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Just think about it by 10s, as you do with the metric system:

20 C - a bit less than room temperature (68 F)

30 C - pretty hot (86 F)

40 C - very hot (104 F)

And going the other way:

10 C - a bit chilly (50 F)

0 C - cold (32 F)

-10 C - real cold (14 F)

-20 C - really really cold (-4 F)

When you hear a temperature in Celsius, don't try to convert it to Fahrenheit, just think in Celsius. 15 degrees is halfway between "chilly" 10 C and "room temp" 20 C. One degree of warming - say 26 C to 27 C - is pretty easy to conceptualize when you have those 10-degree reference points.



This is the right answer for Americans. The reason I prefer Fahrenheit is because it is the one I know what degrees feel like and because Celsius isn’t reported in enough resolution.

If it was always reported to the half point I think we would be able to relate to Celsius better. And if I was making a population wide change I’d ensure reporting was always to the half degree.


We just report it to the degree (high of 34 tomorrow, 32 the next day). That's really plenty of resolution for non-scientific measurement.


And is also more resolution than the error warrants


I think I meant less for forecasts and more for weather apps and thermostats. I really think it could help with adoption. But if it’s not warranted by the error then maybe I’ll reconsider.


The precision on most digital thermometers for home use is (surprice) +-1 degree C :-)




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