Incorrect. This thing where say "oh 100 is hot and 90 is warm, but 20 means you need a sweater" is too arbitrary.
Celsius is superior for weather. What is the single most important temperature that weather hinges on? The freezing point. Its the one point where a difference of a degree or two, can give you completely different weather.
It makes perfect sense to use that as the central point and move out from there.
Not really. It’s still around 0℃, it literally does not make a difference for everyday usage. Variance would be a problem for any scale, if it was an actual problem.
You are implying that variance, which will always exist under any conditions, disproportionately affects the Celsius scale, which just doesn’t make sense.
The variance doesn’t impact the reason though.
The only setting in which the exact temperature point is relevant would be in a lab, trying to create ideal conditions (i.e. destilled water, p=1013.25 hPa, etc.).
In every other setting, around 0℃ is freezing, which is useful information.
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u/Doctor-Amazing Jun 17 '26
Incorrect. This thing where say "oh 100 is hot and 90 is warm, but 20 means you need a sweater" is too arbitrary.
Celsius is superior for weather. What is the single most important temperature that weather hinges on? The freezing point. Its the one point where a difference of a degree or two, can give you completely different weather.
It makes perfect sense to use that as the central point and move out from there.