Ever wonder about the temps at famous battles?

[ABNAK]

D-Day: 59 F (water temp was 54 F, that's freaking COLD azz chit to wade through, considering that many were totally submerged in it)

Iwo Jima: 68 F

Dak To/ Hill 875 (Central Highlands of Vietnam, Nov. '67): 95 F during the day, down to as low as 55 F at night

Gettysburg: Day 1 was 76 F, Day 2 was 81 F, and Day 3 was 86 F (still pretty warm for wool uniforms!)

[Wake27]

Holy shit I had no idea D Day was that cold.


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[ABNAK]

Holy shit I had no idea D Day was that cold.

Yeah, and with the water that damn cold it'd be awhile before you warmed up! Of course having 88mm and 8mm rounds zipping and blasting all around you might take your mind off of it a bit. Adrenalin and all.

Gotta figure Normandy is right across from southern England, so latitude isn't favorable for warm temps, even in early June.

[SteyrAUG]

Iwo Jima: 68 F

Given it's location, that's surprising. Most Pacific conflicts were hot, humid and mostly miserable tropical locations.

[Firefly]

Don’t take this bad but it is October and 97 degrees in GA so funk all dat

/surliness

[The_War_Wagon]

Gettysburg I knew about. Hiked BOTH the Billy Yank & Johnny Reb trails in ONE day - with a buncha Cub Scouts - 22 years ago, about this same time (early October).

It was 89 that day - PLENTY hot in a Scout uniform (short sleeves and shorts!). I could only IMAGINE those dark BLUE uniforms in July...

[C2Q]

No, but definitely interesting. Thanks!

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Given it's location, that's surprising. Most Pacific conflicts were hot, humid and mostly miserable tropical locations.

At Iwo Jima Air Base, the summers are long, hot, oppressive, wet, and overcast; the winters are comfortable and mostly clear; and it is windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 65°F to 87°F and is rarely below 62°F or above 89°F.

Surprised me.

[crusader377]

Here are some other battlefield temperatures:

Battle of Moscow 1941-42: lowest recorded temperature: -49 F

Battle of the Chosin 1950: -35 F

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia" -40 F

[ABNAK]

Surprised me.

Gotta figure Iwo was invaded in February of 1945, and it was hardly a tropical jungle island (in the sense that it didn't lie within the tropic lines). It's latitude is roughly the same as the Bahamas, so it wouldn't be unheard of for a 68 F day during the winter months.