Your Extreme Temps

[turbodave_98]

Hottest 120F in Death Valley and coldest while living in Fairbanks Alaska, -84 F. FYI, also saw a high of +96F in Alaska one summer. Talk about temperature spreads, Fairbanks really has a wide one.

 

[beerme]

Last June, RenoJohn & I did a Nevada SS1k. Just south of Carlin, around 6am, the temp was in the high 30's. By the time we got to Tonopah in the early afternoon, it was 110ish. We're talking a 70° difference in the course of a few hours! Our first unscheduled stop was barely an hour into the trip, just to warm up. We were ready for the 100+ temps (mesh gear), not so ready for the chilly stuff. Here, John is just warming his hands, and NOT having butt *** with his anniversary edition V-Strom.

 

[evilmedic13]

I have seen a -88 wind chill not only once, but twice. Once was in the Chicago burbs, the other in the garden paradise of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Both times temps were in the -30s with a howling wind. NOT FUN!!!
Hottest was 142 in the Persian Gulf. Don't know what the humidity was, but it was there. One time, in the middle of the night, it was 101 degrees with 99% humidity. NOT FUN!!!!

You must've lived in the 'burbs during the 80's. -90 w/c in the winter +120 heat index in summer some years

 

[SkooterG]

You must've lived in the 'burbs during the 80's. -90 w/c in the winter +120 heat index in summer some years

Graduated Wheaton Central High School in '84, then off to far lands............

The -88 was when I was home on a Christmas break from college. Probably Xmas of 84, or 85. Maybe 86. I got all dressed up and went outside for about 10 minutes just to see what it was like. I didn't like it.

 

[wheatonFJR]

You must've lived in the 'burbs during the 80's. -90 w/c in the winter +120 heat index in summer some years

Graduated Wheaton Central High School in '84, then off to far lands............

The -88 was when I was home on a Christmas break from college. Probably Xmas of 84, or 85. Maybe 86. I got all dressed up and went outside for about 10 minutes just to see what it was like. I didn't like it.

Sunday, January 20th(I believe or thereabouts), 1982. 82 below wind chill, -36 degrees F. high winds. I was busy as a carpenter's helper early that morning trying to nail protective visqueen plastic and lathe around Wheaton Bible Church's atrium building addition as the temporary wall had blown down with the high winds. Try nailing down plastic with lathe in high winds on a ladder! Church was in session that morning and they wanted to keep the church goers from freezin'. Got called into work at 6am after tucking myself in at 4am.

The cold weather, fatigue, and stupidity had a hand in our family car burning up that night...another story.

Coldest ride -due to bad gear & stupidity -Thanksgiving, 1980- XS850 : Oklahoma City to Sherman, TX to see kin. I was cold on the south side of OK City, don't really remember how long that ride was - it took forever. 20s and snow flurries.

Hottest ride - CFO 2005 -mid to upper 90s.

 

[wheatonFJR]

You must've lived in the 'burbs during the 80's. -90 w/c in the winter +120 heat index in summer some years

Graduated Wheaton Central High School in '84, then off to far lands............

The -88 was when I was home on a Christmas break from college. Probably Xmas of 84, or 85. Maybe 86. I got all dressed up and went outside for about 10 minutes just to see what it was like. I didn't like it.

Sunday, January 20th(I believe or thereabouts), 1982. 82 below wind chill, -36 degrees F. high winds. I was busy as a carpenter's helper early that morning trying to nail protective visqueen plastic and lathe around Wheaton Bible Church's atrium building addition as the temporary wall had blown down with the high winds. Try nailing down plastic with lathe in high winds on a ladder! Church was in session that morning and they wanted to keep the church goers from freezin'. Got called into work at 6am after tucking myself in at 4am.

The cold weather, fatigue, and stupidity had a hand in our family car burning up that night...another story.

