Before people used the term “windchill” to refer to the weather, there were numerous other descriptions of meteorological conditions. In Maine “Twice as Cold as Zero” (don’t bother doing the math) is an old saying that means it’s zero degrees with a high wind blowing. Excerpt from “The New England Sampler,” Yankee Magazine, January 1993.
Before people used the term “windchill” to refer to the weather, there were numerous other descriptions of meteorological conditions.
In Maine “Twice as Cold as Zero” (don’t bother doing the math) is an old saying that means it’s zero degrees with a high wind blowing.
Twice as Cold as Zero | New England Lexicon Excerpt from “The New England Sampler,” Yankee Magazine, January 1993.
