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Lowest minimum temperature recording for Winter 2018/19

  • 06-11-2018 4:51pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭bazlers


    Ok guys just for a bit of fun. During this dull and damp month ahead.
    Try and guess the lowest temperature recording for this winter (Dec,Jan and Feb) the place ( an official Met Eireann site) and date.
    Closing date 30th of November.
    1 pt for temp
    2 pts for place
    3 pts for date.

    I'm going -13.5 _Mullingar_Jan 6th.

    Enjoy🌨️


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  • Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭Tazio


    Good idea... so here goes a fantasy guess.....

    -16.5_OAK PARK CARLOW_JAN 11th.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,477 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    -7.2c at Mullingar on January 1st.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭esposito


    -8.3 c Oak Park 13th Jan


  • Registered Users Posts: 20,323 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    -19.1 .... 25th December ...... Mt. Dillon


    And 4 feet of snow


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,834 ✭✭✭pauldry


    -17.7c Jan 10th 2019 as its me birthday n Markree of Course


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  • Registered Users Posts: 14,279 ✭✭✭✭M.T. Cranium


    I will put in a guess later, but just FYI, there has been a winter forecast contest for the past ten winters that includes this variable (lowest temperature, but not the date or location though). That will make an appearance at the usual time, late November. But this will be a fun thread to expand on that aspect. Watch for the winter forecast contest thread in about two weeks.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Artane2002


    -8.1 Mount Dillon January 11th

    I find it crazy that it got down to -8c in Dublin back in February 2015... I remember the heavy frost very clearly that day.


  • Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭bazlers


    I will put in a guess later, but just FYI, there has been a winter forecast contest for the past ten winters that includes this variable (lowest temperature, but not the date or location though). That will make an appearance at the usual time, late November. But this will be a fun thread to expand on that aspect. Watch for the winter forecast contest thread in about two weeks.

    Sorry didn't realise. This can be practice run before the main event. Always good to stretch out the legs and blow out the cobwebs first!
    Some big juicey negatives coming in.
    Might have to invest in huskies and sleigh,😀


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,550 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    January 5th -13.2 at Oak Park


  • Registered Users Posts: 18,078 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    December 27th -7.6c Oak Park


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  • Registered Users Posts: 550 ✭✭✭Wine Goddess


    Jan 4th -6 Oak Park
    Having just re-read MT's winter forecast I'm changing this to
    Jan 9th -6C Oak Park!


  • Registered Users Posts: 14,279 ✭✭✭✭M.T. Cranium


    Okay, I will take a wild guess at this,

    -12.8 at Ballyhaise (and possibly -14 in NI) around 7 January, may be closely matched around 3-4 Feb.

    This will depend on a decent snowfall in late December or first few days of January, if ground is bare it's hard to go much below -8.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    -7.5 at Ballyhaise, Feb 11th.


  • Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭TECH85


    4th january -10.3


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,776 ✭✭✭up for anything


    13th January in Kilkenny city -15C


  • Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭CirrusBusiness


    -11.6 at OAK PARK, 9th January.


  • Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭bazlers


    TECH85 wrote: »
    4th january -10.3

    Do you want to pick a place? You will be at the loss of 2 Pts might as well.


  • Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭TECH85


    bazlers wrote: »
    Do you want to pick a place? You will be at the loss of 2 Pts might as well.

    Ooops lol , gurteen


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    Just to note - On February 28th 2018 it briefly hit around -9.7c here in Durrow (official screen) during a brief part of the night when winds fell calm for around an hour. Johnstown in NW Kilkenny County (Davis Vue) hit -12.1c the same night. They were sheltered more by the hills between Durrow and Urlingford.

    Link to Johnstown Data: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IKILKENN3#history/s20180301/e20180301/mdaily


  • Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭Reversal


    -8.9, Ballyhaise, December 17th


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭BLIZZARD7


    -18.3c, 31st of December and/or the 11th of January. Markree Castle.


  • Registered Users Posts: 15,944 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    Official -15.6c Oak Park January 9th

    Unofficial -17.8c at my station to beat my -17.7c from 2010 :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,834 ✭✭✭pauldry


    BLIZZARD7 wrote: »
    -18.3c, 31st of December and/or the 11th of January. Markree Castle.

    No Blizzard...it will only get to -17.7c in Markree on the 10th January dont be exagerrating :pac:


  • Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭bazlers


    So 10 days left to get your entries in and also to edit your entry if you wish.
    With MTC possibly starting his winter thread soon, mods if you want to merge with that thread or as MT himself suggests have this more of a discussion thread. Anyhow I guess we will see how it goes and if it starts to cause confusion just scrap it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭Reckless Abandonment


    Markree -12.4 Dec 28th . loads of snow from mid dec .. except the in Cork, they get rain :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭bazlers


    Remember guys and gals closing date Friday at 00.00 (so not long after toy show!) There is also MTs winter and December Thread posted now too, I think that stays open until the 3rd with penalties after that date. Good luck!


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    Moore Park; -8.4c; 29 January


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,502 ✭✭✭ Ariella Acidic Kettledrum


    Dunsany, -10.0, January 20th


  • Registered Users Posts: 41 Cornerstonelad


    Oak Park, - 13.1, 21Feb.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 23,716 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    -9.4C, Mullingar, 15th January.


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