-25 Fahrenheit
Back
in early December 2010 there was a blog entry that
discussed the love-hate-love relationship with the
Minnesota Winter (The
paradox of the Minnesota winter...).
This morning the temperature dipped to -25 degrees
Fahrenheit. That falls squarely in the "hate"
category, although it does have a certain scientific
curiosity.
Weather this cold has some very unique properties.
You can take a cup of coffee and launch the coffee in
the air and it will freeze before it hits the ground.
Also, because the air is so dense, all kinds of
ground effects occur with exhausts fumes. Animals
continue about their business and almost seem unaware
of how cold it is. However, the dog didn't care for
it. It was impossible to keep the car warm.
This photo was taken at 6:30 in the morning. It was
the only bank that had a working clock/thermometer,
as the cold weather made the other electronic signs
fail.
But outside of the science, weather this cold kind of
sucks.