Did you know? The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth happened in January 1983 at Vostok Station in Antarctica! It was an unbelievable –128.6°F (–89.2°C) That’s colder than dry ice and at those temperatures, your breath can literally freeze midair.
It’s hard to imagine what life feels like in that kind of cold. Even a few minutes outside requires extreme protection just to stay safe. Meanwhile, in the Northern Hemisphere, January often brings our snowiest days which is proof of just how wild winter can be across the globe.
Now it’s your turn: What’s the coldest weather you’ve ever experienced? Were you bundled up, caught off guard, or did you enjoy it? Share your cold-weather story with us!
I’m from New York so I’m used to the cold. The winters of the 1970s-1980s were brutal, yet school didn’t get canceled. My mother made sure I was always ready for the elements; Vaseline on the face, and all the cold weather attire…I loved it; going outside to play with my friends was always fun. Now, not so much…