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by cbcoutinho 3248 days ago
That depends on whatever the local mean and standard deviation is for the locale you're talking about. Absolute temperatures are meaningless in that context
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Absolute temperatures in that context are not so much "meaningless" as actively misleading. Measuring in terms of standard deviation is much more precise and relevant, even if it feels less concrete to those not versed in statistics.