Can you see your breath yet?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (92864)
United States
December 7, 2008 9:44am CST
The other night it was 18 degrees Fahrenheit. Thankfully, the wind that had been blowing remaning flowers off bushes had died down that night. But it was then that I noticed I could see my breath. I used to do that a lot when I was a kid. I'd puff out air with my mouth, to test if it was cold enough to see my breath. At night here, it is cold enough now to see it.
What about you guys? Is it cold enough to see your breath? Will it get cold enough where you live?
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37 responses
@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
7 Dec 08
It has been cold enough here a few nights to see your breath outside. I get off work a little after 8 and a few nights when I come out you could breathe into the air and see your breath floating away. We have been lucky though it hasn't been super cold yet suppose to be in the 40's today.
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
7 Dec 08
It has gotten cold enough in my area for that, but not as cold as your 18 degrees F. It snowed yesterday in my area, but not enough to stand any kind of a chance to challenge Sarah Palin to a snowball fight.
At least it has not been cold enough that your breath turns into ice crystals, at least, where I am. I don't know about you. Funny. I never knew what temperature it had to go down to in order to see someone's breath when they exhaled in the cold. The only thing I know is that it does not have to be freezing level, because at a place I used to work when I was in college, they had a walk-in refrigerator, & we used to be able to see our breath in there.
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Sounds to me like the planet, Mercury. Being that the rotation is slow compared to Earth, & being so much closer to the sun, during the day, it gets very, very hot, a lot more than hot enough to boil water away almost instantly. Then at night, it goes down to as cold as a few hundred below zero.
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@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
12 Dec 08
It's minus 5 celcius tonight and I could see my breath when we went for grocery
in fact it got colder than that several times only I wasn't paying attention about my breath before reading this discussion :)
winter here means minus 20 to minus 40 so this really is just the beginning
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
12 Dec 08
Can I ever!!!! I'ts been cold in here for the last few days - and I don't like cold grrrrrr
The streets had some ice yesterday - which is a big problem for me - thankfully today it was a bit warmer and it kind of melt some of it.
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
7 Dec 08
It sure is cold, freezing cold. Brrrrrr! Right now it's 9 degrees F. and it's 11 in the morning. When I got up this morning it was 2 degrees F. There are a few inches of snow on the ground and everything is frozen so yes, we sure can see our breath. We might be moving to warm Texas in the future. (that's were my mom lives)
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
8 Dec 08
It was 7F this morning in Chicago...I was glued to the ground and not able to walk...we have cold winter already...and why I have to look like snowman when I walk?....more snow is on the way...
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
10 Dec 08
Hello AmbiePam. Yes, I can see my breath seven thirty in the morning in the open air, but not after the sun is out. We are having fine weather these days and do not feel cold at all during the day. It is cold in the evening. I used to do the same as you do when I was a kid. Stay warm, friend.
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@ellie333 (21016)
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7 Dec 08
Hi AmbiePam, Brrrrr, brrrr, is all I can say for here in the UK, thick layers of frost on the cars and yes you can se you breath. Even my son who doesn't usually feel the cold is sat on the sofa with a blanket on him at this moment in time as he is cold bless and that is with a vest, t-shirt and sweatshirt on, as I am a firm believer in layers to help keep warm. Huggles. Ellie :D
@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
7 Dec 08
We have some weather cold enough to see your breath. We should be getting some in a few days in fact. I'm a cold weather-lover. I love frosty noses, pink cheeks and hearty stews and chili. We have a pretty short winter here in Oklahoma, but it's long enough to enjoy. I wish we could bottle up some of those days to enjoy in the summer when it's 100 degrees out!
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@Llonorra22 (1150)
• Philippines
10 Dec 08
We don't have any snow here in the Philippines. Sadly, I can't see my breath back here but I wish I could! God bless you always friend...
@sassygoddess (8)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Oh yeah...it's been sooo cold here. I think I need to move to a tropical island..I wasn't meant to be a eskimo.(no offense to the eskimo's)
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
9 Dec 08
oh it is -10 here so I guess if I went out I surely would see my breath, as long as I don't see it in the house, it is not dangerous to me personally so I am okay with that lol
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@moondancer (7433)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Yes, we sure can. Sometimes even during the day we can, it's been and still is so cold day and night here. We've had snow and rain and the wind...oh my the wind is so cold.
I too remember in my early years blowing out my nreath in the cold. Or just breathing you would be able to see the cold.
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@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
9 Dec 08
I live in Canada and it is cold enough to see my breath, even during the daytime not
just the nighttime. It has been that way for a couple weeks already. The weather here
in Calgary, Alberta has been pretty nice compared to other places in Canada, and we
just got our first snow fall on the weekend and we have lots of it now. But before
the snow came I already could see my breath.
Alrighty then, talk to you later my friend,
Have a good mylotting day,
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@snowy22315 (180870)
• United States
9 Dec 08
I am generally not outside when it is that cold. I haven't really checked to see if I can see my breath when it is that cold or not. We have definitely had some cold nights here though. I think it was down to either 13 or 17 degrees one night. I guess if I was outside I would have been able to see my breath.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Oh my gosh yes! It was 19 degrees this morning here according to what the news weather woman said. I had to get out and make sure the ducks were fed and that their water was not frozen over. It was way tooooo cold for me! We are having such flip flop weather here it is crazy! I hate seeing my breath!
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@messageme (2821)
• United States
8 Dec 08
oh yes it is definitly cold enough to see your breath here where I live. Northern U.S.
Last night was only 5 degrees farenhiet! I hate the cold, but I love the snow that comes with it. tonight and tommorrow it is suppose to snow 5-6 inches. Im so excited. I LOVE SNOW! but the cold could go away. :) Don't think it works that way.
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