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Jane S

What do you consider cold weather?

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  • 10697
    Hmm... -10 is a tad on the chilly side.  As a native Californian, I consider anything below 25F as cold. 

    I have seen it below 0 here on a few occasions (no wind chill), and have had to dig out of/drive through 4+ feet of snow a few times (which sucks when it's 6-10 F out and frozen solid).
      January 20, 2025 9:55 AM MST
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  • 11250
    Even as a Minnesotan, I haven't seen four feet of snow. But maybe that's because we are equipped to deal with it and it doesn't pile up.
      January 20, 2025 10:41 AM MST
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  • 10697
    All it takes is cold air mixing in with an atmospheric river and the snow here quickly piles up.  A little higher up from here they can get over 10 feet of snow in 24-36 hours.  
      January 20, 2025 11:01 AM MST
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  • 11222

    I used to live in Northern Manitoba so I have been in 50 below zero weather (with the wind chill). So anything warmer than that is balmy to me. Cheers!

      January 20, 2025 9:59 AM MST
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  • 11250
    Yes, I've been in that kind of cold too. I'm a little less comfortable in it now compared to my younger days.  I start getting cold at double digits below zero Fahrenheit. That's about -23C.
      January 20, 2025 10:45 AM MST
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  • 11222

    Yeah I wouldn’t want to be in that kind of weather anymore. Our winter weather rarely gets below zero so I’m pretty spoild. Thought I would add a little bragging - some of the bulb flowers are up in my area. Cheers!

      January 20, 2025 12:45 PM MST
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  • 3987
    I think anything below 32 F. is cold weather.  Right now, it's 21 F, wind chill 20 F,  Yesterday we had what appears to be about 3" of snow.  Thank heaves I have a neighbor who is clearing my driveway and my porch in return for letting him store his snow-blower in my shed.  He's also going to mow my lawn as he is keeping his mowing tractor in my shed as well.  I have more than enough room in my garage to store my own things, so I think I wound up on the better end of this deal.
      January 20, 2025 10:45 AM MST
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  • 11250
    That kind of service is priceless. 
      January 20, 2025 10:46 AM MST
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  • 3987
    You bet it is.  I'm in a 55+ community and they clear the common areas and roadways but not individual driveways.  Having been an apartment denizen my entire life, I didn't give any thought to what I would have to do now that I own a house, especially since I have no equipment for outdoor things that need to be done.  I did hook up with a landscaper who charged me $30 a week to mow, which is about standard here, and he did do a big fall cleanup.  The woman who lived here was a "naturalist" and there seemed to be no rhyme or reason to what she planted.  I just had the guy cut back everything I couldn't identify.  In the Spring, I'll see what comes up and then I'll have a better idea of what I want to do.  There are some Amish people who you can hire to shovel snow, but I have no idea what they charge.  This neighbor and his wife have been a Godsend and have turned out to be really good friends - people I know I can count on in an emergency, even though my sister lives about 20 minutes away. This post was edited by Spunky at January 20, 2025 1:09 PM MST
      January 20, 2025 10:56 AM MST
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  • 34644
    Depends on the time of year and how long I will be outside. 

    But in general under 40° F is cold. 
    Under 30 is freezing
    Under 20 in stay in the house. 
      January 20, 2025 10:50 AM MST
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  • 11250
    In Minnesota 

    40 degrees = leave your jacket in the car
    30 degrees = think about wearing long pants
    20 degrees = jacket and long pants,  but save the hat and gloves for when it's cold
      January 20, 2025 11:47 AM MST
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  • 44701
    Any temp that I have to wear a jacket.
      January 20, 2025 12:32 PM MST
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