Americaâs 50 Coldest Cities. The lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States was -80 degrees Fahrenheit in Prospect Creek, Alaska. While temperatures near this extreme only rarely occur, millions of Americans live in cities with brutally cold winters and heavy snowfall.
Thus, converting from one metric unit to another is always accomplished by multiplying or dividing your initial measurement by the appropriate power of ten. Look at the arrow you've drawn from the units you have-the units your measurement has been taken in-to the units you want to convert to.
Or we can convert lengths, say, from kilometers to miles, although metric units are most frequently used in chemistry. With a known conversion factor, it is sometimes possible to convert to a new dimension. For instance, 1 kilogram of pure water is equal to 1 liter.