When people hear of the low temperatures we get up here, then can’t understand how we we take it. Last night it was -24°C (-11°F). Granted, that is cold, but it is certainly tolerable if you are appropriately dressed, and understand some things about where we live.
While I am not a fan of frigid weather, when we do get it and the thermometer give us scary looking minus temperatures, here in the Robson Valley, there are few positive things that makes our cold more tolerable. First of all, it is a “Dry” cold, which means that the cold doesn’t “go through you” as quickly as in those places where the air is damp with a lot of moisture in the air.
I remember during our first winter in BC, the temperatures plummeted, but things weren’t as horrible, as the thermometer readings suggested. We were surprised when over Christmas, we traveled down to Indiana. Although the temperatures there indicated it was warmer, to us it felt a whole lot colder than what we had experienced in BC.
When we get long, really cold spells here, we don’t get any wind. Outside it is very peaceful and still. It is wind that makes things feel brutally cold. I don’t think I have ever felt so cold as I did on the shores of the North Sea on the Belgium Coast, with that horrible wind. I am sure that the temperature there wasn’t even below freezing.
Lastly, our high-pressure arctic cold fronts give us very clear skies. It is those clear skies that make the temperature plunge at night. Those clear skies mean very sunny days, which are nice. There is a bit of warmth in the winter sun, and everything in our mountainous surroundings, sure look beautiful
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