"Lindisfarne Poacher" wrote ...
Martin Rowley wrote:

... Hurn's 09-09 min ended up -4.9°C (see thread elsewhere), whilst
Benson comparable minimum was declared to be that shown above

This was mentioned the Bournemouth Echo :

http://tinyurl.com/2uypolz

However I see someone has challenged this claiming -5.7 at Chesham
but
I've no idea how valid this is!
--
The ex-Meteorologist formerly known as Purbeckview


.... knowing the area around Chesham etc., quite well, I can well
believe that value!

It's one of those occasions where it's down to chance where the
thermometers/sensors happen to be; obviously we'd need to know what
the exposure was, what instrumentation was being used, calibration,
etc., etc.

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
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