Coldest temp (from car temp sensor...)

kyote00

-8c outside trim this morning.

stealthyspeeder

Why not have a thread for the biggest pic of a tempeture reading?

kyote00

ops. sorry. editing size down now.

(PS Why don't you use your spelling checker before posting sarky comments...)

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

Why not have a thread for the biggest pic of a tempeture reading?

Matt Simis

-9c this morning, traveling from Athboy to South Dublin. So cold in fact the rear self leveling suspension siezed in place and couldnt pump itself up till I drove for 20miles. Freaky stuff.. :eek:

.Longshanks.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63695533#post63695533

Mr.David

Had -11 on the way into work this morning (Gaydon, UK) but down the road in Oxfordshire they had -17C!

Funny situation (although potentially not funny) going home yesterday evening along the M40, the inside 2 of the 3 total lanes were cleared of snow and traffic was moving about 70mph. Some plonker in a C class coupe decided it wasn't quick enough and pulled into the outside lane with about 5 inches of snow at 80mph and ended up pointing the wrong way kissing the armco. Tool.

TheBazman

-12.5 this mng near Kilcullen

Lord Nikon

SouperComputer

Granted my location gives me a bit of an advantage. This is from the start of winter its been a lot colder since then......

Mena

Ugh, -18 wins! Had -11 this morning in Newbridge.

Lord Nikon

No pictures, no proof

Cmar-Ireland

Monasterevin this morning

az2wp0sye65487

SouperComputer wrote: »

Granted my location gives me a bit of an advantage. This is from the start of winter its been a lot colder since then......

Isn't that one of the places where it gets so cold that there are enclosed bridges between buildings so people don't have to go outdoors?

v300

I feel positively inadequate with my lowly minus 6 in Clare this morning.:D

Dubh Geannain

v300 wrote: »

I feel positively inadequate with my highly minus 6 in Clare this morning.:D

SouperComputer

Titan Old-fashioned Comedy wrote: »

Isn't that one of the places where it gets so cold that there are enclosed bridges between buildings so people don't have to go outdoors?

Yea, a lot of the buildings in the city have heated walkways between them. Twas -26 a couple of days ago. Now that was chilly stuff. Whats worse is that over christmas it heated up to just above freezing, melting some of the snow, which of course has now frozen leaving nasty icy roads and paths. Great craic!

TheBazman

TheBazman wrote: »

-12.5 this mng near Kilcullen

Harcrid

-10 in Tipperary this morning. It's the coldest I have ever personally seen in this country.

mada999

-5 this morning in Dundalk..

Ush1

I wanna get in on the act but my car doesn't have an outside temp gauge. Any ideas where I could buy one for the car?

flamegrill

-8.5C this morning in Carlow. Went upto around -7.5C when I was in work.

Saw on carlowweather.com that tullow saw lows of -17.7C at 9am this morning.

Not really on topic: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/1/6/822520/-Freak-Current-Takes-Gulf-Stream-to-Greenland

Day After Tomorrow anyone???

Quazzie

Ush1 wrote: »

I wanna get in on the act buy my car doesn't have an outside temp gauge. Any ideas where I could buy one for the car?

Try here

Ush1

Quazzie wrote: »

Try here

Carzone sell car thermometers?

Cmar-Ireland

Ush1 wrote: »

I wanna get in on the act but my car doesn't have an outside temp gauge. Any ideas where I could buy one for the car?

Something like this will do the trick. Fairly cheap too.


-11 in Newbridge this morning!

Volvoboy

I have to lie when somone gets into my taxi and asks ''whats the temp on the dashboard??'' Smug basitds with thier digital temp readers!!!

jonnyfingers

Jesus all these cold temperatures. I only had -5 in Waterford today. Should have popped on the togs and went for a swim it was so warm in comparison to other temperatures on here!

flamegrill

Be careful of yer diesel cars. The lows temps past -15C will turn your diesel to waxy type substance. Don't try to start your car as you could damage it

3ps

flamegrill wrote: »

Be careful of yer diesel cars. The lows temps past -15C will turn your diesel to waxy type substance. Don't try to start your car as you could damage it

-23Cish is when you should start worrying

Skyuser

Ush1 wrote: »

Carzone sell car thermometers?

