Temperature conversions

[hani]

Just to introduce myself, I'm a Malaysian student in Wisconsin, USA. I've been basically an expat my whole life, even when I was "re-patriated" back home between overseas posting. (My father is a diplomat

Comments

[choptliver]

I had to do it the other way, US-Fahrenheit to Celcius. I mostly just remember a few benchmarks. Normal body temp is 98.6F or 37C. Freezing is 32F or 0C. 16C is about 61F (the numbers change places). After that, I can just estimate the rest for my purposes. It may not be good enough for the long term, but it's a start.

[ruadh1888]

I actually adjusted from Fahrenheit to Celsius pretty easily - much easier than I've adjusted to any of the metric measurements. It only took me a few years here to start thinking in Celsius.

[natlach]

Celsius to Fahrenheit: double the temp then add 30
Fahrenheit to Celsius: subtract 30 and then divide in half

Ex: 15C (15+15=30, 30+30=60) = 60F
It's not exact but it gets you real close

[mintblue]

I just go by how each lot of ten feels. :D Eighties - quite nice! Nineties - really warm and like home! Fourties or below - rug up because it is cooooooold. :) Trying to convert to something exact drives me batty. I love the website www.onlineconversions.com Good for when I'm trying to cook, as well, or work out clothing/shoe sizes.

[emmala]

i also use the bench mark thing. when i lived in shetland (UK) i learned that i rarely got above 11C during the summer and that was the 50's F and then if it was dramatically below or above that i would adjust appropriately. one trick is taking each season at a time. trying to learn it all in one go doesn't work.

[schmoomom]

I'm with choptliver...I went the other way and just remember a few things. Like 70 is 20 (room temp). It can be difficult, but it just clicks.