill
Some temperature conversions that are good to remember: 0*C = 32* F (water freezes), 100* C = 212* F (water boils), 37* C = 100* F (very hot), -40* C = -40* F (extremely cold)
I used to live in Laramie, Wyoming. Laramie's coldest temperature on record was -50°F (-45.6C) on January 12, 1963. In 2017, Laramie experienced its fifth-coldest day on record with a low of -40°F (-40C). It regularly hit -20F (-28.9C). The only months you could be relatively sure it wasn’t going to snow were July and August. Winds regularly ran 40-50mph (64-80kph), and gusts could easily hit 60mph (97kph).
In 2013 where I live in S.W. Michigan we had 110 inches in December alone that's at the 1/3 way thru quite a mess the road salt was run out .
I've actually lived in St. Cloud, Fargo, and Grand Forks. The thing that this list doesn't account for that sets North Dakota apart from the rest is the windchill. While the actual temperature isn't that much different from many other places, North Dakota gets very windy. The addition of the wind can give a "feels like" temperature that is much lower than the actual temperature. There was a point a few years ago where we had a week straight where the "feels like" temperature was -65F to -70F or -53.8C to -56.7C.
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Coldest I've seen in NJ was around -10F with a windchill of -25 - that was a fun walk. NJ gets everything, I've been through hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, earthquakes, wildfires etc. The problem is instead of having one thing to prepare for you have a little of everything to prepare for.
Jeans can have thermal insulation in them. You get the hardier denim but the insulation keeps you nice and warm. I have several pairs and use them when I'm out snowblowing for hours on end. I've been out in the teens in them for 8-10 hours and still felt fine.
Yes I did know about cows in MT, cuz that’s where I live lol. I work outside in the cold where we handily get down to -30 without wind chill, -50 and lower with windchill
I've lived in a place close but colder than Kalispell, Montana. I currently live where we get 8 feet of snow and the lows are typically -30F. I'm listed to be able to run at -70F. I've actually run at -68.5F. Metal if hit with a hammer can shatter and fall into a pile of sand. When you pee, it freezes before hitting the ground. Beard freezes solid with ice pretty fast. We have guys outside for 10 minutes, warming back up for 90. We pull trucks onto solid fuel heaters to start their engines. We often don't shut the engines down.
you should try walking outside at night during heavy snowfall and the sound just gets all muffled and pretty with the streetlights on and no one around
Converting from °F to °C use the formula (F° -32 multiplied by 5 and divided by 9). To go from °C to °F use the formula (°C multiplied by 9 and then divided by 5 then add 32). If you see it in a chart form it might make more sense.
Come to michigan we got the great lakes surounding our state so yes in the winter time it gets cold !! Gusty winds & lots of snow especially in the Upper pensinula of the state of michigan
I live in central Michigan, about 270 miles (430km) south of Sault Ste Marie, but our weather isn't much different during the winter. The temperatures, I should say. We get significantly less snow because we don't get as much "lake effect" precipitation.
The secret to surviving - and even enjoying - winters here is to insulate your house, and insulate your body (usually with good winter clothes).
Snow, outside of truly egregious blizzard conditions, isn't actually that hard to deal with as long as you have a plan in place, which most northern States do. This usually involves dedicated - usually government operated - snow clearing equipment for main roads, smaller private companies who clear driveways and parking lots on an as-needed basis, and the entrepreneurship of local kids with shovels looking to earn pocket money clearing sidewalks and driveways in residential areas.
Once cleared, most major roadways are KEPT clear by the application of various snow- and ice-melting substances, usually salt-based to minimize impact on local ecologies.
I live in Michigan and we had a day that was so cold we had a 35 degree increase the fallowing day and it was still -15 F.
22:12 that clothing is insulated. The insulation is thin, but keeps you warm up to certain temperatures. I have a coat that holds up to temperatures of -25°F. It's very lightweight.
I knew a lady who was from Alaska. They have to plug their cars into a heater at night because the water and oil in the car will FREEZE overnight if they don't. :)
We plugged ours in also..both in ND and SD !
In Michigan, my dad would put a Trouble light under the hood of the car to keep it from freezing.
When I was in S. Korea, on those really cold nights, we had guys go out and start up the 5t trucks every 2 hours and let them run for 15 mins, to also keep them from freezing up.
