Wednesday, January 19, 2011

I just had to share

I was looking up weather facts for Sweden and came across this wonderful fact. 


The Celsius temperature scale was named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius who lived in the early 1700s. Without this inventive Swedish man, all of science would be measuring temperature very differently! Let's all take a moment to thank Sweden for their scientific contributions....


Thank you all for sharing in this. And for those of you who are dying to know all about Sweden's weather here is the low down. Average temp in Stockholm during January is 27F and in July is 63F. They do experience all 4 seasons. It shouldn't be too cold while I am there but cold enough to keep me bundled up. Stockholm is farther south and is right on the water (next to a warm water current) which helps keep it warm. In the far north regions of Sweden, above the Arctic Circle, it gets pretty chilly and day light is constant in the summer and non-existent in the winter. I won't be that far north but I hopefully will still see some of the lovely auroras! 


That's all for now. Now on to more packing! 

2 comments:

  1. Beth, you are truly a science geek! :-) Three cheers for Celcius...btw, what is 63F in C?

    Wishing you a fantastic trip!

    Bon Voyage!

    Kathy

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  2. 63F is about 17C. To give you some perspective: room temperature is about 22C, 30C is super hot (around 90F), 0C is when water freezes and 100C is when water boils.

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