It actually felt like Winter last night!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205753)
Walnut Creek, California
December 27, 2015 11:06am CST
When I stepped out of my friend's house last night, my first thought was, "Oh snap! (or something similar) I've got to get my jade plant inside!" I could tell it was close to freezing. When I got home, the first thing I did was bring the jade plant in from the balcony. Then I checked the temperature on the internet. 33 degrees F, with an expected low right at freezing (32 F).
The funny thing I noticed when I was outside was: 33 degrees felt cold, but it didn't feel as uncomfortable to me as 43 degrees does. Why? It's as if I snapped into "Midwestern mode," or "Winter mode." Does that make any sense? I had my warm jacket on, and I felt like I was ready for a snowball fight or something (though there was no snow). Have you ever felt more uncomfortable when it was "almost cold" than "truly cold"?
16 people like this
15 responses
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Dec 15
One of the things I have noticed over the years is that our mild "Florida cold" is much colder than everyone else's "freezing cold." Why? Because in Florida, we have very high humidity, so when you add the humidity into mild cold temperatures (such as in the 40's or 50's), it feels so much colder than say Colorado in the high 20's or low 30's, because the air is so dry in Colorado. Does that make sense? When my parents lived in Colorado, my brother and I would be outside in our shorts and t-shirts playing in the snow in 30 degree weather, because it didn't feel cold to us at all. But if it ever got down in the 60's or so in Florida, we'd be freezing our butts off! and would be wearing Eskimo parkas! lol
3 people like this
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Dec 15
@Elizaby I wonder if snowbirds get mad that we call them snowbirds? I guess that's not as bad as the other name many of them are called....lobsters! lol
1 person likes this
@celticeagle (159049)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 15
Must be hard on you folks. We have been having weather in the teens and early 20's here. We have an inversion in the area and so it is ugly and grey. No fog tonight.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
@hereandthere Melbourne has a reputation for strange weather.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
27 Dec 15
Often feel that way. I think it is because when it is actually cold we expect it to feel cold. Those in between temps leave us not knowing exactly how to feel.
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
27 Dec 15
I actually had to put the heat on last night so I guess winter is sorta here
@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
27 Dec 15
At times especially when it is windy as the wind makes one feel more cold than calm winds.
@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
27 Dec 15
Sometimes it can really come true in a lot of ways.
