By JACOB COMP, Student Reporter
February’s snowfall and subfreezing temperatures reminded Stephen McCluskey of home.
“It feels just like home some days in Oklahoma, as it’s always windy and freezing,” said McCluskey, a junior health and sports science major from Motherwell, Scotland.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University is home to students from around the globe, and for some, Alva’s winter weather is brutally cold.
February’s snowfall and frigid temperatures set new records. But McCluskey said he is accustomed to the cold.
McCluskey said Scotland’s weather has been just as bad as Oklahoma’s has been this year. Oklahoma has had around 7 inches of snow so far.
The average temperature in the winter is 32 degrees in Scotland, McCluskey said.
While McCluskey said he feels right at home in the subfreezing temperatures, wind and snow, other Northwestern students said they have never before experienced a winter like this one.
“I have been here for three years, and I still haven’t learned to deal with the cold yet,” said Morgan La Neve, a junior health and sports science major from Las Vegas, Nevada.
La Neve isn’t alone. Students from states such as California, Texas and Florida likely have never seen temperatures that remained below freezing for extended periods of time.
“The weather differs from here because I do not get snow back home, and it’s never this windy,” La Neve said. “The lowest it has ever been in Las Vegas was probably 30 degrees.”
Whether you’re used to the cold weather like McCluskey or can’t seem to adjust to it like La Neve, wearing the right winter clothing is essential in Alva, both said.
“It’s always better to wear more clothes than not to wear enough,” McCluskey said. “The only way to get used to cold weather is by being in it so much.”