Rex Trulove
In many places, the weather is already turning cold and blustery. Here in Montana, it didn’t get above freezing yesterday (32 F / 0 C) and there is a light dusting of snow on the ground this morning under overcast skies.
This weather might sound a tad bleak and perhaps the weather in your location is similar. However, one way to make your weather seem a bit better is to consider the weather in another location.
Try this. It is the current weather for Admundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. Keep in mind that this is late spring in Antarctica and today in Admundsen-Scott South Pole Station, it is a very nice day…for them.
Indeed, they have bright, sunny skies and there is very light east by northeast winds of only 18 mph. The current temperature is a balmy -27 F / -33 C. The windchill isn’t bad, either. It is -59 F / -50.5 C.
Now, doesn’t that sound like nice ‘shorts and tank top’ weather? Believe it or not, sunburn is a very real danger for any exposed flesh in this place. The ever-present snow reflects and intensifies the sun’s rays.
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Question of
What is the coldest weather you’ve ever experienced?
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Above freezing
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around freezing (32 F / 0 C)
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Cold (0 F / -20 C)
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Bitter cold (-20 F / -30 C or below)
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Question of
What are the coldest temperatures you’ve ever experienced?
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above freezing (32 F / 0 C)
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below freezing but not really cold
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cold (around 0 F / -20 C)
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bitter cold (-20 F / -30 C or below)
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Question of
Does it surprise you that people can get sunburns when it is below zero?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Are you surprised that a person can get a sunburn at temperatures below freezing?
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Yes
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No
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I have heard of people getting burned with the bitter cold. They say it hurts as bad if not worse as a summer burn.
I suppose that it depends on the severity, but it definitely hurts. A lot of folks get a surprise when they go out skiing or such on a cold, overcast day and come home to find out that they are sunburned.
I haven’t experienced snow but my richer cousins used to regularly go to Mt Ruapehu to go skiing and I remember one year they got sunburnt one day.
One of the worst sunburns I’ve ever had was one I got during a snowstorm when I was 10. I played outside in it all day and it was the one day I also forgot my goggles. My face and my eyes were sunburned and for several hours, I had snow blindness. It was quite uncomfortable and frightening.
The weather here in Lake Charles is the high 50s. I am thankful for that. I realize that some people go through weather conditions and they have to tough it out.
Once this cold weather passes through, we are supposed to have a day that reaches 50, around mid-week. The following week, it looks like another cold snap will be moving through.
The cold weather will last in the Lake Charles area until the beginning of the weekend.
Nice way to change attitude to one’s local weather! I experienced – 26C the coldest.
That is undeniably cold, Natalya. It is still hard to grasp late spring temperatures about that cold, with an 18 mile an hour wind, don’t you think?
Cold and cool temperatures with strong wind are felt even colder. Our late winter and spring are also windy, hate it!
I know what you mean. In February 2014, we had a temperature of -44 F and a steady wind of 20 mph. That isn’t a strong wind but it gave us a windchill of -80 F. It wasn’t fun.
Good tip! I’m actually freezing at 10°c hahah I’m just not made for cold weather!
I know a large number of people who feel that way, Mary. The funny thing is that people really do get used to it. That is different than learning to like it. LOL One of our pastors and his wife moved to Montana from Arizona. The wife thought she’d hate the tremendous cold we get during most winters, but it turns out that it is mostly the snow and ice that bothers her the most, mostly because it is difficult to walk on at times.