Do you consider 54 degrees F to be cold, cool, or warm? I'm freezing!!

@schulzie (4061)
United States
November 1, 2012 6:58am CST
So, it has been unseasonably cold here in South Florida this whole week. And most mornings it has averaged 54 degrees Farenheit. Some mornings have gotten down to 49 degrees! For me, this is very cold. I have lived where it got down to around 11 degrees and that was bitter cold for me. But our average temperature here in Florida is in the 80s to 90s during the day and in the mid to high 70s overnight. So, as you can see we are used to it being about 20 degrees warmer. In comparison I have been chilled to the bone. I know many other areas are way colder than here but what I am wondering is what do you think? Do you think 54 is nice and comfortable or do you think that it is way too cool or cold to be comfortable? Have a great day and happy myLotting!!!
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
1 Nov 12
54 degrees for me is chilly, but not too cold. It is sweater or light jacket weather for me. Right now it is 41 degrees outside. I had a fleece jacket on when I took my daughter to school this morning, but only because my other jacket needs to be washed. It gets I blame my ability to handle cooler weather better than some on this extra layer of fat that I have.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
1 Nov 12
I use that extra internal blanket as my excuse as well, but many people in my family are warm all the time, so some of it may be hereditary as well.
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
1 Nov 12
Internal blanket! LOL That is a good one.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
1 Nov 12
I was born and raised in the Midwest and never thought much about the weather. I moved to the Southwest in my mid-20s and you might like the weather there--right now my son reports that days are between 80-90° and nights are in the 70s. I lived there 28 years and never acclimated my body to the intense heat they get 8-10 months per year, sometimes higher that 115°. So when I moved back to the Midwest my body thought it had gone to heaven! To me, 54° is sweater weather, very pleasant especially in the sunshine. It borders on chilly but it's a temperature I can enjoy!
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
1 Nov 12
I am originally from Southern California and I live in South Florida now. I hate winter weather with a passion! I lived in an area that got really cold during the winter with dry ice on the roads after it had rained. I do not miss living there now! I choose to live in Florida or California because the weather is nice and warm/hot for the most part. Give me warm or hot weather any day! Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!
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• United States
1 Nov 12
It depends on the humidity level. There were days when I was in central Florida that were bone-chilling due to the high humidity level even though the temperature was what would have been considered mild in the North. Today, it is overcast and has a damp chill to it. I was in the library earlier and found it so cold that I couldn't even take off my jacket even though I was there for several hours. This is one of those days that the dampness and chill just sort of seep into one's bones even though the temperature really isn't that low. I'm just glad that it isn't windy as well, or I wouldn't even want to go out at all. I'm used to the cold. I'm a Northerner. However, I don't like the days where it is a damp chill that feels like it is chilling me to the bone. I would rather a straight up cold day; that is the sort of day when I could get away with wearing a micro mini and leggings and be comfortable.
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@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
1 Nov 12
I think that 54 for is chilly. I think when it gets in the forties and thirties then it's getting really cold. It has been in the forties in our area and I haven't really felt like going outside. I think it would be nice to live somewhere that doesn't get very cold. Because I love taking my daughter outside and now it's getting to cold to go outside and do things.
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
1 Nov 12
I know. I hate when it's so cold that it's a chore to go out and do things and then when the kids want to go outside you have to either bundle them up really well or else tell them that it's too cold to go out there. I much prefer it to be nice and warm and it's much easier to take them out and enjoy the weather when it is better weather. Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
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• United States
2 Nov 12
Yeah I completely agree with you. I wish that we didn't even have to have a winter. I know have to start searching for things that my daughter and I can do at indoor places and find more activities that we can do at home. She likes going to the mall and looking at the water fall and the pet store. But I'm hoping to find more things that we can do.
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• United States
1 Nov 12
I'm in South Florida as well and even though I've lived here my whole life, I hate the hot weather we have lol. For me, the weather this week has been perfect and I absolutely love it. 54 isn't too bad for me, I don't consider it cold but I also don't consider it to be cool, if that makes any sense. I'm actually okay with temperatures being in the 40's and high 30's. But anything below 35 degrees is cold for me.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Jan 13
BRRRRR B I live in Southern California and if it gets forty I am freezing and its been much too cold here lately . I love it at 70 or 80 myself then I feel comfortable again.
• United States
1 Nov 12
Here in indiana it is perfectly normal to reach -10 with two feet of snow. And that's when I go into hibernation!! I don't care where I'm form or cold I'm used to it being, 54 degrees is COLD. I've always said anything below 70 is too cold for me. Right now it is currently 34 degrees, and I've got on two pairs of pants, two pairs of socks, a short sleeve shirt, long sleeve shirt, and thick jacket, as well as a hate and gloves and hot chocolate. I do NOT play this winter game. No way no how. I CANNOT do it! And no one can make me! Ha. A lot of people think I'm crazy or being a cry-baby, but I simply do not care. I cannot do the cold. Never have. Never will. End of discussion. Haha.
@schulzie (4061)
• United States
1 Nov 12
You sound like me! I hate cold weather. I get goose bumps once it hits anything below 70 degrees myself. That is why I live in Florida! But sometimes it does dip down low here too and right now I am tempted to put the heater on. For right now I am layering like you are doing and it is helping. Hopefully by the weekend it will warm up a little and be back to normal temperatures again. Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
1 Nov 12
I consider it to be rather comfortable. That is, outside. Inside I would consider it to be a bit chilly. When the weather gets up to the 50s in the spring, I think it is really warm. When it gets down to it in the fall I know that summer is finally over. However, I live in Kansas. In Florida you would of course find it chilly.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
1 Nov 12
for us here in Canada, that is not that cold but i suppose if you are not used to chilly weather like that, then yes, it is pretty cold for you!