They've been selling them for years. They even throw in a free car when you buy one.

Ush1

Skyuser wrote: »

They've been selling them for years. They even throw in a free car when you buy one.

.......*cough*

secman

Bazman , how are you coping with the BMw in the snow ?


Secman

craichoe

3ps wrote: »

-23Cish is when you should start worrying

Yup, I was grand last year at -19.

Lex Luthor

flamegrill wrote: »

Be careful of yer diesel cars. The lows temps past -15C will turn your diesel to waxy type substance. Don't try to start your car as you could damage it

3ps wrote: »

-23Cish is when you should start worrying

is this true? which is the magic number?

I clocked -9 in Naas this morning and -10 in Straffan.

Once been in -38 in Chicago airport

Vegeta

Lex Luthor wrote: »

is this true? which is the magic number?

I clocked -9 in Naas this morning and -10 in Straffan.

Once been in -38 in Chicago airport

Depends on the manufacturer's additives I'd say

from a google search

Like most fuels, diesel is a mix of hydrocarbons, and the components have different freezing points. For Number 2 diesel, as the ambient temperatures drop toward 32 degrees F (0 degrees C), it begins to cloud, due to the paraffin in the fuel solidifying. As the temperatures drop below 32 F, the molecules combine into solids, large enough to be stopped by the filter. This is known as the gel point, and generally occurs about 15 degrees F (-9.5 degrees C) below the cloud point.
This wax then forms a coating on the filter which results in a loss of engine power. The same thing happens on starting an engine when the temperature is below freezing. The filter becomes almost instantly coated with wax - usually, enough fuel gets through to allow the engine to idle, but not attain operating RPM. There are two common ways to overcome this: one is a diesel additive, the other is a fuel heater.
In Alaska and other colder climates, lorries are running regularly at minus 51 degrees or lower so as you see it depends on additives and heating but to freeze as in turning solid you would need laboratory conditions as nature cannot go cold enough to freeze to a low enough temperature.

TheBazman

secman wrote: »

Bazman , how are you coping with the BMw in the snow ?


Secman

But of a nightmare tbh. I have a few bags of coal in the boot now to help me out a bit.

Victor_M

TheBazman wrote: »

But of a nightmare tbh. I have a few bags of coal in the boot now to help me out a bit.

Does it make any difference? I was thinking of doing the same.

CoDy1

The council handed out a load of sandbags recently there during the flooding, I now have 5 of then in me boot:D Much better traction!

Magown3

Mulhuddart, Dublin 15... I thought yesterday's -7.5 was bad!

secman

I need some compost as soon as the thaw comes, will pobably drop into B&Q and get 3 bags and leave them in the boot, to help with the traction.
I have to negotiate a small incline to get out in the morning and at the moment its a nightmare, all the FWD cars just zip up, no problem ! This morning an almost 60 yr old neighbour had to give me a bit of a push to get up the incline !

Secman

deaglan169

just back from town its currently -5 and my windscreen motors are frozen very slow action at wiping think ill be parking car up for weekend

TheBazman

Victor_M wrote: »

Does it make any difference? I was thinking of doing the same.

Can't do any harm is my view

kida

how accurate are car temp gauges?

bazzachazza

I'll get my cousin's in Canada to trump the lot of you they get -30c and below.;)

bazzachazza

kida wrote: »

how accurate are car temp gauges?

Very accurate I check it against the Met report in work when I get there and its spot on. (Work in the airport I check it against ours)

Mc Love

-7 in Limerick this morning driving from work

roo_photo

-15 in Baltinglass this morning!

Guy:Incognito

-8'c at arund 6 this mornign in Tallaght. Was about an hour later when I got ack to the missus car with my phone (The van doesnt have a temp sensor) and it had warmed up to -7 for the pic (will attach later)

macrubicon

This evening in Saggart...

DannyBuoy

-10 last night in Citywest, Co. Dublin, was -12 this morning..

timmywex

-14 around ballon in carlow yesterday morning at 9ish

StephenM_smc

Bit of an old one, taken on Christmas Eve