In an average February, Rome has four days that dip below 32 degrees F; the average high is 56, and the average is 40. Paris averages 12 days each February below 32 degrees F; the average high is 45 and the average low is 34. Only you know what constitutes weather that is too cold to enjoy.
A fluorescent lamp or a fluorescent tube is a low pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. An electric current in the gas excites mercury vapor which produces short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor coating on the inside of the bulb to glow.
Fluorescents are a large family of light sources. There are three main types of fluorescent lamps: cold cathode, hot cathode, and electroluminescent. They all use phosphors excited by electrons to create light. On this page we will discuss the cold and hot cathode lamps. Electroluminescent lamps use fluorescence but are so different they are covered on another page.