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Originally posted by DrGuile@Jan 22 2003, 12:42 PM
Conditions actuelles
Aéroport de Dorval
Nuageux. Faible averse de neige Émises: Mercredi 22 janvier, 12:00 HNE
Plafond 3400 pi. Visibilité 19 km
Température -23°C Temp. ressentie -38°C
Pt. rosée -30°C Hum. rel. 52%
Vents 41 km/h O Rafales 54 km/h
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for those of you who dont speak "metric"
This says that at noon today, it was -10F, with winds at up to 34mph, which gives a "felt" temperature of -36F
....-36F for fuck sake!
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Yeah, it's funny to watch all them southerners suffering when it gets near freezing... not ready for it, I guess.
Suppose to warm up a bit overnight, maybe only -30 with the wind tomorrow. :-)
The best way to explain the cold is this: I drive a Golf Diesel (at near $4cdn for a gallon of gas, there is some practical to be had in this). I went out last night, picked up some things, and grabbed a coffee on the way around. I decide to pull over and enjoy the coffee for a few minutes.
I sat in the car, with the engine running, and watched the temperature guage slowly drop down to cold again in about 10 minutes - and it was still running!
That's cold. :-)
Alex