| °F |
°C |
Description |
| +70 |
+21 |
Hawaiians go into hibernation.
Canadians live in their
bathing suits. |
| +50 |
+10 |
New York tenants try to turn on the heat.
People from
Ontario plant gardens. |
| +40 |
+4 |
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Albertans sun bathe. |
| +35 |
+2 |
Italian cars don't start. |
| +32 |
0 |
Distilled water freezes. |
| +30 |
-1 |
You can see your breath.
You plan a vacation in
Florida.
Politicians begin to worry about the
homeless.
Manitobans eat ice cream. |
| +25 |
-4 |
Lake Ontario water freezes.
Californians weep pitiably.
Cat
insists on sleeping on your bed. |
| +20 |
-7 |
New York water freezes.
San Franciscans start thinking
favourably of L.A.
Green Bay Packers fans put on T-shirts. |
| +15 |
-10 |
You plan a vacation in Acapulco.
Cat insists on sleeping in
your bed with you.
B.C. residents go swimming. |
| +10 |
-12 |
Politicians begin to talk about the homeless.
Too cold to
snow.
You need jumper cables to get the car going.
|
| 0 |
-18 |
New York landlords turn on the heat.
Newfoundlanders grill
hot dogs on the patio, yum! |
| -5 |
-21 |
You can HEAR your breath.
You plan a vacation in Hawaii. |
| -10 |
-23 |
American cars don't start.
Too cold to skate. |
| -15 |
-26 |
You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo.
People
from Miami cease to exist.
Canadians lick flagpoles. |
| -20 |
-29 |
Politicians actually do something about the homeless.
People
in NWT and Yukon think about taking down the window screens. |
| -25 |
-32 |
Too cold for non-Pagans to kiss.
You need jumper cables to
get the driver going.
Japanese cars don't start.
Ottawa
Rough Riders head for spring training. |
| -30 |
-34 |
You plan a two week hot bath.
Pilsener freezes.
Bock
beer production begins.
NWT residents shovel snow off the
roof. |
| -38 |
-39 |
Mercury freezes.
Too cold to think.
Canadians do up
their top button.
Calgarians go running with their coats open. |
| -40 |
-40 |
Californians disappear.
Your car insists on sleeping
in your bed with you.
Quebecers put on sweaters. |
| -50 |
-46 |
Congressional hot air freezes.
Alaskans close the bathroom
window.
Green Bay Packers practice indoors. |
| -60 |
-51 |
Walruses abandon Aleutians.
Sign on Mount St. Helens:
"Closed for the Season".
Ontarians put gloves away,
take out mittens.
Boy Scouts in Saskatchewan start Klondike
Derby. |
| -70 |
-57 |
Glaciers in Central Park.
Hudson residents replace diving
boards with hockey nets.
Green Bay snowmobilers organise a
trans-lake race to Sault Ste. Marie. |
| -80 |
-62 |
Polar bears abandon Baffin Island.
Girl Guides in
Saskatchewan start Klondike Derby. |
| -90 |
-68 |
Edge of Antarctica reaches Rio de Janeiro.
Lawyers chase
ambulances for no more than 26 miles.
Ontarians migrate to New
York thinking it must be warmer south of the border. |
| -100 |
-73 |
Santa Claus abandons North Pole.
Canadians pull down ear
flaps. |
| -173 |
-114 |
Ethyl alcohol freezes. |
| -297 |
-183 |
Oxygen precipitates out of atmosphere.
Microbial life
survives only on dairy products. |
| -445 |
-265 |
Superconductivity occurs. |
| -452 |
-269 |
Helium becomes a liquid. |
| -454 |
-270 |
Hell freezes over. |
| -465 |
-271 |
Quebec drivers drop below 150 KPH on 400 highways.
Too cold
for Wiccans to kiss. |
| -458 |
-272 |
Jean Chretien renounces a campaign contribution. |
| -460 |
-273 |
All atomic motion ceases.
Canadians start saying how it's a
tad nippy outside.
Wiccans move Bealtaine indoors. |
