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At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« on: July 17, 2011, 12:29:10 AM »
Just out of interest, I know when people are acclimatised to their local area they feel the cold and hot at different temperatures. Just wondering how everyone else feels about these temps.

Here's my example for how most locals around here would feel:
100F - Ridiculously Hot
95 F - Very Hot
90 F - Really Hot
80 F - Warm
70 F - Pleasant Temperature
65 F - Pleasant
60 F - Pleasant, a little cool if there is a breeze
55 F - Cool
50 F - Chilly
45 F - Cold
40 F - Cold
35 F - Very Cold
30 F - Freezing Cold
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MY AREA IN JULY:
- Chilly mornings (anything between 30 F and 45 F mostly)
- Pleasant days (anything between 60 F and 70 F mostly)
- Dry, low humidity
- Very little rainfall (usually not much more than 2 inches)

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2011, 12:51:10 AM »
   This pretty much sums it up for me.  But the older I get the more unpredictible will be how uncomfortable the temp is...especially cold.  Tolerate cold a bit more still.  Not as easy a question as first seems!

     100+  =    Way too hot
       95    =   Miserably hot
      90     =    Uncomforably hot
      80     =    warm
      70     =    Pleasantly nice!  (70-75 is perfection!!!)
      60     =    Stimulatingly nice
      50     =    coolish
      40     =    cold
      30     =    really cold
      25     =    Very cold!
      20     =    Penetratingly cold
      15     =    Freezing cold
   below 0=   Frigid

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2011, 01:15:59 AM »
Just out of interest, I know when people are acclimatised to their local area they feel the cold and hot at different temperatures. Just wondering how everyone else feels about these temps.

Here's my example for how most locals around here would feel:
100F - Ridiculously Hot
95 F - Very Hot
90 F - Really Hot
80 F - Warm
70 F - Pleasant Temperature
65 F - Pleasant
60 F - Pleasant, a little cool if there is a breeze
55 F - Cool
50 F - Chilly
45 F - Cold
40 F - Cold
35 F - Very Cold
30 F - Freezing Cold

100F - Take longer frequent breaks Hot
95 F - Take frequent breaks Hot
90 F - Hot
80 F - Warm
70 F - Pleasant Temperature
65 F - Pleasant
60 F - Pleasant, a little cool if there is a breeze
55 F - Cool
50 F - Chilly
45 F - Cold
40 F - Cold
35 F - Very Cold, Stay inside a lot
30 F - Ridiculously Cold, stay inside!
<30F - Move

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 01:25:48 AM »
100+  Very Hot
90      Hot,swimming weather
80      Warm, but nice
70      Comfortable
60-65 PERFECT!!
55      Pleasant
50      Cool, crisp, and comfortable
40      Chilly, firewood weather
30      A little cold, but not unbearable
20      Cold
10      Pretty nippy!
0>x    Very cold
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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2011, 01:48:27 AM »
115 F+ Words cannot describe!  :twisted:
110 F- Very Hot
100 F - Hot
90 F - Surprisingly comfortable
80 F - Paradise on Earth  \:D/
70 F - Nice
65 F-  Fall is in the air
60 F - Cool
55 F - Winter in Vegas  :-P
50 F - Chilly
40 F - Cold
30 F - Very Cold
< 30F - Freezing Cold...Protect those sprinkler systems!  #-o
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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 05:10:10 AM »
I can handle most anything between 45 and 75.  25 to 45, you just put a few more clothes on.  75 to 85 I can deal with for a while if there's a breeze and it isn't too humid.  Below 25 or above 85, I don't function too well.

Now if I could only find a place where the temps were always between 45 and 75 all year long with low humidity - rural, no neighbors for at least a 1/2 mile, cell service, DSL, near enough to a town to make getting supplies easy...............


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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2011, 05:56:13 AM »

Cold < 65F

Hot > 75F

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2011, 06:00:37 AM »
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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2011, 07:33:00 AM »
I use to think that 100 was hot but since three tours in Iraq, where daytime temperatures can reach 170, I don't complain about those too much. During the winter months you have the rain and the cold and at night it can get down to around 15 degrees. So a wide range of temperatures. Still over 100 is uncomfortable, and I an fine with anything cold, love it.


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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2011, 10:08:03 AM »
I have posted this before.  It addresses the cold. But thing like today.  It is ugly.   9 am- heat index of 97F.