Coldest ride -due to bad gear & stupidity -Thanksgiving, 1980- XS850 : Oklahoma City to Sherman, TX to see kin. I was cold on the south side of OK City, don't really remember how long that ride was - it took forever. 20s and snow flurries.

Hottest ride - CFO 2005 -mid to upper 90s.

Oh yeah, worked in OK City in 1980 outside as a landscaper - 30 straight days over 100, up to 114 degrees F one day....but it was a dry heat so no problem :blink: .

I'm sure all the soldiers over in Iraq and Kuwait have us beat BY FAR...

 

[pinhead]

-40F is a pretty regular occurrence for us in the winter. Nobody bothers to calculate the wind chill when it’s that cold. It just worsens the depression. Truth be told, -40 in the mountains seems a whole lot more comfortable than -5 in Chicago.

Don’t recall the hottest I’ve ever experienced.

 

[Greg E.]

Central Al, 2 days ago Sunny clear and 69

Today High of 38 with some snow/ sleet and freezing rain projected

The THREAT has closed schools across the NW part of the state and everyone is running out to get milk and bread.

The Funny thing is this was not even in the forcast until 3 o-clock yest. when I left for work in the a.m it was supposed to be 54 with a 30% chance of rain. I HAD planned on an early work day and a run on the bike.

Gotta love Alabama. The only place where you can experience all four seasons in the same week.

Alabama is the same as my home state of Mississippi. Only has 2 seasons: Christmas and Summer :yahoo:

 

[GalaxyBlue]

My hottest ride?

Last year when i was in Lake Havasu, 124 Degrees! :blink:

My coldest ride, 15 degrees to meet some friends for Starbucks... Only 10 miles round trip, And freezed my *** off.

 

[Go Far]

After reading some of the threads on all of the snow and other weather related things, just wondering what the hotest and coldest weather some of us have been through, and where.
Me,

Stevens Point, WI.: Temp -40, withe a windchill of -81

Nepalgung, Nepal: 124, with over 90% humidity. NO, there is no air conditioning in that part of Nepal.

Went thru 2 gallons of water heading down to Needles, CA to start a 48+ a few years ago

In 350 miles :dribble:

 

[James Burleigh]

So let's see...

Hottest: 78 degrees F.

Coldest: 68 degrees F.

Man, I just LOVE California! :yahoo:

Jb

 

[FJRottie]

The hottest I have seen. :wub: :wub:

The coldest I have seen. uke: uke:

 

[odot]

Alba's a dirty little **** who needs a good spanking.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Alba's a dirty little **** who needs a good spanking.

Says Odot, while jerkin his joint an looking at Mimis' pic :yahoo:

Ya gots issues my friend :lol: :lol:

:jester:

 

[odot]

How ever did you know?

 

[Bustanut joker]

Easy man, It's early and my brains yet to be contaminated.

:jester:

 

[Chief]

Coldest temp -70 with wind chill -150 at point barrow.

Hottest temp 125 in arizona

 

[zzzzip]

Coldest 25 degrees in my t-shirt and jeans on my Harley, and 120 in the same outfit on my Harley.

OK-- just BSing...about the Harley anyway.

30s with riding gear, no heat and 100 plus.

For what it is worth it is finally up to 15 degrees here, and I have come back into the house after building a nice fire with some old oak tree in the woods outside. Going back out with a cup of mocha, and am hoping the wife will be home from shopping with a fresh bottle of Bushmills in time for a drink before the steaks go on.

Be glad when the winter winds down.

B)

 

[GalaxyBlue]

and am hoping the wife will be home from shopping with a fresh bottle of Bushmills in time for a drink before the steaks go on.
B)

I will be right over!

 

[Dwavey]

Coldest -36oC with windchill -47oC in North Bay, ON and Alert, Nunavut

Coldest (stupidest) ride -20oC North Bay to Toronto

Hottest and hottest ride 63oC in Ismailia, Egypt

Little wonder I now live in the temperate rain forest that is Vancouver Island.