Denver Humidity (Boulder: layoffs, high school, farmer)

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by BSL63087

I guess taboggan must be a term us hicks from Southern Indiana use I don't know... I've also heard them called beanies.

I thought it was some kind of sled.

[lovethebigcity]

Toboggan is used in the Southern US to refer to a ski hat.
Toboggan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Go down a few paragraphs to see the reference

[BSL63087]

So what is it called elsewhere? I just always thought it was a toboggan I never knew it was anything else until fairly recently when people started calling them beanies.

[pw72]

I've always thought that there are no "normal" temps in Colorado, just averages. The reason I say this is because the front range probably has the most varied winter weather in the U.S. You've probably heard this before, but it can be 68 one day and 28 the next. You can be golfing and getting a tan one day, and shoveling two feet of snow the next. That is why there is no normal. Humidity? Very rare, however during the summer Arizona monsoon occasionally some of that mugginess creeps in, but doesn't stick around long.

[vegaspilgrim]

Originally Posted by BSL63087

I guess taboggan must be a term us hicks from Southern Indiana use I don't know... I've also heard them called beanies.

Anyways, I'm still thinking Denver might be a little too cold for my liking. I'm still considering it though.

Yeah, I have no clue what a toboggan even is. I thought it was some kind of sled? The thing to realize is, nobody said most people in Denver "like" the cold. But they toughen up a little bit, turn on the heat, bundle up, whatever it takes, and get on with their lives anyway. People who can't handle it move away to warmer places. In the winter in Colorado I normally wear just a normal jacket during the day and a ski coat at night. I would definitely recommend getting a ski jacket. The modern ones are really cool looking, they are built in layers rather than one piece of fabric, they're pretty light, they keep you warm and dry, and you can move around easily in them.

[katmoney]

Originally Posted by Charles

What units do you want your answer in?

Here's a comparative data point:

Anywhere (Colorado) 48F, sunny, dry, no wind feels like Anywhere else (Midwest) 61F, cloudy, humid, no wind.

(And 48F is about a normal winter high in Denver & Colorado Springs.)

No way?

Way.

Holy crap. I'm excited that I'm leaving cold as f**k Chicago winters for Denver!

[winglady]

Originally Posted by BSL63087

So what is it called elsewhere? I just always thought it was a toboggan I never knew it was anything else until fairly recently when people started calling them beanies.

We've always called them ski caps, ski hats, or knit hats (or caps).

Never heard of a hat being called a toboggan. A toboggan is something to use to slide down a snowy hill.

(signed) Denver Native

[.gif]

humidity is very low here. use lots of lotion and chapstick.

[chilaili]

Originally Posted by lovethebigcity

Toboggan is used in the Southern US to refer to a ski hat.
Toboggan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Go down a few paragraphs to see the reference

Now that's just weird ! In Europe a toboggan is a small sled, never an item of clothing. Mind you, we call a ski-mask a balaclava.

[south-to-west]

Originally Posted by Charles

What units do you want your answer in?

Here's a comparative data point:

Anywhere (Colorado) 48F, sunny, dry, no wind feels like Anywhere else (Midwest) 61F, cloudy, humid, no wind.

(And 48F is about a normal winter high in Denver & Colorado Springs.)

No way?

Way.

Sounds about right. I remember one morning this past February when it was sunny and upper 40s. My girlfriend and I walked down to a local coffee shop in Uptown and I had to take off my jacket because it felt so warm. To top it off, I felt the need to get an iced-coffee in order to cool down a little from the powerful Colorado sun.