Millions face below-zero temperatures in US as winter storms bring Arctic air

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• Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is that below zero in normal temperature scale or washing machines?

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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    An estimated 95 million people were under weather warnings or advisories for wind chills -0F (-17 C), according to the weather service. Forecasters said the severe cold could push as far south as northern Texas.

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  • DrQuickbeam@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    American here, I agree, our anachronistic measurement systems and twisted pride in them is insane (but insanity is perfectly normal here).

    In the lower Midwest it is currently -22C (-8F) in Kansas City and Chicago. In the upper Midwest it’s about -25C (–13F) in Fargo, North Dakota and 27C (-17F) in Billings, Montana.

    Temperatures are usually 10-15 degrees C higher this time of year, so this weather is quite dangerous.

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