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
Average relative humidity:
78.5%
Average annual precipitation days:
77
Highest precipitation month:
September
Average relative humidity:
79.5%
Average annual precipitation days:
104
Highest precipitation month:
June
Average relative humidity:
78.5%
Average annual precipitation days:
77
Highest precipitation month:
September
Average relative humidity:
81%
Average annual precipitation days:
193
Highest precipitation month:
November
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. |
