Michigan Temperature Conversion Chart

[tiggrr]

Most of us have seen a version of this chart. If there are others for Great Lakes areas, please post em'. Seems very fitting for this time of year. (especially the last one )

For those who don't know, tomorrows low will be -1 F. Phil and I are setting the alarm for 4am so we can step outside and see what -1 feels like.



MICHIGAN TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART

+70Ž°F (21Ž°C) and above
Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
People in Michigan go swimming in the Lakes.

+60Ž°F (16Ž°C)
North Carolinians try to turn on the heat.
People in Michigan plant gardens.

+50Ž°F (10Ž°C)
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Michigan sunbathe.

+40Ž°F (4Ž°C)
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Michigan drive with the windows down.

+32Ž°F (0Ž°C)
Distilled water freezes.
Lake Superior's water gets thicker.

+20Ž°F (-7Ž°C)
Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and woolly hats.
People in Michigan throw on a flannel shirt.

+10Ž°F (-12Ž°C)
Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Michigan have the last cookout before it gets cold.


0Ž°F (-18Ž°C)
People in Miami all die...
Michiganders lick the flagpole.

-20Ž°F (-29Ž°C)
Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Michigan get out their winter coats.

-40Ž°F (-40Ž°C)
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Michigan are selling cookies door to door.

-60Ž°F (-51Ž°C)
Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
Michigan Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

-80Ž°F (-62Ž°C)
Mt. St. Helens freezes.
People in Michigan rent some videos.

-100Ž°F (-73Ž°C)
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Michiganders get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.

-297Ž°F (-183Ž°C)
Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
Cows in Michigan complain about farmers with cold hands.

-460Ž°F (-273Ž°C)
ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale).
People in Michigan start saying, "Cold 'nuff for ya?"

-500Ž°F (-296Ž°C)
Hell freezes over.
The Lions win the Super Bowl!

 

[uncleavi]

That is hilarious! I grew up in Traverse City and it brought a smile to my face.

 

[tiggrr]

That is hilarious! I grew up in Traverse City and it brought a smile to my face.

WOW! We are in the Detroit area and you guys always got it soo much worse than we do. (I think we just complain more about it down here lol)

Moving to Alaska must not have been much of a problem for you weather wise.

 

[boat sju]

For those who don't know, tomorrows low will be -1 F. Phil and I are setting the alarm for 4am so we can step outside and see what -1 feels like.

Take a deep inhale through your nose - see if your nostrils freeze shut.

 

[tiggrr]

Take a deep inhale through your nose - see if your nostrils freeze shut.

Only if you can get Chad to go outside and lick a flagpole!

 

[BoneCrusher]

Ok... A little change on the same theme.... Gotta love living in MICHIGAN!!! (Oh, and sorry for those who aren't from Meeshigan who have a hard time reading this...)

Ole and Sven die in a snowmobiling accident, drunker than skunks, and go to Hell.

When they arrive, the Devil observes that they are really enjoying themselves.

He says to them 'Doesn't the heat and smoke bother you?

Ole replies, 'Vell, ya know, ve're from nordern Meeshigan, da land of snow an ice, an ve're yust happy fer da chance ta varm up a little bit ya know.'

The devil decides that these two aren't miserable enough and turns up the heat even more.

When he returns t o the room of the two guys from Meeshigan, the devil fin ds them in light jackets and hats, grilling Walleye an d drinking beer.

The devil is astonished and exclaims, 'Everyone down here is in abject misery, and you two seem to be enjoying yourselves?'

Sven replies, 'Vell, ya know, ve don't git too much varm veather up dere in
Meeshigan, so ve've yust got ta haff a fish fry vhen da veather's dis nice.'

The devil is absolutely furious. He can hardly see straight.

Finally he comes up with the answer. The two guys love the heat because they have been cold all their lives. The devil decides to turn all the heat off in
Hell.

The next morning, the temperature is 60 below zero, icicles are hanging
everywhere, and people are shivering so bad that they are unable to wail, moan or gnash their teeth.

The devil smiles and heads for the room with Ole and Sven. He gets there and finds them back in their parkas, chooks, and mittens. They are jumping up and down, cheering, yelling and screaming like mad men.

The devil is dumbfounded, 'I don't understand, when I turn up the heat you're happy. Now it's freezing cold and you're still happy. What is wrong with you two? '

They both look at the devil in surprise and say, 'Vell, don't ya know, if hell iss froze over, dat must mean da Lions yust von da Super Bowl.'

 

[tiggrr]

Right on!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hilarious!!

 

[drl]

I'm a Michigander born and raised, now transplanted to Chicago (where the climate isn't that much different). Thanks for the laughs!

 

[scubafritz]

I can believe everything except the part about the Lions winning the Super Bowl
I grew up in Sault Ste Marie, MI. and some of hits pretty close to home.
Great stuff!

 

[cldwdiver]

Born and raised on a cherry farm outside of Traverse City MI.

I have done, seen, or checked everything on the list down to the 10 F mark.

However, I have never seen anyone dumb enough to lick a flagpole that was raised here.