Coldest Temperature?

January 4, 2004

Somewhat cold today in Minnesota. About 10:00 a.m. it was 12º F with a windchill of -4º. I didn't make it out to do any caching today but I wondered what temperatures geocachers have braved to hunt down a cache.

Any one have tips to keep their batteries from slowing down in the cold weather? :huh:

3.8k · January 4, 2004

-25ºC I try to keep my GPSr inside my jacket as much as possible.

1.6k · January 4, 2004

-20 C with windchill in Abbotsford BC

2.7k · January 4, 2004

I've been out in the low teens and snowing and now that is fun. I usually keep the GPS in a shirt pocket till the last minute, then only use lithium batteries when its cold. I've been thinking of putting a handwarmer next to the battery case to see if it would help.

Jan 2, Placing a cache. in the back country around 7500 feet.

January 4, 2004

We found 41 caches yesterday in Olympia Washington. The SNOlympia Cache Machine went on in a snowstorm with temps in the twenties. It was a blast!

January 4, 2004

We found 41 caches yesterday in Olympia Washington. The SNOlympia Cache Machine went on in a snowstorm with temps in the twenties. It was a blast!

That's sounds awesome! How many folks were there participating? Have you posted a story about the day? Would definately like to read. If you do please let me know. Thanks!

January 4, 2004

I'm sure people are still trying to get home. It usually takes me a week to log all the caches after a Cache Machine. Just keep an eye on that page and read the stories!

January 4, 2004

That's sounds awesome! How many folks were there participating? Have you posted a story about the day? Would definately like to read. If you do please let me know. Thanks!

According to TravisL there were 56 people meeting up at Red Robin after the cache machine. Plenty more left early (or kept caching late) because of the weather. Snow-lympia Cache Machine

Back on topic. We're wimps out here. The 20s are the coldest I've gone out in and if it weren't for the cache machine colder than I'd probably ever go out in.

20.7k · January 4, 2004

I'm quite jealous. Its almost 75 degrees here. I had to turn the ac on yesterday.

January 4, 2004

I remember one time when I was caching in the San Diego area is was 57 F. Boy, was that cold!

Yes, I am gloting that San Diego has amazing weather year around. Though actually 57 F is considered a very cold day for San Diego, CA.

Edited January 4, 2004 by Bobkat92

January 4, 2004

Wind chill doesn't count! I did Carpe Cache when the thermometer in my Subaru showed 7 degrees F(-14C) and the LCD display on my Garmin V was faded and sluggish. I don't recall what the wind was. Even Kanook, my Husky, was acting cold!

4k · January 4, 2004

20f with a windchill of -15f........balmy, by Kansas winter standards.

January 5, 2004

While I was out today my thermometer was reading -6 degress, not sure what the windchill was.

Only able to hit 5 caches today, darn.

January 5, 2004

Sorry guys; I'm in Southeast Texas and can't quite compete with those up north. the coldest we've ever been out was about 30° with a 35mph wind. That's still pretty cold if you're not used to it...

If you don't believe in the acclimation theory, come on down and try out our 105° 98% humidity summer days!

January 5, 2004

We almost froze at a cache in Madison County, Iowa where the temp was 0 degrees farenheit. The wind chill was 20 below.

1.2k · January 5, 2004

So far I have only hit -10 C or so but it is suppose to drop down to -25 C + windchill oveer the weekend so I will let you know.

4k · January 5, 2004

Woke up this morning to 7 degrees and a -15 windchill. I am not going caching today! Unless it's a drive-by virt.....or maybe a really quick park and grab.......or I get more motivated than I am right now.......not likely.

9.4k · January 5, 2004

I've been skiing before when the windchill was -35F but I couldn't imagine caching in that weather, especially not with the kids.

The relatives in California didn't understand why we liked living in Colorado so much. We told them once, "It was 4 degrees when we got to the ski area and warmed up to 7 by midday."

4k · January 5, 2004

I've been skiing before when the windchill was -35F but I couldn't imagine caching in that weather, especially not with the kids.

The relatives in California didn't understand why we liked living in Colorado so much. We told them once, "It was 4 degrees when we got to the ski area and warmed up to 7 by midday."

3 days ago it was 68 degrees for the high. The running joke here is that you can use your heater in the morning and the AC in the afternoon. If ya don't like Kansas weather, just wait 5 minutes and it'll change.

9.4k · January 5, 2004

I've been skiing before when the windchill was -35F but I couldn't imagine caching in that weather, especially not with the kids.

The relatives in California didn't understand why we liked living in Colorado so much. We told them once, "It was 4 degrees when we got to the ski area and warmed up to 7 by midday."

3 days ago it was 68 degrees for the high. The running joke here is that you can use your heater in the morning and the AC in the afternoon. If ya don't like Kansas weather, just wait 5 minutes and it'll change.

