Punta Arenas weather

[Walter]

60 degrees Farenheit or 60 degrees Celcius?

[Borys]

F

[Walter]

Well, I can understand the use of "summer heat" when it is Celcius (though (quickly looking around) the highest temperature recorded is 58 degrees), but 60 degrees F is in my eyes a very comfortable 15.6 degrees Celcius, not really sweaty weather (unless one is wearing 20 layers of winter clothing or is participating in some strenuous activities).
... unless the reporter is Mr. Freeze. :D

[The Rock Doctor]

Live in a cool climate long enough and you'll perceive temperatures differently.  The locals might indeed consider it "hot".

There were times in Iqaluit where I'd be outside thinking, "Ooh, it's nice out!", and then come inside later and hear it was -25 Celsius.

[Walter]

Considering that the Dutch average July temperature is almost the same as the Punta Arenas average January temperature, I would still say that the 15 degree temperature is quite acceptable.

... about what you said, originally I wanted to say "... unless the reported normally lives on Antarctica" :)

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Punta Arenas' weather is more harsh than the Nederlands'. It it is probably as pleasant as Narvik's or Reykyavik's. If not damper.
Rock Doctor got the joke. And the locals are warmly dressed, being unused to such benign weather.
Borys

[Borys]

Ahoj!
A bloke from a company I work with visited Patagonia in October. In Ushaia (souther coast of Tierra del Fuego) it was sweltering hot - 8 degrees Celsius :)
To the locals' surprise, they did not get any sleet for a week!
Punta Arenas was similarly "tropical".
Borys

[Sachmle]

Why do you think I was so happy to sell it? ;D

[Carthaginian]

*grabs his thin Southron blood and runs in fear*

[Borys]

Ahoj!
They do honeymoons.
Special discounts for May, June and July apply.
See, she liked it:
http://www.adventurealan.com/Patagonia_2005/index.htm
I loved this line:

Yes, my husband did take me to the Ushuaia garbage dump on my honeymoon. At least it had cute piglets in it that you had to stay away from because mama charged you (as well as our only sighting of some type of bird that I'm supposed to remember). [Husband's note: Bird = White-throated Caracara. And garbage dumps are great places to bird the world round. Sad but true.]

ADDED LATER:
Are Americans genetically altered as to be incapable of writing bErg?
I've seen Lemburg, Wirttemburg, now - icebUrg ....

ADDED EVEN LATER:
http://travel.patagonia-argentina.com/resultados/detalle.php?Id=49
Borys

[Borys]

Ahoj!
What a lovely day!
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CIXX0017
6 °C

   
Partly cloudy

    * Feels Like: -
    * Wind: W 33km/h

    * Relative Humidity: 70%
    * Pressure: 99.900 kPa
    * Visibility: 99,999.0 km
    * Ceiling: 20000 ft

[Sachmle]

ADDED LATER:
Are Americans genetically altered as to be incapable of writing bErg?
I've seen Lemburg, Wirttemburg, now - icebUrg ....

Over on this side of the pond most "Berg's" are Burgs.  Pittsburgh, Hamburger, burgler, the other Pittsburg in Kansas, and so on.

[Borys]

burg = town
berg - mount(ain)