THE MINNESOTA TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART

>60 Above
>New Jerseyites try to turn on the heat
>People in Minn. plant gardens

>50 Above
>Californians shiver uncontrollably
>People in Minn. sunbathe

>40 Above
>Italian and English cars won't start
>People in Minn. drive with the windows down

>32 Above
>Distilled water freezes
>Lake Mille Lacs water gets thicker

>20 Above
>Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and woolly hats
>People in Minn. throw on a flannel shirt

>15 Above
>Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat
>People in Minn. have the last cookout before it gets too cold

>Zero
>People in Miami all die
>Minnesotans lick the flagpole

>20 Below
>Iowans fly away to Mexico
>People in MN get out their winter coats

>40 Below
>Hollywood disintegrates
>The Girl Scouts in MN are selling cookies door to door

>60 Below
>Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic
>MN Boy Scouts postpone "winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough

>80 Below
>Mt. St. Helen's freezes
>People in MN rent some videos

>100 Below
>Santa Claus abandons the North Pole
>Minnesotans get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg

>297 Below
>Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products
>Cows in MN complain about farmers with cold hands

>460 Below
>All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin Scale)
>People in MN start saying "cold nuff for ya?" 

>500 Below
>Hell freezes over
>The Minnesota Vikings win the Super Bowl .



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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2011, 10:17:39 AM »
For me the perfect temp is 62 in direct sunlight. Out of that sunlight and I start to get cold. What can I say, Florida blood.
Hot temps don't affect me at all. 90 to 100 is just fine. I may sweat a bit more but it's ok. Now anything below 60, brrr. Below freezing I find it hard to get by.
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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2011, 10:31:42 AM »
I have posted this before.  It addresses the cold. But thing like today.  It is ugly.   9 am- heat index of 97F.
THE MINNESOTA TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
>60 Above
>New Jerseyites try to turn on the heat
>People in Minn. plant gardens
>50 Above
>Californians shiver uncontrollably
>People in Minn. sunbathe
>40 Above
>Italian and English cars won't start
>People in Minn. drive with the windows down
>32 Above
>Distilled water freezes
>Lake Mille Lacs water gets thicker
>20 Above
>Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and woolly hats
>People in Minn. throw on a flannel shirt
>15 Above
>Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat
>People in Minn. have the last cookout before it gets too cold
>Zero
>People in Miami all die
>Minnesotans lick the flagpole
>20 Below
>Iowans fly away to Mexico
>People in MN get out their winter coats
>40 Below
>Hollywood disintegrates
>The Girl Scouts in MN are selling cookies door to door
>60 Below
>Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic
>MN Boy Scouts postpone "winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough
>80 Below
>Mt. St. Helen's freezes
>People in MN rent some videos
>100 Below
>Santa Claus abandons the North Pole
>Minnesotans get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg
>297 Below
>Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products
>Cows in MN complain about farmers with cold hands
>460 Below
>All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin Scale)
>People in MN start saying "cold nuff for ya?" 
>500 Below
>Hell freezes over
>The Minnesota Vikings win the Super Bowl .
    That is funny....really funny!!! =D&gt; =D&gt; =D&gt; :lol: :lol: :lol: =D&gt; \:D/

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2011, 09:13:31 AM »
I find it interesting that most of you find the temperatures to be cold around the same time as here.
Considering most of you get temps to 0 F in your winter, I didn't expect most to find 40 - 50 F to be cold & chilly as well.
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MY AREA IN JULY:
- Chilly mornings (anything between 30 F and 45 F mostly)
- Pleasant days (anything between 60 F and 70 F mostly)
- Dry, low humidity
- Very little rainfall (usually not much more than 2 inches)

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2011, 09:49:40 AM »
VA Weather Observer,

"since three tours in Iraq, where daytime temperatures can reach 170"

Is this a typo?!?!

George

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2011, 10:00:33 AM »
That made me look. I was surprised to see Canada's high, wow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2011, 10:54:56 AM »
35C way too hot
30C Hot enough for ya?
25C hammock weather
20C warm if you're moving
15C a warm day this summer (2011); cool any other summer
10C warm in winter; cool in summer
5C cool
0C should have covered the car windshield
-5C should have drained the irrigation pipes
-10C what is this, Saskatchewan?

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2011, 02:15:05 PM »
I am with neondesert. His temps are about spot on to what i'm used to here in central TX. 90 is just a normal day--has to be 100+ to be hot. 105+ to be uncomfortable.  And anything much below 60-70 is brrr cold  :-)

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2011, 02:54:08 PM »
  45 degrees warm, 50 degees baking and -30  just rigth.

-60 bit on the cool side.