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
1 Nov 12
Yes, I think it's all relative to a point. It is freezing for me! Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!
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• United States
12 Nov 12
i live in new england.54 is what we call "tolerable",and somewhat of a nice day in winter.now when it gets down to -20,that's straight up cold.
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@mzz663 (2772)
• United States
1 Nov 12
I'm in Ohio and I think it is cold once it goes below 72 degrees! I've always got on a jacket at about 60. I'm dreading winter, here it gets way below zero with the ice & rain & snow and I really want to move farther south one day. Not as far as Florida, but somewhere in the Carolinas maybe...a little warmer than here!
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
1 Nov 12
This might sound weird...but In the spring that is warm enough to go without a coat...coming off of winter. In the fall it's much too cold to go without a jacket. Right now it's in the 20's here in the morning and I am having a hard time adjusting! In a couple of weeks it should be better....right before the below 0 shows up.
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• United States
15 Nov 12
That's pretty cool for me. I like hot weather so anything under 70 is coolish to me. When it gets into the 50's that is kind of on the cold side, I will definitely need a jacket and would turn on the heater if it's that cold!!
@lampar (7584)
• United States
1 Nov 12
Wow, 54 degree is very cold, it is hardly can be considered warm for me. I had never feel comfortable in a temperature below 80 degree, i just feel chill all over me and will start to sneeze like a leaking tap under this temperature. I can not imagine south Florida's temperature can go down to this level with so much sunshine all year round.
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@aireanna18 (1914)
• United States
3 Nov 12
Well as I have lived in Arizona all my life, 54 degrees is definitely consider cold. If it 54 degrees in the morning; then hopefully it will warm up a little for you. I know it is starting to get a tad nippy hear in the mornings. The other morning I went to check the mail. I was wearing shorts, and it was a brisk morning. Made me wish I would have put on at least capris or pants. Well, I came back in let the kitty out so he could got on the patio, while I curled up on the couch under the blanket actively participating on myLot. When the kitty came into the apartment, his little kitty ears where cold. So, there is definitely a nip in the air of late especially in the early mornings. Actually the coldest day we have had here was New Years Eve a couple of years. It was a bitterly cold day like around mid 30s for the high. I remember it vividly as it was moving day. It was freezing cold, yet a jacket and running up and down stairs to load the car did warm me up a little. That morning it was so cold, Tigger (kitty) who normally would have ventured out onto the top landing due to the front door being open refused to even leave his warm cozy spot in bed. How I wished I too could have stayed wrapped up in the warm blankets too that morning! Well, I hope the weather warms up for you a little. I think I heard we have a warming trend on the way here. Go figure! Well, we will just have to see what surprises the weather has in store for us this autumn, winter, and spring. Perhaps, it is going to be like last year where it starts to cool off then warms back up. Our weather here is so unpredictable except for the summer where we are guaranteed lots of hot days of 100+ degree temperatures. YIKES! The odd part is that I have learned to not even call it hot till it hits 100, even then 100 - 102 not to bad. It is those 115 degree days of extreme heat that really get pretty toasty. Worst of all, the monsoon storms sweep in at night so it brings no relief from the heat in Phoenix. It just means the next day will be muggy hot. I guess what I am saying though 54 is chilly, I could live with it. it would just mean pants, swweater, and jacket probably. Yeah, you guessed it. I am not one for liking cold weather at all.
@Eskimo (2315)
2 Nov 12
Gosh 54 degrees that's a heatwave for this time of the year. My car temp is showing 8c (46F), and it doesn't seem to cold at the moment. If you want real cold some parts of Scotland are at -20c (-4F) over winter. I wouldn't even wear a jacket or coat when the temperature is 54, unless it is windy as well, because that cools you down with wind chill.
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@onlydia (2808)
• United States
4 Nov 12
54 is warm to me right now as it was 28 this morning when I got up. Here is the trick you seem to need dress in layers. So you stay warmer and if you get hot take one off. I live in Minnesota so yeah. But you have a great day my friend.
• United States
3 Nov 12
Ok, I am making a new rule. If you are from southern Florida you are not allowed to complain about it being too cold. Period. (yes that is three periods in a row) complain about rain, complain about it being too hot, okay, but no matter matter what no complaint about being cold.
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
3 Nov 12
I think it depends on where you live. In the south it tends to be damp as well as cold and if there's a wind chill as well, forget it! I personally do not like to be cold, but I will take 54 degrees over 44 (or less) any day.
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@garson (884)
• United States
12 Nov 12
I was living in a college town in Colorado for 15 years until I moved to Southern California two years ago. SoCal weather is definitely not like Colorado, which tends to be very cold during winter time. We just had a long summer here in SoCal, when I experienced temperatures around 90s above for at least a whole month. The temperatures was still like that until the end of September going into Octorber. That's why this has been a long summer here compared to last year. I, personally am not a fan of 100 degrees weather. 90s are ok, but the prolong days of this kind of temperature make me not a fan. For a Californian, 40 degrees are already considered freezing cold. For me, it is still nothing considering I have experienced single digit temperature and negative single digit temperature. This is the time I would bundled up with that heavy coat. I don't need that thick coat around here since I haven't experienced and I don't think I would ever experience single digit (Fahrenheit) temperature here in SoCal.
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@byzuku (6)
• Romania
3 Nov 12
that will be a normal temperature for this time of year, cause of the global warming. Since i heard for the first time about global warming, the temperatures kept on rising over the normal limits or lower under the normal limits. The human body is able to acomodate to those temperatures in time, but you need to help with some warm clothes. So, from now on we will experience even lower temperatures in this time of the year...
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