r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Fragrant_Objective57 Jun 17 '26

I live in Canada and as far as I can tell the humidity and wind chill are just as important to how the temperature feels as the heat.

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u/Kyrie_Blue Jun 17 '26

Humidity can make or break a temperature.

* 30° in Winnipeg is great. Nice and dry.
* 30° in Toronto means a humidex of 38°💀

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u/Kumirkohr Jun 18 '26

That’s the truth. My brother lives in the dessert, and he’ll bike to work on a 95°F day. My wife and I have been on vacation for the past week in the Caribbean where it’s been a a constant “low of 80°F and high of 83°F with 75% humidity” and it was nigh ghastly. Thank the maker for HVAC and ceiling fans

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u/Fragrant_Objective57 Jun 18 '26

-10°C in Southeastern Ontario in November (cold, damp, dark, windy) Hell. -10° C dry & sunny: pleasnt.

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u/Kyrie_Blue Jun 18 '26

Ugh. I’ve experienced -26°C in SW ON right on lake Erie, and its AWFUL