It is getting colder

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but nothing compared to Røros in Norway which has -40 degrees celsius for the 2nd day in a row.

But this is why if feels so cold in the UK

Btw. - a quite neat map

The humidity level is extremely high!
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Røros in Norway hit -41 degrees Celsius last night - and that is without taking into account any windchill factor...

Kaldeste Rørosnatt på 23 år

I natt ble det målt 41 minusgra

[From Kaldeste Rørosnatt på 23 år - adressa.no]

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Interesting - as I am a strong advocate of giving less antibiotics to people, and not using the currently so popular handwashes you see everywhere in the UK, as I do believe they hinder kids in developing strong immune systems :
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Røros (in Norway) - currently -36 degrees Celsius (and that's without doing any wimpy windchill calcuations)

Ti målestasjoner i Trøndelag målte i natt og i dag tidlig vinterens laveste temperaturer.

[From Minus 36,2 på Røros i natt]

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A story from a Norwegian newspaper - where one county forgot that year 2009 has 53 weeks and therefore omitted to program the automatic streetlight turning on every evening (short nights at the moment s well) - so the lights never turned on..

Lyset gikk da uke 53 ble glemt
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