From Wisconsin here - same thing. Need a block heater on your engine or keep it in a warmer garage. It's super cold and has lots of snow.
In PA some people plug in their vehicles too
@@SFJ-my8vz7vx2h WI here also (east central WI) Never did the block heater thing but we have an insulated garage and I don't remember my parents ever doing that as a kid where we only had a basic single garage and my mom's car always sat outside. Not that they didn't. I just don't remember it.
Lived in FL for 2 years. I'll take WI over that anytime!
I was born in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. I had no idea. I knew we got some snow. But I didn’t know it’s 120 inches yearly that explains why I never saw my grandmothers road in front of her house. Ask me some questions. I moved when I was 10, but I definitely remember.
It's 103F (39.44C) in Amarillo right now.
😯 man! Desert heat? surely? Sounds similar to parts of central Australia.
Houses are insulated against those temps, when it gets to -20 you throw an army blanket over your engine and the next day it usually starts up just fine. As far as anatomy, some parts of the body are not meant to be exposed to such temperatures...😂😂 I would suggest "The 2021 Texas Deep Freeze - A Failure on All Levels - A Retrospective & Analysis" by Alpheria
Cola Chess. First Check gets a sip. Check-mate gets the can. It's a thing, Adam. (kidding)😂
Checking in from Boston, Ma. The Blizzard of 78 is a good video to check out. I was 17 at the time and was a storm I’ll never forget. Heard the winter of 2015 in Boston was the snowiest.
The equation to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius is:
°C = (°F - 32) × 5/9
This means you subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit temperature, multiply the result by 5, and then divide by 9 to get the Celsius temperature.
That's the equation for teaching math, that's not how you do it quickly. No matter which you're converting to, you add 40, either multiply or divide by 1.8 (depending which way you're converting), and subtract 40 again. If you can multiply or divide by two, you can figure it in a blink.
The two scales are the same temp at -40°.
Celsius is stupid
@@minecraftfox4384idk if I’d say that. Technically it would make sense for freezing temp to be 0 rather than 32. If anything Fahrenheit is the weird one. It just looks really screwy when doing conversions but I think that’s mostly because Fahrenheit is screwy.
I’m from Boston, our average low temperature in January, its coldest month, is 22°F (-5.6°C). The average high temperature in January is 36°F (2.2°C). We also average about 56 inches of snow which is about 4.5 feet
I have lived in North Dakota and Minnesota my whole life. (In the cities on this list) What I don't think they tell you in this video is the wind chill on top of the low temperature. -45 degrees Fahrenheit can have the feel of negative -60 degrees. As far as the mass of snow. That just becomes your life half of the year. You shovel or snow blow or snow plow when you get home and before you leave for work. Be prepared to wake up early and be mmediately refrigerated outdoors. 😅
That’s one of the things that drives me crazy is the exclusion of windchill. It happens in every video I see covering this topic.
Hello! I'm an American who moved from the fairly temperate area of New Jersey to Minneapolisz MN.
I can testify that my first full winter in MN....was one of the coldest MN winters ever. In the winter of 2013/14, we went over 40 days straight with the temp being under zero. That year, we didn't have a ton of snow, but it didn't matter because what snow we got didn't melt because it was so cold.
Also we had two separate polar vortexes where the actual temp was -40 and the wind chill was -60.
Meanwhile , the winter of 2022-23 wasn't especially cold, but we got the most snow in the Twin Cities in over 100 years.
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Fargo is a fantastic movie...one of the ones I always stop and watch if I see it's on. I grew up in a town that had about 2-3 feet of snow per year, and it was so cold in our house that ice formed on the inside of my bedroom window, because we didn't have a great heating system.
Nice to see Grand Forks, North Dakota make the list. My dad had spent time stationed at the Air Base there, for a few years back in the early 1980s. He's a born-and-raised Southerner, so he definitely wasn't used to the cold or the snow in the winters up there.
Gotta love Adam cutting off Alexa when she's explaining how to convert F to C lol, then completely gets it wrong right away when trying to figure it out himself.
It's very nice to look at pictures of a place covered with snow. Once every couple of years I can look out my window and actually see snow. It is melted away by noon and that's how I like it here in Tucson Arizona, where we have 305 days of sun per year.
