How Cold was it

[Hitch]

Hey everyone. Can anyone tell me how cold was it was in the night from april 12, 1912?

Thank you so much.

 

[Tad G. Fitch]

Hello Carl, how are you? Did you mean to ask about April 12th, or the actual night of the sinking? I am not sure about the air temperature, but the water temperature was said to be around 28 degrees fahrenheit on the night of the sinking, April 15, 1912. Of course, that is 4 degrees below freezing, but sea water freezes at a lower temperature due to the high concentration of salt and minerals in the water. If you were asking about the 12th, I am sure that someone here has some data regarding that. Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Tad Fitch

 

[Sonja van Rooijen]

what are degrees fahrenheit in degrees Celcius? I only know celcius

 

[Samuel Halpern]

Hi Sonja: You can get the conversion here: http://www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm

 

[Sonja van Rooijen]

thanks, 28 degrees fahrenheit is -2.2 degrees celcius, pretty cold, you should almost freeze imediatly when you get into the water

 

[Samuel Halpern]

Not quite immediately. There were quite a number of people who spent several minutes in the water a lived to tell about, including 2nd Officer Lightoller, the junior wireless operator Harold Bride, Col. Gracie, Jack Thayer, just to name a few.

 

[monica e. hall]

Moved to 'On the Night of the 14th April' folder in this section.