To tell the truth, it wasn't too bad today...sunny and 7C. Last week was a bit hard on everyone...we had 3 straight days of -18C to -21C (-4F to -10F for my American cousins) with windchill putting it down toward -30C (-24F or so).
A quick conversion for Celsius to Farenheit:
2 X degrees in Celsius + 32 = degrees in Farenheit
This is not exact, but it will give you the basic temp to within a couple of degrees. Celsius (also called Centigrade) and Farenheit read the same when the temp reaches -40 degrees. Or, we could use this chart:
All temps in degrees Farenheit:
70 - Texans turn on the heat and unpack thermal underwear.
Canadians go swimming in the lake.
60 - North Carolinians try to turn on the heat.
Canadians plant gardens.
50 - Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Canadians go sunbathing.
40 - Italian and English cars won't start.
Canadians drive with their windows down.
32 - Distilled water freezes.
Lake Superior's water gets thicker.
20 - Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wooly hats.
Canadians throw on a flannel shirt.
15 - New York landlords finally turn on the heat.
Canadians have a last barbeque before it gets cold.
0 - People in Miami stop moving.
Canadians go around licking flagpoles for fun.
-20 - Californians fly away to Mexico.
Canadians get out winter coats.
-40 - Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Guides of Canada sell cookies door to door.
-60 - Polar bears begin to evacuate the arctic.
Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.
-80 - Mt. St. Helens freezes.
Canadians rent videos.
-100 - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw their beer kegs.
-297 - Microbial life no longer survives in dairy products.
Canadian cows complain about farmers with cold hands.
-460 (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale) - All atomic motion stops.
Canadians greet each other with "Cold, eh?"
-500 - Hell freezes over.
The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup (this is Nerd4hires favourite one!!)