Now it happens that some years ago a roommate of mine move to St cloud Minnesota in January. When I dropped him off at the airport it was 72 degrees fahrenheit in Tucson. When he got to St cloud it was -42 degrees Fahrenheit. A shift of 114° in a single day. And later he told me yes it was cold.
I live in Minnesota(St.Paul). the coldest actual temp in my lifetime was -30 F . We also deal with a thing known as windchill, which is usually much harsher. Our houses are well insulated & with general precautions in the fall, pipes don't freeze. We have strong furnaces to keep up with keeping it warm inside. We drive out in any weather, just using common sense. The cars hopefully have a garage or the engine heaters & more recently remote turn on for engine heaters. The animals ( wildlife ) are not seen during the coldest times, they stay hunkered in the trees, ground dens, etc. You dress appropriately ( except for young men who are frequently wearing shorts no matter what).You go from heated building to car quickly wearing overcoats , boots etc. Remember, Canada is between us & the Arctic Circle & North Pole ! North Dakota in the East & Minnesota in the western part of the state is essentially flat so the wind has free rein for miles, so you get dirt mixed with the snow- generally referred to as snirt. Frigid is just another descriptive word for very cold.
You are only looking at the coldest cities, but weather varies in the US in the Fall. In Missouri we get falling sleet/ice too. Now that is nasty. It does get below the freezing point of 32 degrees to the -minus temps. When I was a young adult I had to walk since cars were getting stuck all over the place! I ended up on my butt and sliding down the hilly street (walk was impossible) then on my hands and knees until I found some dry snow to walk on. Icicles were hanging off of everyone's house gutters, really off anything. They looked like ice swords! However, our Falls are beautiful with all the colors of fall. It is not unusual for folks to go driving just to look at the trees turning colors because it is a beautiful sight. Trees are beginning to turn now! Gradually the temperatures are lowering and the nights are getting cool/cold a bit. This is the time of year I love to sit around a campfire with a pot of chili cooking on the campfire🤩
I live right by St. Cloud. Vals Hamburgers is a must stop place for fries and a burger when driving by. Vals Hamburgers!
I'm from Williston, ND. I grew up in this area and we're just used to it. The kids go outside for recess at school if it's warmer than -10 degrees F (-23.3 degrees C). We just plan and dress for it.
I lived in Williston, ND, (I think that was #4 on the video) for almost 3 years after living in California and on the east coast. Winters were definitely a shock, but if you dressed warmly and had good boots, it wasn't that bad. I did limit my outdoor time as much as possible in the winter. Each winter it got down to -35F (-37C) at some point and the coldest was -38F (-39C). I had to fly to Denver early one morning when it was -35. Taking off from the airport that morning definitely worried me, but it went OK. Even with an electric block heater on my car engine, the car barely started at -35F. Snow was a real problem as it never got above freezing, so snow just stayed on the ground and only disappeared as it s l o w l y e v a p o r a t e d into the dry air.
At work, we had to shovel snow as it accumulated and one night I was bored and decided to shovel snow since the day shift hadn't done it. I was working alone, so it was a very dumb idea. It was about -10F (-23C) and after about 15 minutes, I started feeling weak and nauseous. I staggered back inside and discovered that my face had turned purple and I was in the early stages of frostbite. If I had collapsed outside, I probably would have been dead when the day shift arrived. I never shoveled snow when I working alone at night again.
Strong winds were fairly common and since the snow was very fine and powdery, it blew everywhere. That's when you had a blizzard. I did step outside during a particularly bad blizzard and I couldn't see 10 feet. It would have been easy to lose track of buildings and get lost. People were very helpful. I misjudged where to cross the highway median one time and got stuck in about 2 feet of snow. By the time I managed to force my car door open and get out, I already had a half dozen pick up trucks stopped to help pull my car out of the snowbank. I was only delayed about 10 minutes. When conditions are that miserable and someone's in trouble, you stop to help because next time it might be you.
On the other hand, summers were quite lovely. Aside from the long cold winters, the isolation from other cities and poor shopping and restaurants, I enjoyed my time there. The people were the nicest I've met anywhere. However, three winters were enough and I got promoted to a job in a warmer area. I've never been back to Williston, but I'd like to go back. I left about 6 months before the oil boom hit. There was absolutely no indication that was coming when I left. The population tripled in just a few years and the stories I heard back then were insane. People surviving the winters living in their cars because there was no housing, etc.
