Bought this as a gift for my daughter who moved to the northeast (we live in the south and her winter coat was pretty but not warm enough for New England) It was not " ranked" like LLBean outerwear and her temps have not dropped to the negatives yet this winter to know if it will keep her warm in very cold. She mention that at work now 5 other black, down, hooded coats hang with hers - so others also got warm coats for Christmas.