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I don't expect Alaska residents will immediately start buying AC units just because 1 day in a year reaches 32°C. 32C is not that bad, a simple fan is more tha
by LeonM 7y ago
I don't expect Alaska residents will immediately start buying AC units just because 1 day in a year reaches 32°C.
32C is not that bad, a simple fan is more than enough to keep you cool.
- crispinb 7y agoSubjective temp is relative to habituated climate though. Where I live (subtropics) people complain that it's 'cold' if temps drop below 20C. I imagine 32C might feel damned pretty hot to an Alaskan.
- AmVess 7y agoI've been there a few times in the summer. Some people were complaining about 75F weather, saying it was hot. 75F is the temp that I still wear a light summer jacket, and 70F is pretty chilly to me. Either way 90F without AC is too hot, even for me.
- crispinb 7y ago30-32C & humid is common in the summer months here. It truly wouldn't occur to me to use AC (even if I had it) in those modest conditions!
- heavenlyblue 7y agoThe way you experience temperature heavily depends on the relative humidity. E.g. I find 0C in London way colder than -15C in Northern Europe.
- kobbe 7y agoThat is actually a common myth: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/fitness/is-damp-cold-really-the-worst/article28346087/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/fitn... I also think that you wear different clothes and are more prepeared when it is -15.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoNah, he has no idea what he's speaking about. It's not _just_ humidity. Rain just simply can't exist at -15C, so you can't get your clothes moist because it can only snow, and that snow is cold enough not to stick to you at all. I am not even going to start on the fact that you can walk miles of snow and not get wet, while walking through miles of slush... Well, I hope you understand the distinction.