It's that way here sometimes, though not this time of year! We're around 40-50 daily and 20-30 nightly.

4k · January 5, 2004

Well, it's warmed up to a balmy 12 degrees now with a -5 windchill, so I guess I'll go get the mail.

9.4k · January 5, 2004

Well, it's warmed up to a balmy 12 degrees now with a -5 windchill, so I guess I'll go get the mail.

at least it snows there...

January 5, 2004

14F air temperature (not including wind chill) last winter in Southwest PA. As long as you're dressed appropriately, it's quite pleasant until you remove your gloves, drop the pencil in the snow a couple times and then attempt to sign the log .

2.3k · January 5, 2004

Went caching in 65 degree weather one time... Brrrr!!!!

38.2k · January 5, 2004

Coldest I've been out geocaching was 10 degrees (F). But there were 70 mph winds, so I'm sure that the windchill was double digit negatives.

Coldest I've been outside was skiing when it was 20 below (F). I think with the windchill that day it was somewhere around 55 below.

4k · January 5, 2004

Coldest I've been out geocaching was 10 degrees (F). But there were 70 mph winds, so I'm sure that the windchill was double digit negatives.

Coldest I've been outside was skiing when it was 20 below (F). I think with the windchill that day it was somewhere around 55 below.

I got stuck in a snowdrift out 4-wheeling several years ago in -20 temps with -75 windchills. Had to walk 3 miles before someone picked me up.....just a tad chilly.

4k · January 5, 2004

Went caching in 65 degree weather one time... Brrrr!!!!

Ahhh, shuddup!

2k · January 5, 2004

How cold? Pretty derned I'd say. I tried to get to the thermometer on my Meridian Platy but my fingers just couldn't seem to navigate through the menus. Plus it is a feature I haven't used before. On my personel scale, the dog kept trying to sneak back to the truck, this indicated that the brass monkey needed shelter for the night.

The device for storing cannon balls on sailing ships was refered to as a monkey. These were often made out of brass. When the weather was very cold the brass "monkey" would contract faster that the iron cannon balls causing them to fall off. Hence the term cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. Or so the stroy goes.

January 5, 2004

While scouting possible cache locations Saturday it was around 5 degrees.

January 5, 2004

The coldest? I don't recall the exact temperature but it was last winter and I was bundled to the hilt. Kind of like that kid in "A Christmas Story" "I can't put my arms down," he whined.

It was a cache in New Jersey (Bottom Of Lake Passaic - III) and it was on the other side of a swamp. The ground was covered in snow and I could'nt locate an obvious trail. So, being the consummate bushwhacker that I am, I proceeded to march straight across the frozen march 3/4 of a mile. I found the cache and the trail.

Happy caching and stuff!

January 5, 2004

Currently 10 below at my house. I can't go caching due to above average snowfall this season. We are currently at 54 inches of snow. Average for this time of year is 33. All those poor caches burried till the spring thaw.....

I tried to do some caching earlier this winter, but the caches I found were encased in ice and I did not want to spend the time to chip them out.

Guess I will wait till May when all the snow melts.

Edited January 5, 2004 by Bilder

1k · January 5, 2004

Any one have tips to keep their batteries from slowing down in the cold weather?

LITHIUM batteries will give good performance down to about minus 40°F. They also have a 10 year shelf life and very good service life. I typically get 30 hrs use from a set of AAs in my Garmin V. A set of 8 costs about $16 USD at WalMart. That works out to about 27 cents per hour for batteries that will never let you down. I wouldn't use anything else.

January 5, 2004

I wasn't Geocache hunting, but one time went out on a hike for an hour or two. It was beautiful out and I wound up coming home after nearly 8 1/2 hours.

It was -20 F when I left and it was -22 F when I came back. There was 3 feet of snow pack on the ground. I do not remember it being windy. I was well dressed for it, just did not realize how long I was gone. My wife was in a panic thinking something had happened to me and not knowing which way I had headed. And yes, I was also well equipped for a winter hike.

Ahhhhhh......Maine.....the way life SHOULD be !

7.5k · January 5, 2004

According to this log by MedicOne, it was -28° F at his house and -20° F at the cache he hunted this morning! The cache is in Spokane, Washington. Brrr!!

3.8k · January 5, 2004

The cache I found today was just past a bank with a thermometer that said it was 8F.

January 5, 2004

Any one have tips to keep their batteries from slowing down in the cold weather?

LITHIUM batteries will give good performance down to about minus 40°F. They also have a 10 year shelf life and very good service life. I typically get 30 hrs use from a set of AAs in my Garmin V. A set of 8 costs about $16 USD at WalMart. That works out to about 27 cents per hour for batteries that will never let you down. I wouldn't use anything else.

