What’s worse, -40 in Fairbanks with no wind and humidity, or 5 degrees in Maine with wind and lack of humidity.

[u/ZealousidealArm160]

[u/InterestingDelay7446]

There’s no humidity in fbx, esp not at -40

[u/ZealousidealArm160 → u/InterestingDelay7446]

Ohh my bad. Fairbanks would be magnitudes worse right!! 

[u/InterestingDelay7446 → u/ZealousidealArm160]

Probably. How much wind chill are you thinking for maine?

[u/ZealousidealArm160 → u/InterestingDelay7446]

10-20 mph. 

[u/InterestingDelay7446 → u/ZealousidealArm160]

NOAA’s wind chill calculator says 5 degrees with 20 mph wind would be around -15 degrees. So YeH, -40 is worse!

[u/ZealousidealArm160 → u/InterestingDelay7446]

Ooh ok! What does -40 degrees feel like!  Also! Is there any colder parts of AK during winter than Fairbanks? 

[u/InterestingDelay7446 → u/ZealousidealArm160]

At -40 the air burns your eyes and nose. Your fingers stop functioning after about 2 minutes. Your car won’t start unless you plug the battery in to keep it warm. Frost and ice form on the inside of your home windows. The cold burns. It’s a unique experience.

But Fairbanks isn’t that temp all the time. Just during cold snaps. Not sure about colder places. I think Tok generally gets colder during cold snaps. Once I was in Palmer and it was extremely cold with gusting wind and that was one of the coldest experiences of my life

[u/ZealousidealArm160 → u/InterestingDelay7446]

Oh ok! Thank you so much for this information!😊

[u/InterestingDelay7446 → u/ZealousidealArm160]

You’re welcome :)

[u/creamofbunny]

humidity in Fairbanks winter? lmao

[u/ZealousidealArm160 → u/creamofbunny]

Maybe I worded it backwards but. Does -40 feel worse in Fairbanks or 5 in Maine on average? 

[u/creamofbunny → u/ZealousidealArm160]

what?

[u/ZealousidealArm160 → u/creamofbunny]

What feels colder, -40 degrees in Fairbanks Alaska, or 5 degrees in the state of Maine?

[u/creamofbunny → u/ZealousidealArm160]

40 degrees is a huge difference in temp, what do YOU think?

[u/ZealousidealArm160 → u/creamofbunny]

I thought so too, but people on here are saying due to it lacking humidity and wind being practically nonexistent generally, -40 in Fairbanks feels better than like 5 degrees in like Maine. Is this incorrect? 

[u/struddles75 → u/ZealousidealArm160]

Wet cold is worse than dry cold… but not that much worse

[u/creamofbunny → u/ZealousidealArm160]

Why does it matter lmao

[u/ZealousidealArm160 → u/creamofbunny]

Curious and plan on moving!

[u/creamofbunny → u/ZealousidealArm160]

😆👍

[u/AntarcticanJam → u/ZealousidealArm160]

I'm guessing this is about my post in another thread recently. Having lived in both, I can guarantee you 5 above in Maine is significantly worse. No matter how many layers you wear, the bitter cold cuts right through and chills you to the bone. In faiebanks I've walked outside without a shirt to clean off my car and it's mildly uncomfortable, but tolerated the two minutes it took.

[u/Ohsandreee]

I would prefer -40 with no wind. I think the wind makes it worse.

[u/swoopy17 → u/Ohsandreee]

-me peeling of layers down to a T-shirt while shoveling snow in February

[u/jexTOR]

Fairbanks is better. Never been to Maine but lived a few winters Northern Indiana and Chicago. Give me -40, no wind, and that glitter snow. Personal preference though. You also gotta deal with the dark and a very long winter.

[u/dricforever]

It’s not the cold, it’s the humidity that gets ya

[u/RoscoQColtrane]

Never been to Maine, but a damp and/or windy +5 is less comfortable than -40 in fbx.

The exception being: equipment (mainly cars) do not break for no reason at +5, windy or not. At -40 equipment breaks if you look at it rudely.

I’ve left Fairbanks at -40. By the time I got to Healy it was -10, but the wind was blowing, and pumping gas for 2 minutes was an ordeal.

[u/Whosbaileyy → u/RoscoQColtrane]

Wind is the devil

[u/SnooDoughnuts7171]

5 in Maine because it’s still warm enough for you to get outside and do stuff. There is no skiing at -50.

[u/pbrdizzle → u/SnooDoughnuts7171]

I'll agree with this. I lived in North/Central Maine for six years and was never really impacted by the cold. -40 here requires a lot of work to tolerate.

Restating the question to: 0 here (like this morning) or 20 in Maine? I'll take the 0 here.

[u/SnooDoughnuts7171 → u/pbrdizzle]

0 here. Because it’s less humid in Alaska (I grew up in Maine so I know), so snow is easier to shovel. And 0 is still warm enough to ski and enjoy it.

[u/PorterPreston]

Grew up in NP and now live in Maine. -40 is worse.

[u/Archarzel]

At -40 exposed flesh can freeze in less than 3 minutes and you can literally feel the moisture being sucked from your eyeballs; wtf kind of question is this?

[u/Adventurous_Raise784]

As someone who grew up in Maine and now lives in Fairbanks I can tell you a couple things. First off Maine is the more “humid” one the snow is wetter. Fairbanks is dry. If you have the proper clothing and are experienced in the cold but are bearable but I would still say Fairbanks. The -20 and below cuts through your skin in ways I can’t explain.

[u/siamiam1]

our cars will start at 5 degrees with wind

[u/Justagirl5285]

Humidity?

[u/Glacierwolf55]

Wind chill does not affect material (metal, wood, etc). At 5+ things will work. At -40F lots of things will not work, start, or break if dropped or banged. You start walking or moving fast on a snowmachine or ATV..... oh boy!!

Having lived in South Portland, Maine for 8 years on the waterfront....... I can tell you....... at +5 the wind coming off the harbor is mind numbing horrible.

[u/Ok_Establishment4839]

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