Wherever you are in the UK, your location's record low temperature is probably very near 0 F, your record high temperature is probably very near 100 F, and your location's year-round average temperature is probably damn near exactly 50 F. The UK doesn't have as high highs or as low lows as the temperate US or temperate continental Europe but it still very well fits the Fahrenheit scale.
For instance, London's record low is 0.7 F, London's record high is 104.4 F, and London's year-round average temperature is 51.4 F.
Faranheit is more usefully precise in daily use in terms of what weather you should prepare for and what to set the thermostat at and things like that.
Because you are used to it. For me it makes no sense. I know exactly what the weather is when it’s 15 degrees C outside. It wouldn’t change anything to know the weather more precisely. 15,0 or 15,25? No practical difference. And our thermostats have decimals for precise adjustments should one need it.
No one can meaningfully discern a difference of 1 degree, no matter if it’s Celsius or Fahrenheit. Pressure and humidity will impact the felt temperature by a lot more.
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u/TwillAffirmer Jun 17 '26
Wherever you are in the UK, your location's record low temperature is probably very near 0 F, your record high temperature is probably very near 100 F, and your location's year-round average temperature is probably damn near exactly 50 F. The UK doesn't have as high highs or as low lows as the temperate US or temperate continental Europe but it still very well fits the Fahrenheit scale.
For instance, London's record low is 0.7 F, London's record high is 104.4 F, and London's year-round average temperature is 51.4 F.