Big Freeze Discussion (Friday 8/1/10)

leahyl · 08-01-2010 10:35PM

irish1967 wrote: »

I believe there is a facebook group in appretition of The Hat from last night. Anyone got the link??

http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-love-Paul-Cunninghams-winter-hat/240592949010

Sierra Oscar · 08-01-2010 10:35PM

irish1967 wrote: »

I believe there is a facebook group in appretition of The Hat from last night. Anyone got the link??

A little OT, but here you go all the same.;)

Scubadevils · 08-01-2010 10:35PM

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

I have actually asked once or twice already on his where abouts , Might be up in the Mts playing with all the snow

Possibly yeah!

mollzer · 08-01-2010 10:35PM

-6 in Carrickmacross,-5 this time last night.

embee · 08-01-2010 10:35PM

FFS, I can't believe it... as we get closer to Sunday a lot of these charts are saying no snow for where I am in Louth. I can't believe it, am dying for snow and now it seems it won't get much further north than Dublin?!

This sucks

Mobhi1 · 08-01-2010 10:36PM

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Oh, ok.......................!

Didn't he predict there'd be a white Christmas and the freeze would go on for weeks. Just by observing animals on the mountain in Donegal or something.

chrabo · 08-01-2010 10:36PM

Hi guys

Dundalk around DKIT -9 now

Im polish we have winters with -30 record was -44 and snow falling somtimes around 2m, dont use salt use sand, change your water in cooling systems into the cars 99% in this country have them, when u start driving use 2 speed and hope we will get lots of snow in next few days.

GL

Digi

H2UMrsRobinson · 08-01-2010 10:36PM

irish1967 wrote: »

I believe there is a facebook group in appretition of The Hat from last night. Anyone got the link??

Just type in Paul Cunninghams Hat in the search bar, you'll find it! lol

Bikerbhoy · 08-01-2010 10:37PM

irish1967 wrote: »

He is actually head of met eireann.

so hes double jobbing then is he ? this donegal postman ?????

owenc · 08-01-2010 10:37PM

ugh what next! lol -12.4c here and -8c in ballykelly this fog sees to be going everywhere in ni stopping the stations from going below -10c ugh it better be gone by the morning and it better not come here lollol

Chicken Run · 08-01-2010 10:37PM

eigrod wrote: »

The Donegal postman is on the Late Late show.

that was a bit of a non-event...could have made a bit more of him, poor fella

crushproof · 08-01-2010 10:38PM

chrabo wrote: »

Hi guys

Dundalk around DKIT -9 now

Im polish we have winters with -30 record was -44 and snow falling somtimes around 2m, dont use salt use sand, change your water in cooling systems into the cars 99% in this country have them, when u start driving use 2 speed and hope we will get lots of snow in next few days.

GL

Digi

2M of snow.....Oh I can only dream!!:rolleyes:

Villain · 08-01-2010 10:38PM

-15.6c

tweenie · 08-01-2010 10:39PM

Are the met stations at the same height as the met eireann ones and are the thermometers calibrated regularly?

smilgy · 08-01-2010 10:40PM

crushproof wrote: »

2M of snow.....Oh I can only dream!!:rolleyes:

Hes right, I'm from Lithuania where the average winter gets -30 and they do use sand as grit. It works wonders sometimes even better than salt !

mothel · 08-01-2010 10:40PM

Ok guys, odds please, what are the odds for a big event???

DOCARCH · 08-01-2010 10:41PM

tweenie wrote: »

Are the met stations at the same height as the met eireann ones and are the thermometers calibrated regularly?

Do you mean the NRA one? If so they are higher (than 4ft) and I doubt they are calibrated regularly.

Carpenter · 08-01-2010 10:41PM

Villain wrote: »

-15.6c

the Scallion Eaters

08-01-2010 10:41PM

mothel wrote: »

Ok guys, odds please, what are the odds for a big event???

I mean what more do you want ? Have you read this thread ?

tweenie · 08-01-2010 10:42PM

Villain wrote: »

Nope but it will get interesting I have contacted them and told them they are welcome to verfiy the data and station. With the media getting more and more interested it could put pressure on them to recognise it, but it will never go down in their official records.

No I meant the private weather stations around the country (in order for the record to be broken I presume that you would have to similar measurement conditions l

mothel · 08-01-2010 10:43PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I mean what more do you want ? Have you read this thread ?

Yes but.......

Shane732 · 08-01-2010 10:43PM

tweenie wrote: »

Are the met stations at the same height as the met eireann ones and are the thermometers calibrated regularly?

They calibrated two of them after World War 2.... I think the others were done around the 1916 Rising.....

We haven't got the man power to calibrate them - everyone is out gritting the roads, oh wait.....

Villain · 08-01-2010 10:44PM

tweenie wrote: »

No I meant the private weather stations around the country

Its just over 4ft above the ground and is under a year old so wouldn't have been calibrated since then I have a cheaper weather station which is recorded slightly lowers temps but is low spec

irish1967 · 08-01-2010 10:44PM

Holding steady here in south donegal at -5.6

pistolpetes11 · 08-01-2010 10:44PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I mean what more do you want ? Have you read this thread ?

Reading this thread could leave you more lost than when you first came in

Shane732 · 08-01-2010 10:45PM

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Reading this thread WILL leave you more lost than when you first came in

Slight typo in your post...

tweenie · 08-01-2010 10:47PM

I am sure official met station thermometers are calibrated and certified regularly and all are at an official wmo height. So that is 'probably' why why they wouldn't recognise yours as 'the record lowest' even if it reaches lowest temp

mike65 · 08-01-2010 10:47PM

A mere -5 here.

08-01-2010 10:48PM

mothel wrote: »

Yes but.......

You know what, you're right, I'm lost...again. Too much random stuff in between facts !

thetonynator · 08-01-2010 10:48PM

-8.4 in kk now, was -9.8 earlier. wtf???

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