Originally Posted by
Telly
I clearly remember visiting Moscow on a number of occasions with the temperature ranging from -10* to -20* C, and never feeling really cold. Today while wearing almost identical clothing, and with the temperature having reached around +5* C, I really felt the cold. The difference was the humidity being quite high (around 70-80%) compared to Moscow which was, if I remember correctly somewhere in the low 40's.
Interesting observation. I wasn't aware of humidity making such a huge difference in the cold as well. In fact, since you mentioned that it was very windy, perhaps the wind chill was what made the difference?