Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time with the cold weather but
I have tip for you when you write about it. To make the "°" degree
symbol, hold down the alt key then press 0 1 7 6 and you will see °
magically appear on your screen.


Clarification: You have to have a numerical keypad to do that. Many
laptops and netbooks do not have one and typing it with the top keys
does nothing.