In message , Dave Ludlow
writes
+7 °C Exceptionally mild
+6 to +7 °C Exceptionally mild
+4 to +5 °C Very mild
+2 to +3 °C Mild
-1 to +1 °C Normal
-2 to -3 °C Rather cold
-4 to -5 °C Cold
-5 °C Very cold


On a similar note, my partner, who is Brazilian, considers the British
weather thus...

+30°C Hot(ish)
30°C to 25°C Warm
25°C to 20°C Normal
20°C to 15°C Mild
15°C to 10°C Cool
10°C to 5°C Cold
5°C to 0°C "Freezing"
sub-0°C "I'm going home to mother"

On a similar tack, I have a theory that our personal comfort levels in
relation to air temperature is dependent upon the time of year we were
born (particularly those of us who are pre-central heating!). For
example, I was born in December 1946 and spent my first months in a pram
in an unheated hallway!

I joined the RAF in late 1962 and spent that winter in a wooden hut with
just a pot-bellied coal stove for heating! So it is not surprising that
I thoroughly enjoyed my 2 years in northern Labrador (where -40°C is not
uncommon).

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Zak

"Will Hand" wrote in message
...
It's about four and three quarters isn't it ? :-)

Seriously, that's a good point Dave and rather sad in a way that in our
warmer
climate they may never will unless they go on holiday to somewhere high.

Will.
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Well I'm off to Lillehammer on the 7th February so should get to experience
some cold there.

Adam

Your Raynaud's statement was brought to my attention and I thought that
you may be interested in a great thing that just happened to me.
I was diagnosed with Raynaud's about 15 years ago and the last couple
of years have been hell since I work in the operating room. Our weather
in Northern California isn't as bad as yours but we do get into single
digits at times but work is the real problem. The usual drugs used for
Raynaud's cause my blood pressure to drop to extreme lows so they're
out. I was on the brink of having to go on total disability when I
convinced my doctor to let me try Viagra. It is wonderful for the
condition and I have warm hands and feet at work for the first time in
years.
I guess there would be distracting effects for a male but ladies could
really benefit from this. Thank God I work with enough good urologists
with lots of samples so I guess I have to work a few more years!!
Just a thought.
Veleda
Keith (Southend) wrote:
Graham P Davis wrote:
John Hall wrote:

In article ,
Graham P Davis writes:
Everton Fox this morning has said it's going to be "very cold", "bitterly
cold", "raw", with temperatures of 5 degrees. That used to be the normal
maximum for January when I was young, and it's still only a couple of
degrees below normal.
To be fair, when I went to get my morning paper at about 8am, though the
temperature was only around freezing there was a very strong NE wind,
and I felt _much_ colder than I did four or five days ago when we had
that sharp frost and it was around -4C.

It's a bit nippy in the breeze but "bitterly cold" means losing the feeling
in hands and ears after a few minutes walk. No way is it that cold.


If you suffered with Raynaud's like me 'Bitterly Cold' could mean
anything under 18c :-)

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Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net