Bud Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Depending on your location, "cold" weather means different things to different people. What do you consider cold? Link to comment
Husker Red Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I always thought single digits and below is COLD. 30 and sunny feel balmy after a week of 5 and below. However, I did take a motorcycle ride south from San Francisco one time, and returning along that ridge in the fog at 50 degrees was positively bone chilling. Took me three days to warm up after that. Link to comment
SageRider Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Motorcycle related: anything which can put ice on the road.... In general: When in SoCal: 50s or below... In Minden: 20 or below... Link to comment
tallman Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Motorcycle related: anything which can put ice on the road.... In general: When in SoCal: 50s or below... In Minden: 20 or below... Any condition you aren't dressed properly for and you get cold when riding. Link to comment
Jerry_75_Guy Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 ....However, I did take a motorcycle ride south from San Francisco one time, and returning along that ridge in the fog at 50 degrees was positively bone chilling. Took me three days to warm up after that. "The coldest Winter I ever spent was a Summer in San Francisco" (incorrect attributed to Mr. S. Clemens) Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 When I went to undergrad in Fargo twenty years ago, winters were serious stuff. In January of my freshman year we had a couple of weeks where the daytime highs never exceeded 15F below zero; nighttime lows were around 30F below. I had several friends who hailed from rural farming communities, and whenever the weather got like this they'd cancel plans to go home for the weekend: if you slid off or your car broke down on one of these seldom-patrolled rural roads, there was a pretty good chance you'd freeze to death before anyone found you. During one of these insane cold snaps we took soapy water and went outside on a calm day and blew bubbles. At first the bubbles rose because they were filled with warm air, but they quickly cooled off and sank; if they didn't pop on the way down, they froze, and gently settled into a little wad of super-thin ice-film. Kinda Shortly after I started grad school in Madison, Wisconsin, I laughed at the local news one night when they spoke of firefighters "braving 20-degree temps" to fight a fire. Now here in Ann Arbor, winters are even more mild than in Madison. Normal daytime highs in mid-January are in the upper 20's, though the occasional cold snap (one is expected later this week) can bring nighttime lows down to around zero. OTOH, heat waves have shown us mid-winter daytime highs in the 50's before. Supposedly the large number of freeze/thaw cycles per season has a lot to do with why Michigan has such crappy roads. So when people around here gripe about bitter cold, I just kinda chuckle to myself... Link to comment
Nice n Easy Rider Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Depending on your location, "cold" weather means different things to different people. What do you consider cold? I guess for me it depends on how well my brain is functioning. Rode into work this AM and it was 29F. About 1/2 mile from home my brain started to wake up (it was 7:15 AM) and said "You might cut down some of that wind chill if you raised the windscreen!" About 6 miles later my brain cleared a few more of the cobwebs out and said "Your hands and butt might be a little more comfortable if you would turn the heaters on". Supposed to get down to 14F by Friday so maybe by then my brain will get its act in gear BEFORE we leave the house. In any case i think I'll be able to handle 15F or above for my relatively short (10 mile) commute to work. Link to comment
bakerzdosen Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Reminds me of my first trip to Anchorage. In February at night (which is the majority of the time in February). I came out of the airport donning my puffy down jacket and thought, well, this isn't THAT cold. The week prior in rural Pennsylvania seemed a bit worse to me. And then I saw two native guys walk by in shorts and light jackets. Cold is definitely relative. Right now, cold is below freezing, but I've been in situations where I froze my butt off at 75°F and where it didn't seem cold down to the teens. Link to comment
SageRider Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I caught a show on the weather channel (remember when it was primarily about the weather???) showing a guy up in Barrow, Alaska that walks around all winter (at -20F) in just a tee-shirt. Most of the long time residents are dressed only slightly warmer. If one has the will and the environment, I guess one can adapt to nearly anything.... Link to comment
Knifemaker Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 When I shiver...........and say Burr..............no matter what the thermometer says..... Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Reminds me of my first trip to Anchorage. In February at night (which is the majority of the time in February). I came out of the airport donning my puffy down jacket and thought, well, this isn't THAT cold. The week prior in rural Pennsylvania seemed a bit worse to me. And then I saw two native guys walk by in shorts and light jackets. Late fall at school was always amusing. New students from warmer climes - the middle east, southeast Asia - would put on heavy down parkas when the temps got down into the 40's. I wonder what they did when it got cold out. Link to comment
Joel Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 If there's no wind, I start to notice when it gets lower than 20. In the wind, anything below 40. As I get older, I seem to notice it more. :frown: Moving to a windier place hasn't helped. Link to comment