Thanks for the tip!

I ended up going out today to look for a benchmark that was close to my office. The temperature today is 3º with a windchill of -12º. I was only out for 25 minutes so it wasn't too bad at all!

2.6k · January 5, 2004

+15°C / 59°F

This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here. People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Finns are out in the sun, getting a tan.

+10°C / 50°F

The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.

+5°C / 41°F

Italian cars won't start, The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.

0°C / 32°F

Distilled water freezes. The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.

-5°C / 23°F

People in California almost freeze to death. The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.

-10°C / 14°F

The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Finns start using long sleeves.

-20°C / -4°F

The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30°C / -22°F

People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.

-40°C / -40°F

Paris start cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.

-50°C / -58°F

Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.

-60°C / -76°F

Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes. The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.

-70°C / -94°F

The false Santa moves south. The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu

(Koskenkorva vodka) outdoors. The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.

-183°C / -297.4°F

Microbes in food don't survive. The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273°C / -459.4°F

ALL atom-based movent halts. The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold outside today."

-300°C / -508°F

Hell freezes over, Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest

...And we just keep on caching

Edited January 5, 2004 by Divine

January 6, 2004

I was going to go look for one today but it started snowing (nothing major, just flurries) so I decided to come home. It was windy out too and I was miserable. The actual temperature was 1 degree and the windchill was -18. Bah, it's going to be warmer later this week (in the 50s) so I'll try again later this week!

38.2k · January 6, 2004

Paris start cracking in the cold. The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.

They have hotdog stands in Finland? Not Sabrett or Rutts Hut I'm sure.

Edited January 6, 2004 by briansnat

January 6, 2004

I just retreived a cache because a cacher reported water damage. (I say 'reported' I haven't opened it yet becuase it's covered in ice). WindChill was -8, don't know what the real temp was but it was cold. Does that count?

January 6, 2004

I don't know how cold it was on Sunday morning, but my hands were so cold it was hard to write in the log of the cache that only took 20 min to find.

January 6, 2004

Any one have tips to keep their batteries from slowing down in the cold weather?

I am considered brave here in desert Arizona for the cold. 30degrees and I'm out side shirtless, with only a speedo on, and in a non-heated swimming pool. Awe dedication. Everybody else here are a bit sisy along with our desert batteries. Our batteries must be warm blooded or something, 30degress and they don't even work. My recommendation to you would be to learn to orienteer and use a map.

January 6, 2004

I am considered brave here in desert Arizona for the cold. 30degrees and I'm out side shirtless, with only a speedo on, and in a non-heated swimming pool.

And yes 30degrees is cold for the desert hear. But last week it was 16F and I rode my bike, looking for a cache and benchmarks to swimming practise!!! HEHE!!

January 6, 2004

Any one have tips to keep their batteries from slowing down in the cold weather?

My recommendation to you would be to learn to orienteer and use a map.

Umm... yeah... thanks.

2.3k · January 6, 2004

The coldest it has been recorded around here was -25 (I think the windchill as reported was about -58). :rolleyes: That was back on Jan. 20, 1985. I remember it well, you see I, er I mean a 'friend' of mine took a dare to climb an approximately 100' tower in a nearby railroad yard. The dare was won as all could see the next day by the flag of old socks waving from the top. It took about an hour for my, er my 'friends' glasses to defrost.

Oh to be young and dumb again!

January 6, 2004

My recommendation to you would be to learn to orienteer and use a map.

Umm... yeah... thanks.

Just so you know, I meant no offence by that, it was just a friendly suggjestion, read my signature and profile and you will see that I orienteering competativly. I usually use topographic maps to get to the area of a cache and then turn on my GPS to look. I have found many using only the description and map, and not all of these were urbans either. I hope that comment didn't rub off the wrong way!!

January 6, 2004

Just so you know, I meant no offence by that, it was just a friendly suggjestion, read my signature and profile and you will see that I orienteering competativly. I usually use topographic maps to get to the area of a cache and then turn on my GPS to look. I have found many using only the description and map, and not all of these were urbans either. I hope that comment didn't rub off the wrong way!!

Yeah, I checked out orienteer. No offense taken friend. I just wasn't sure what that had to do with cold weather and batteries. I am going to check out more on orienteering though. Thanks!

January 31, 2004

I went out and found a multicache today and today was the coldest day I have been out geocaching on.

I am looking forward to spring/summer/fall.

January 31, 2004

It was 75 today. (Fahrenheit.)

Soooooo cold here in LA.

Brrrrrrr~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r

:rolleyes:

January 31, 2004

It was 75 today. (Fahrenheit.)

Soooooo cold here in LA.

Brrrrrrr~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r~r

Dang you CrzyCrzy!

That would be some sweet winter weather. Of course you have to hunt through all that smog... :rolleyes:

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