How cold is cold enough? How humid is really humid?

How cold is too cold? How windy is really windy? It depends on where you live. If you are from the South you will need a blanket if it's below 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 °C). If you are accustomed to cold weather, 70 (20+ C) is too hot.  For residents of Oymyakon in Eastern Siberia with average winter temperature of -49°F (−45°C) and record low -90°F (-67.7°C), -30°F (−34.4°C)  is pretty pleasant. If you live in Cold Bay, Alaska, 15 miles per hour is not really windy, while in Oak Ridge, Tennessee average wind blows at only 4 miles per hour.

In general,

110 Fahrenheit is considered dangerously hot

100° F may be hazardous

90° F is uncomfortably hot

80-40 is considered a relatively comfortable range - the average surface temperature of the Earth is 59° F

30° F is uncomfortably cold
15° F is very cold (although for avid runners cold is below 10 F with winds over 15 mph)
0° F is bitter cold with significant risk of frostbite

But let's take a closer look at the world's climate, mostly defined by long-term (30 years) patterns in temperature and precipitation:


Purple regions (A) in this map are hot and rainy year around. Orange areas (B) are dry with little rain and a large range of daily temperatures. Green areas are two-season climates with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Blue regions (C) have continental climates with distinct four seasons and moderate precipitation. E denote cold areas with permanent ice and tundra. Only about four out of twelve months temperature in these areas raises above freezing.

3 most windy cities in US (seasonal wind averages are given in miles per hour):

City                JAN    FEB    MAR    APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    DEC    ANN

MT. WASHINGTON, NH  46.1   44.3   41.4   35.8   29.7   27.3   25.3   24.7   28.8   33.8   39.5   44.5   35.1

ST. PAUL ISLAND, AK 19.9   20.0   18.8   17.4   14.9   13.6   12.1   13.7   15.4   17.4   20.0   20.1   16.9

COLD BAY,AK         17.5   17.9   17.4   17.5   16.2   15.8   15.6   16.2   16.2   16.6   17.5   17.5   16.8

10 most humid cities in US:
No. 10: Olympia, WA
Average relative humidity: 78%
Average annual precipitation days: 163
Highest precipitation month: November
No. 9: Houston, TX
Average relative humidity: 78%
Average annual precipitation days: 105
Highest precipitation month: June
No. 8: Brownsville, TX
Average relative humidity: 78%
Average annual precipitation days: 73
Highest precipitation month: September
No. 7: Victoria, TX
Average relative humidity: 78.5%
Average annual precipitation days: 91
Highest precipitation month: May

No. 6: Corpus Christi, TX

Average relative humidity: 78.5%
Average annual precipitation days: 77
Highest precipitation month: September

No. 5: Lake Charles, LA

Average relative humidity: 79.5%
Average annual precipitation days: 104
Highest precipitation month: June

No. 4: Port Arthur, TX

Average relative humidity: 78.5%
Average annual precipitation days: 77
Highest precipitation month: September

No. 3: Astoria, OR

Average relative humidity: 81%
Average annual precipitation days: 193
Highest precipitation month: November

No. 2: Mount Washington, NH

Average relative humidity: 83%
Average annual precipitation days: 209
Highest precipitation month: November

No. 1: Quillayute, WA
Average relative humidity: 83.5%
Average annual precipitation days: 209
Highest precipitation month: November 

Highest Average Annual Precipitation Extremes in the World
	Continent	Highest Avg. (Inches)	Place	Elevation (Feet)	Years of Record
	South America	523.6 *	Lloro, Colombia	520	29
	Asia	467.4 *	Mawsynram, India	4597	38
	Oceania	460.0 *	Mt. Waialeale, Kauai, HI	5148	30
	Africa	405.0	Debundscha, Cameroon	30	32
	South America	354.0	Quibdo, Colombia	120	16
	Australia	340.0	Bellenden Ker, Queensland	5102	9
	North America	256.0	Henderson Lake, British Colombia	12	14
	Europe	183.0	Crkvica, Bosnia-Hercegovina	3337	22
* The value given is continent's highest and possibly the world's depending on measurement practices, procedures and period of record variations.