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    8 months ago

    for a moment there I didn’t get it, since it can’t possibly have 65° on a land that grows grass yet, then I realised you have never heared of Celcius

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        Ok hear me out. I’ve lived in the US and in Europe, and while Celsius makes sense for all sorts of things (cooking, car engines, PC temps…), I think Fahrenheit actually makes a surprising amount of sense for climate, indoor and outdoor.

        While Celsius 0-100 is linked to the states of water, Fahrenheit is loosely a 0-100 on “how is this for a human to experience”. 0°F is sorta the limit of “dang that’s really cold” and 100°F is “dang that’s really hot.” And that’s the whole reason we look at the weather report.

        0-100°F also has more individual degrees than -18-38°C, and when a couple degrees can make a big difference for indoor comfort (or the heating bill), I appreciate more granularity.

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          0-100°F also has more individual degrees than -18-38°C, and when a couple degrees can make a big difference for indoor comfort (or the heating bill), I appreciate more granularity.

          Ah yes, because I’ve always found 16.5°C such a difficult concept. Decimal places are hard.

          I concede the “human” scale could be handy to some, but I mean - the civilised world uses metres, not feet - why should it be any different with temperature?

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    8 months ago

    It was 80 here recently and everything is beginning to bloom.

    I guess pretty soon March showers will bring April flowers? 🤷‍♀️

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    8 months ago

    This is scary. It feels as if we tipped past something the climate scientists and everyone else didnt know about and are about to go on a wild ride.

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      I’m in a southern Chicago suburb. Yesterday it was over 70 degrees, last night we had hail and tornadoes, then I wake up to snow flurries. There are trees and plants doing things they shouldn’t for weeks and I suspect my spring allergies are already starting.

      While part of me is embracing the “milder” days, it’s also a bit unnerving.

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      Not sure about the “didn’t know” part, but a lot of people and companies didn’t care for sure

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    8 months ago

    Celsius or Fahrenheit?

    Meh, I’m not sure it actually matters. If it’s not true yet, just wait a while.

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    4°C warmer in February than the preindustrial average where I live. 4 full degree. That’s going to leave a mark. Of course people are saying it’s nice it’s not that cold. On that other hand, warmer means nothing but gloomy clouds and so much rain farmers can’t work their fields that are now just rivers of mud.

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    Yup, really hot day today, and right now at 2AM it is raining heavily with some hail in there, for added texture.