Is it normal that i'm cold when it's 81 degrees out?

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It's midnight, a bit breezy, and I'm freezing. So I fixed that by digging out an old sweatshirt. I look at the thermometer as I pass by it and it reads 81 degrees with 80% humidity. Is this normal? To be cold when it's 80 degrees out?! I'm originally from New England in the US, now living in warmer climates for over a year now... but STILL, it's 81 DEGREES! How can I be cold?

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  • RoseIsabella
    11 years ago

    If it's alright I'd like to suggest you see your doctor and get tested for Hypothyroidism. I have a low thyroid and I used to be cold all the time before I got on medication. Other symptoms are stiffness in the joints and fatigue(I was sleepy all the time).

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago

    How warm were daytime temperatures? Were you working in the sun all day? I've been freezing when it was 80+ out, but I was suffering from heat stroke. Please keep hydrated.

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  • AbnormallyAwesome
    11 years ago

    81° Fahrenheit: No I don't think ist's normal.
    81° Celsius: Deffenetly not normal!
    81° Kelvin: Yes, it's normal.

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  • Hippie
    11 years ago

    Perhaps it's a fever.

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  • NothingxCrazy
    11 years ago

    I used to get a bit chilly when I'd leave the fan blowing on me. My skin would get nice and cold and it would help me sleep. This is at nighttime with 70 degree weather. Not sure about humidity though.

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  • iezegrim
    11 years ago

    Even in a third world country, you should be able to go to a hospital somewhere. The UN and other NGOs send doctors to all countries of the world. There is no other way of diagnosing hypothyroidism.

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  • iezegrim
    11 years ago

    Go and get a thyroid function test at your GP. (It's a blood test). You probably have hypothyroidism. It's incredibly common across all ages and sexes, especially in females as they get older.
    If you get a reaction on your skin from the cold, you could have Cold Urticaria.

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  • q25t
    11 years ago

    You aren't dehydrated, are you? That usually causes shivers and generally feeling cold. And with the heat and humidity, it would be very easy to become so.

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  • shinshins
    11 years ago

    You have a fever

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  • Retard73
    11 years ago

    Is it +81 or -81?

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  • thanksforthefreecar
    11 years ago

    Im the oposite. I'm not cold at 40 degrees.

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  • AmvEditor
    11 years ago

    If the tempetures you are talking are true and you don't feel sick then i am guessing that is something wrong with your blood flow. Try exercising.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      MORE exercise? Do you think I don't get enough working on a sailboat? Hauling sheets, cranking out hauls, scrubbing decks, waxing, polishing, cleaning the entire underside of the boat... plus a lot of free diving? Thanks for the advice, but at midnight... I'm really not looking for more exercise to wake me up. :)

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  • BeautyBodyBrains
    11 years ago

    I think you know that isn't normal. Go see a doctor.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      What doctor? The local herbalist? Hahaha... it's a third world country.

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  • lovecrackelnails
    11 years ago

    Have you thought that your thermometer might be damaged!

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      Well, there are about four thermometers on the boat... they can't all be long, can they? It was a pretty hot summer in Grenada, it's just starting to cool off and Christmas winds are on their way.

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      • MeenMevor
        11 years ago

        Woah woah, you're on a boat? Well, you're probably just feeling wind chill, then.

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      • Anonymous Post Author
        11 years ago

        *wrong not "long"...

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  • Shackleford96
    11 years ago

    I often notice that when I am physically inactive for long periods of time (such as extended sessions on the computer...), parts of my body tend to get cold. Mostly my feet, my legs, my hands, and my arms. The farther away from my body that they are, the more likely they are to get cold.

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  • mysterymen3000
    11 years ago

    Ill warm you up! ;-)

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  • Tia_
    11 years ago

    I think this is normal. If it is 81 at night I'm assuming its alot hotter by day. Your body gets used to the hotter temps so a nightly temp drop even one that leaves it in the 80s by comparison feels chilly. This is also why when its in the low sixties in the spring I'm wearing shorts and a teeshirt hear in good old Maine USA. You can tell who ain't from here that time of year cause they are dressed like Eskimos looking at me funny. :) anyway feeling cold and hots about what your used to. Id love me some 81 degrees right now though...*sigh*

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      The fluctuation of temperature from day to night is actually negligible but the sun is strong. I used to be like you in New England, haha, in shorts in 60 degree weather - thinking it was the heat wave of the century, especially after the winters!

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    You Americans and your stupid units of measurement. It's called a metric system, get with it.

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    • NothingxCrazy
      11 years ago

      Nah man, we're hipsters. We're too cool for the metric system.. Get with the times, dude.

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      • [Old Memory]
        11 years ago

        1 in 5 Americans can't find the U.S. on a map.

        I read this and was like wtf, I knew alot of them were dumb but fucking hell that's insane.

        So I suppose learning a new measurement system is out of the question. There's no point as they couldn't use it.

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        • NothingxCrazy
          11 years ago

          I can assure you, anyone who went to elementary school can point out where the US is on a map.

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          • robbieforgotpw
            11 years ago

            Get a load of this guy, he has no evidence for his wacky assertions. I bet he lives in the country he's badmouthing. Kinda sounds like our current leader doesn't it?

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            • NothingxCrazy
              11 years ago

              There are actual stats conducted on some US citizens but they could be from Mexico for all we know. It was not an accurate test from what I read and it does not prove anything.

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          • [Old Memory]
            11 years ago

            Yes, they SHOULD.

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        • robbieforgotpw
          11 years ago

          Who's stupid? Europeans have let the muslims take over their continent. Soon you''ll have shariah my bad you already have it

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          • [Old Memory]
            11 years ago

            "Who's stupid?"

            1 in 5 Americans can't find the U.S. on a map.

            Americans obviously.

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            • robbieforgotpw
              11 years ago

              You already said that, try something else. By the way we kicked England's butt unless you forgot. But our current leaders are trying to bend over backwards for Islam but you all beat us to it.

              I don't believe your stat just because you say it. Now if you have proof I'll stand corrected.

              Let me guess. You have such a low opinion of the USA that you probably live here. Most people do want to live in the US. It hasn't been run over by the muslims yet like Europe.

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  • bananaface
    11 years ago

    Yikes, I think I'd actually be melting! Although, I'm from England, and at the moment we're at a lovely -2°C.:P So, to someone who hasn't been anywhere even close to 80 before, it would be unbelievably hot. So I guess it just depends on what you're used to. If you're used to hot weather, then that's normal I guess. I'm not too sure, though.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      I definitely should have thought to be more specific. Sorry, like a typical person out of the US - I forgot to note whether that was Celsius or Fahrenheit! Haha, so it's Fahrenheit... which converts to about 27 degrees Celsius (if I'm not mistaken). -2°C sounds.... like the Artic to me at the moment. :)

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      • Terence_the_viking
        11 years ago

        If i am out in the fog at this time of year my beard gets frozen.

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