Minnesota here and i love the cold here
When I was in the Army and stationed at Ft. Carson at Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1989, I believe it , around January the temperature was MINUS 20, with a WINDCHILL of MINUS 62... in 1992 I moved to South Carolina!! I grew up in Buffalo, NY which snows a lot too, so after dealing with cold and snow for 30 years, I decided it was time for plenty of sunshine! Since 1992, I think it might have snowed about 10-12 times... the northern states and out west get snow every year, we don't always get hurricanes, and when we do I live about an hour away from the coast, we do get a lot of rain and wind, but where I am, it's not too bad! The snow is pretty to look at, but now that we have computers, I can enjoy it it SC... 😊
I live in southern Idaho, and the temps recorded in recent times, since I’ve lived here in 2012, beat a lot of the ones listed. Same with heat, for the matching video. And the smaller towns and areas around where I live and work in, are even more extreme at times in cold and heat, mid-late 2010’s we were hitting -28F regularly for days to weeks at a time, that’s without windchill. With windchill out one job sites, flat open high desert, we were hitting -40 to almost -60 F based on temp and wind speed. And yeah we work outside, often unprotected/unheated or barely heated areas. All day long at times, from sun up in the dead of winter to pretty much sundown, not that long in winter, but that’s a long day, with the majority in the elements.
I grew up in Fargo and now live in Minnesota. The thing with the lists being different seems to be a difference in measuring coldest days vs year round temps. Fargo gets very cold in winter but will still get into the 90s (F) in summer. Duluth has Lake Superior so gets cold in winter but not as warm in summer because of the lake effect (temperature modulation by a large body of water). So, over the year it is colder but not as cold as some places on the lists in the winter. I agree with others posting that this isn't taking into effect windchill. That makes thing feel much, much colder then the Thermometer reading. Fargo and eastern ND is flat and the wind come barelling down from central Canada. I remember windchills of below -60 F. -40 is when they usually call off school for school kids but the colleges would need it to be a bit colder before they would call off school.
Clothing techniques are things like layers, thermal underwear and jeans that are actually lined with flannel. I gave a friend who lives in Alaska a pair of fleece lined leggings as a gift. Also the different lists use different criteria to choose the top, not just the 'coldest' but may use the coldest for longest or most snow or most days below 0 etc. So some towns might slide up or down a few spots on lists based on what exact criteria the list makers are using as 'the' one thing that makes them 'coldest'.
Four feet of snow annually is not that much. In northern New England we can get 1.5-2 feet of snow in a single storm.
The jeans are not regular jeans, they are lined with insulation. Plus many of the clothes have a reflective surface in the layers (unseen) that reflect your own infrared radiation back towards you. "Space" blankets work the same way but are only a fraction of a millimeter thick.
And we ALWAYS have a "white Christmas" here in San Diego... at the BEACH... in the warm sunshine on white sand... I lived with my growing family in Idaho for three years and it got down to -29F/-34C for a couple of days in a row. Coldest I've ever seen. The moisture in the oil line (outside above ground tank to inside furnace) froze and cut off the oil. The Base maintenance crews took days to add anti-freeze to all the tanks in base housing. The snow squeaked when you walked on it.
January 30 2019, -77F/-60.55C. We were the coldest place on the planet, colder than the surface of Mars.
Snow is pretty, and I love the changing of the seasons over a year. Winter feels like a fresh start. But, the bitter cold is miserable. Where I live, the jet stream drags arctic air directly over the valley, and the wind never stops. We often have more than a foot of snow on the ground before Halloween. February is our coldest month, but we never make these lists for some reason. Probably our low population. I'm 5 hours north of St. Cloud, 2 hours north of Fargo, one hour from Grand Forks, less than 100 miles from the Canadian border. What makes the weather here so wild is that we see temps and humidity similar to the American south in summer. 95F/35C in summer, -50F/-45.55C in winter.
