The Current Temperature Now! Thread! Post in F or C!

[logical123]

The snow melted and the sun is shining.

It's 4 °C / 34°F.

Question: what's the logic behind the Fahrenheit scale because I'm not seeing it. If the converter site I'm using is correct then water freezes at 32°F. Is there a reason for that?

The freezing point of water is 0°C in Celcius. It makes sense because it's easy to see when it'll snow/freeze and when not.

There isn't, really...

The F and C scales actually converge at about -34C and -34F, so it gets even more confusing at lower temperatures. Celsius just makes more sense, but America is one of the few countries still on imperial...

Oh, and now:

Berwyn, IL: -9F, -23F wind chill (-23C and -31C).

Thar be cald.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

It's kewld for daytime Cinci. Says 12 but I imagine Wind Chill is in the negatives.

[Barracuda]

It was -21 without the windchill when I left for work at 4 AM. Right now it's -11 with windchill it's -38. I work outside alot it was a fun day.

[NES_Rules]

Question: what's the logic behind the Fahrenheit scale because I'm not seeing it. If the converter site I'm using is correct then water freezes at 32°F. Is there a reason for that?

The freezing point of water is 0°C in Celcius. It makes sense because it's easy to see when it'll snow/freeze and when not.

The only part of the Fahrenheit scale that makes sense is that once it gets over 100°F it's generally considered very hot, like hot enough that you don't want to e outside any more than you do when it's -10.
But you're right, the Celsius scale would make more sense to use. It's used heavily in the scientific world, we're just not using it enough to get a "feel" for it like we have with Fahrenheit.

High today was 10°F and the low was -5°F. Supposed to be colder tomorrow and then warm up to the 20's on Saturday.

[Ghost Soldier]

1°F

[BadEnoughDude]

It was -21 without the windchill when I left for work at 4 AM. Right now it's -11 with windchill it's -38. I work outside alot it was a fun day.

It got down to -27 last night here. Supposed to be -22 again tonight. It hasn't been above 0 in something like 68 straight hours.

[Tondog]

Question: what's the logic behind the Fahrenheit scale because I'm not seeing it. If the converter site I'm using is correct then water freezes at 32°F. Is there a reason for that?

The freezing point of water is 0°C in Celcius. It makes sense because it's easy to see when it'll snow/freeze and when not.

Here's an explanation from everyone's favorite bastion of "knowledge", Wikipedia.

According to Fahrenheit himself in an article he wrote in 1724,[2] his scale is based on three reference points of temperature. The zero point is determined by placing the thermometer in a mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride, a salt. This is a type of frigorific mixture. The mixture automatically stabilizes its temperature at 0 °F. He then put an alcohol or mercury thermometer into the mixture and let the liquid in the thermometer descend to its lowest point. The second point is the 32 degree found by putting the thermometer in still water as ice is just forming on the surface. The third point, the 96 degree, was the level of the liquid in the thermometer when held in the mouth or under the armpit. Fahrenheit noted that, using this scale, mercury boils at around 600 degrees.

Kinda makes sense when you think of it that way. Fahrenheit didn't base his scale on the freezing of water, but instead something else.

I certainly agree with what you said about the freezing point of water in Celsius. It makes far more sense, but when you've lived in the States long enough, you get used to Fahrenheit and know that the freezing point is 32.

Oh yeah, -13°F (-25°C)

[logical123]

Man, it just keeps going down...

-11F, -31F wind chill (-24C, -34C)

[Sirgin]

Kinda makes sense when you think of it that way. Fahrenheit didn't base his scale on the freezing of water, but instead something else.

I certainly agree with what you said about the freezing point of water in Celsius. It makes far more sense, but when you've lived in the States long enough, you get used to Fahrenheit and know that the freezing point is 32.

Yeah, it makes some sense indeed, but the things he based his scale on are kind of random for everyday life. The freezing point of water is far more important than that obscure mixture he made or the temperature of your armpit. (From a nature/environment point of view, that is the temperature that marks the biggest "changes" in the weather, thus it makes sense to make that 0° and not a random number like 32°)

It strikes me that the most important nation in the world is using all these outdated/complicated unit models. (temperature, length, volume, ... everything it seems )

[Ghost Soldier]

-10°F

[Paully3433]

-26F  feels like -48F

[phoenix1967]

Kinda makes sense when you think of it that way. Fahrenheit didn't base his scale on the freezing of water, but instead something else.

I certainly agree with what you said about the freezing point of water in Celsius. It makes far more sense, but when you've lived in the States long enough, you get used to Fahrenheit and know that the freezing point is 32.

Yeah, it makes some sense indeed, but the things he based his scale on are kind of random for everyday life. The freezing point of water is far more important than that obscure mixture he made or the temperature of your armpit. (From a nature/environment point of view, that is the temperature that marks the biggest "changes" in the weather, thus it makes sense to make that 0° and not a random number like 32°)

It strikes me that the most important nation in the world is using all these outdated/complicated unit models. (temperature, length, volume, ... everything it seems )

I actually think F is better than C as well. Applying it to medicine, for example, if you took someone's temperature and it was 98.6 degrees, you'd know that it's "normal". And yes, we're really used to our weather readings being interpreted this way as well, so it would take quite a paradigm shift to get around changing from F to C in this country.

However, for any other things like yards, miles, and pounds...accepting meters, kilometers and kilograms to replace them wouldn't be as difficult. We do have km & kg measurements on many of our vehicles and product labels, respectively. I think American football would be the only obstacle to changing from yards to meters, though.


Current temp this morning was -8 degrees, wind chill -20 (or lower).

[James]

I actually think F is better than C as well. Applying it to medicine, for example, if you took someone's temperature and it was 98.6 degrees, you'd know that it's "normal". And yes, we're really used to our weather readings being interpreted this way as well, so it would take quite a paradigm shift to get around changing from F to C in this country.

That's no more normal than 37*C, though.

[BadEnoughDude]

-24 with a -35 windchill. Starting to get pretty used to this garbage.

[logical123]

0F with -15 Wind Chill. It 'warmed' up quite a bit!