Temperature Extremes:



+ 20 C - Greeks put on sweaters (if they can find them)

+ 15 C - Hawaiians turn on the heaters (if they have them)

+ 10 C - Americans shake, Russians are planting cucumbers.

+ 5 C - You can see your own breathing. Italian cars don't start. Norwegians take a bath. Russians drive with lowered windows.



0 C - Water freezes in America and thickens in Russia.

- 5 C - French cars don't start.

- 10 C - You're planning a vacation to Australia.

- 15 C - Your cat insists to sleep in your bed. Norwegians put on sweaters.

- 18 C - New York landlords turn on the heaters. Russians make their last seasonal picnic.

- 20 C - American cars don't start. People in Alaska start wearing long-sleeves.

- 25 C - German cars don't start. Hawaiians are dead.

- 30 C - Politicians start talking about homeless people. Your cat prefers to sleep in your pajamas.

- 35 C - Too cold to think. Japanese cars don't start.

- 40 C - You're planning a 2-week hot tub bath. Swedish cars don't start.

- 42 C - Transportation stops in Europe. Russians still eat ice cream on the street.

- 45 C - All Greeks are dead. Politicians really start doing something for the remaining homeless.

- 50 C - Your eyelids start sticking when you blink. In Alaska, people close the window in the bathroom.

- 60 C - White bears start moving south.

- 70 C - The hell froze.

- 73 C - Finnish special services evacuate Santa Claus from Lapland. Russians wear earmuff hats.

- 80 C - Lawyers put their hands in their own pockets.

-114 C - Ethyl alcohol is freezing. Russians are unhappy.

-273 C - Absolute zero, atomic movement stops. Russians wear boots.

-295 C - 90% of the planet is dead. Russian soccer team becomes the world champion.