Coldness, Wind Chill, and Survival

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

I also live in Southern California, where we have mountains which have snow on them sometimes.

Obviously depends on where in Southern California you are; LA basin certainly doesn't have snow.

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

As a teenager in Apple Valley, I remember many days when we had snow, or when rain puddles froze overnight.

I live in the SF bay area, and we used to have fairly common frost and the occasional patchy snow in the hills. Frost has become a lot rarer and can't remember the last time I saw snow in the hills.