Yes Duluth as a coldest city is a bit of a misnomer. The massive, and deep Lake Superior, acts as an air of conditioner of sorts in the summertime. It also keeps communities on its shores warmer in the winter. About two hours north of Duluth Minnesota's record cold of -60 fahrenheit was registered, I was there, and yes that is brutally cold. If you are dressed properly in cold weather gear -Fahrenheit can be pleasant. That, however goes immediately out the window if you become damp, wet, or exposed to even a moderate wind. For my level of tolerance, I don't notice much difference after -20. Short term exposure is tolerable, but if exposed to moisture, or wind you are in danger.
Here in Philadelphia, 27°F is cold, but the coldest it's ever been here while I've lived here is -15°F/ -26°C. Anything lower and we don't come out until it goes up until at least -5° or higher.
Buildings in states where they could freeze usually wrap/insulate the pipes where they're vulnerable to the weather. The snow in some places stays until spring thaw because it's too cold for the snow to melt.
In Fairbanks we would plug our cars in to a battery blanket and block heater when it got really cold. In South Dakota people with diesels would do the same but I never had to. The "special" clothing is just layering winter clothing. You may notice that, in winter, most people just wear their normal cloths with a coat. Here in Colorado it gets cold but the amount of snow can be crazy. Our street crews are well equipped to clear the streets, though. What I've learned so far: carry a decent shovel in your car, dress like you have to walk, and carry extra clothes such as a hat, face mask, and gloves just in case.
We live in South Carolina so we don't see much snow but my sister was born in Fairbanks Alaska on Christmas eve, me and the rest of my siblings were born in the South, my mom said my sister's birth was the easiest because her whole body was numb from the cold.
😂😂😂😂😂 Now, that was funny!
Others stated -40 degrees is identical for both F and C.
Freezing point of waters is 0 C and 32 F
Boiling point of water is 100 C and 212 F
Formulas for conversion are as follows:
C=5/9 F-32 or F=9/5 C+32
Ballpark figure (close enough but not exact) use C=0.5F-32 or F=2C+32
Easier to calculate in your head if you get rid of the fractions.
Take 70F as an example. Using ballpark estimation, half of 70 is 35, 35-32= 3C, actual conversion 350/9=39, 39-32=7C.
Take 25C as an example. Using ballpark estimation, twice 25 is 50, 50+32=82F, actual conversion 225/5=55, 55+32=87F.
Hope this helps everyone make quick conversions.
Been to Fairbanks in the winter. Refreshing.
Living in St Cloud Minnesota 5 years ago (2019) we reach a low of -40F. We were disappointed we didn't break the record low. Figured since it was so cold we should at least have something to show for it. lol
During that week where we were -30 to -40 while at work I needed to start up my car 3 times a day to let it run. Had to do this to make certain the battery wouldn't freeze
In Fargo (where my parents are from) the winds that blow across the extremely flat lands where snow and dirt blow creating blizzard snow drifts named snirt
In Duluth Minnesota the University has tunnels connecting all the builds and skywalks connecting all of downtown. It is possible to stay indoors for the entire winter season lol
The coldest temperature I ever experienced was here in Chicago at -27 degrees. It was during a blizzard, so with the wind chill it felt like about -50 degrees. On bare skin it feels like needles are prickling you. Literally you are cold the minute you step outside no matter how much you bundle up. You can get frostbite in like 20 minutes. I spilled a little Cola on my down coat and it froze before it could run down the surface of my coat. Also, the snow was almost 2 feet deep, with snow drifts reaching up to my hips! It was unforgettable.
Ive always thought that my area was the worst for winter...I'm in Rochester, NY. Its upstate ny right on lake ontario, an hour east of Buffalo. In the 80s and 90s we would regularly get over 120 inches of snow, with temps routinely below 0. For the last decade tho, we really havent seen those kinda numbers. It varies ALOT now. A few years ago, we didn't see our first snowfall until January!! And thats mental, totally unheard of! Weve seen snow as early as October (before Halloween), and as late as April or May! If ur into winter sports, my area is great for ski resorts. Im not into winter sports, so i dont know what my excuse is for sticking around here!!😂
I was born in Minnesota and lived in the northern USA until 1986. I survived the blizzard of 1878 near Lake Erie and a few blizzards near Boston, MA in the '80s. My father's job took us to the Dallas/Fort Worth region of Texas in 1986. I do not miss the snow days off from school or work in the meantime. I've lived in TX, CA, and GA since then. The summer heat is a bit much, but it's better than the alternative.