This corresponds to −273.15 ☌ on the Celsius scale, −459.67 ☏ on the Fahrenheit scale, and 0.00 °R on the Rankine scale. A lower bound to temperature is absolute zero, defined as 0.00 K on the Kelvin scale, an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A photograph of the snow surface at Dome C Station, Antarctica a part of the notoriously cold Polar Plateau, it is representative of the majority of the continent's surfaceĬold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere.