tobyzusa Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Depends greatly on the humidity. 40 degrees with very high humidity can feel colder than 25 with low humidity. Link to comment
russell_bynum Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Below 72 degrees. +1 Link to comment
Boone60 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Mitch, The bubbles video was super. Thanks. For me I start getting cranky about the cold when it gets down to around 10 below zero F. Yesterday it was around 10 degrees above F, and I was outside doing some chores with just a t-shirt on, but I usually pull a coat on. Link to comment
Hermes Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 When my eyelids and nostrils freeze (around minus 30 C). Link to comment
Rocer Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Motorcycle related: anything which can put ice on the road.... In general: When in SoCal: 50s or below... In Minden: 20 or below... Michael - here in Minden ON (now I have to convert from C) we'll be running -20F daytime and -24F or so night time for about three days this week. I'm thinking changing postal code for zip code. Paul Link to comment
Les is more Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Chilly days at our house (admittedly not very chilly by national standards) are announced with the phrase "All balls up". We have one of those Galilean Thermometers. Link to comment
SageRider Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Michael - here in Minden ON (now I have to convert from C) we'll be running -20F daytime and -24F or so night time for about three days this week Glad you are finally warming up some! Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Chilly days at our house (admittedly not very chilly by national standards) are announced with the phrase "All balls up". I sometimes go by the same policy, but I don't have one of those fancy thermometers... Link to comment
RichEdwards Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 When I was a L.I., New York resident, 30 degrees and below was cold. Now a Florida resident, I'm with Woody. Below 72 means I have to consider something other than a mesh jacket when I ride. But those cold winter temps (like 50 and 60) mean I get an opportunity to meet friendly Canadians and Michiganders who wisely flock to Florida in Jan. and Feb. Link to comment
SANTA Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 i'm good in a t-shirt down to about -10c, and then have to start adding layers... we usually get wind with our cold so the heat loss goes up quickly and -30c is not fun anymore... yeah i'm getting old, let the young bucks go snowmobiling at -25c, they can have it. Link to comment
ollka Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Cold for motorcycling is anything below +1c bacause its getting icy and the mirrors get frost. Otherwise early winter with open sea, -10c is on the limit to bear, late winter with frozen sea, -30c is getting cold. My home is by latitude 60. Link to comment
Rocer Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 ollka 44' 57" here and about as cold but you've got the vodka thing down pat. Link to comment
bimmers Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Skiing takes over when it gets cold and the poles have no heaters and the jackets are usually not heated (can be nowadays) The wind is the killer though, skiing a little less speed than on bike, the other killer is moist. Coldest I ever have been was in NYC on a wintry morning with strong winds pushing up the avenues...........much colder than even in the military final war practice at -40F (or -40C) I survived both and now I know why I do not live in the colder regions anymore. I have heard that they in Finland (and some other northern regions) cheer the global warming as the country is becoming inhabitable again............ Link to comment
hexairheadbeemerguy Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I drive semi tankers up into northern Alberta, B.C. & sometimes the North West Territories. Coldest experience was -48C, with the wind chill it was -60C. Even with the winter front the engine only got warm, you wear most of your clothes when you sleep in the bunk. (Proof reading this post "Damn, I admit to this?") Link to comment
Hermes Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I spoke to a local lawyer here and he says, when he puts his hands into his own pockets (rather then his clients), he considers it cold. Sorry for that Ghaverkamp. Link to comment
Rob_Mayes Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 When I won't ride. Below 40 degrees. Link to comment
Bud Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 When I won't ride. Below 40 degrees. Hey Rob, It is 12 right now in SOUTHERN Illinois. I won't ride either. Link to comment
Bud Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 0.6 degrees here right now and I think it is cold. Link to comment
Mike Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 A bit cool this morning at our house: -10 farenheit. However, my son's going to school in Grand Forks, ND and the temperature there was -34 a couple of days ago. I consider that cold. The coldest absolute temperatures I've experienced have been in the -40 to -50 range (Fairbanks, AK and Plattsburgh, NY). However, it's been my experience that anything below zero farenheit pretty much feels the same . . . COLD. Still I have to say, after the initial shock it's not all that bad. You just adjust your apparel and the length of exposure as best you can. Link to comment
RichEdwards Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Frost warning for Florida tomorrow. Link to comment
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