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2011, 08:31:57 PM »
>80F Miserable
60-70F Comfortable for light work
40-50'sF Aches & Pains weather (Dampness)
<30F Firewood splitting, heavy labor comfortable
(I still sweat in only my shirt sleeves doing heavy labor pretty easy down into the teens once I've aclimated to winter here.)
0-10F Comfortable without wind, clears sinus problems
<0F Cold

When I get cold, that's all that happens outside of some aches from Arthur.  My problem is when I get hot I feel down right sick.   :sad:



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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2011, 09:40:40 PM »
>80F Miserable
60-70F Comfortable for light work
40-50'sF Aches & Pains weather (Dampness)
<30F Firewood splitting, heavy labor comfortable
(I still sweat in only my shirt sleeves doing heavy labor pretty easy down into the teens once I've aclimated to winter here.)
0-10F Comfortable without wind, clears sinus problems
<0F Cold

When I get cold, that's all that happens outside of some aches from Author.  My problem is when I get hot I feel down right sick.   :sad:


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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #20 on: July 20, 2011, 11:10:46 PM »

What do you do for medical help when you're working on project Suntan Beach?

I use my patented red inter-cooled shirt as seen in the photo.  It has tiny hollow micro fibers with 60°F water circulating through them.  Problem is due to the umbilical tubes I have to stay within 200' of the space ship as it uses a heat exchanger and the AC compressor on the space ship.  Also leaving my 5000 hp turbine engine idling to drive the compressor gets expensive at today's fuel prices.

I'm watching E-bay for a used space suit to show up from NASA in the coming weeks.  No more cold water umbilical needed.   \:D/
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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2011, 03:42:16 PM »
Below 73, and it's noticeably cool. Below 60 and it's noticeably brisk. Below 54 (I am weird this way), and I've got a jacket on.

Above 75, and it's decently warm. Above 80, and I start sweating. Above 90 and I want to find water and shade.

Anything over 100, and you won't find me outside.


If you want to get extreme, last winter in Portales, NM, I remember having to go to class at 2 in the afternoon...it was -2*F.  

And I've always loved the winter time.
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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2011, 07:41:09 PM »
Temps without any relationship to DewPt don't mean a whole a lot, especially in hotter areas.

A 115°F day in Phoenix in June with RH around 7-10% is really not that bad.  Much much better than say 85°F in Georgia with DewPt's in the high 70°F's.

Sure it is hot, but when you get into a vehicle (190°F), lower the windows, turn on the AIR, and drive to end of the street is already getting comfortable.  Try that when you are somewhere with real high DewPt's, you may never get the vehicle cooled down.

The other day, Iowa was having 101°F with Heat Indexes in the mid-130's... It was "ONLY" 108°F and it was a lot more comfortable than there or just about anywhere in the mid-west.

We like it hot in AZ... it keeps the population down.  Can you imagine if we had winter weather here year round, there would be 90million people living in the state.  The Snowbirds are bad enough when they are here now.

We are now in our "Monsoon" but it has been fairly dry so far with DewPts dropping below 60°F on a regular basis.  No fun lightning at night and next to no rain, but it has been fairly comfortable this summer compared with most of the midwest lately.

I can imaging what people in the midwest think when they see us having a high of 119°F.... Armageddon ??  We had one of those the other day... RH was 7% in PHX that day.  Hot, but not that bad.

Temps without RH, DewPt can be very misleading.
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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2011, 07:47:06 PM »
Temps without any relationship to DewPt don't mean a whole a lot, especially in hotter areas.

A 115°F day in Phoenix in June with RH around 7-10% is really not that bad.  Much much better than say 85°F in Georgia with DewPt's in the high 70°F's.

Sure it is hot, but when you get into a vehicle (190°F), lower the windows, turn on the AIR, and drive to end of the street is already getting comfortable.  Try that when you are somewhere with real high DewPt's, you may never get the vehicle cooled down.

The other day, Iowa was having 101°F with Heat Indexes in the mid-130's... It was "ONLY" 108°F and it was a lot more comfortable than there or just about anywhere in the mid-west.

We like it hot in AZ... it keeps the population down.  Can you imagine if we had winter weather here year round, there would be 90million people living in the state.  The Snowbirds are bad enough when they are here now.

We are now in our "Monsoon" but it has been fairly dry so far with DewPts dropping below 60°F on a regular basis.  No fun lightning at night and next to no rain, but it has been fairly comfortable this summer compared with most of the midwest lately.

I can imaging what people in the midwest think when they see us having a high of 119°F.... Armageddon ??  We had one of those the other day... RH was 7% in PHX that day.  Hot, but not that bad.

Temps without RH, DewPt can be very misleading.

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Re: At what temperatures do you consider it to be Cold or Hot?
« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2011, 11:02:22 PM »
Now if I could only find a place where the temps were always between 45 and 75 all year long with low humidity - rural, no neighbors for at least a 1/2 mile, cell service, DSL, near enough to a town to make getting supplies easy...............

PM me if you find such a place.  :-)
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