Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Baby, It's Cold - Inside

When you think of India, you think of blistering hot summer days, monsoons, humidity but not frigid temperatures. But I'm here to tell you that Delhi gets cold. I'm not entirely sure on any given day how cold it is (but that's more of a Celsius/Fahrenheit thing), however, I can tell you that today the minimum temperature is 6.8 degrees Celsius or a balmy 44 degrees Fahrenheit with a maximum temperature of 14 degrees Celsius or 58 degrees Fahrenheit. \

Hardly worth mentioning to you east coasters who are facing below freezing temperatures and snow, snow and more snow. and that would all be true, if houses had central heat. Being built for 9 months or so of very warm or monsoon like weather, houses seem to retain the cold. It is often colder inside the house than outside. And offices aren't heated either. So most days, I come to the office armed with a sweater and a shawl. and we huddle around the 4 or 5 radiators that we have been provided.

I'm sure you will remind me of these complaints when spring/summer come along - but for now, Baby, It's Cold Inside.