Here is where some of the more interesting stations ended up overnight:

HIE: -29F
SLK: -27F
CAR: -14F
FVE: -14F
ART: -15F
BML: -26F

I realized that I don't have any easy way of determining the "winner"
because I would need a formula that takes into account how low the
station was and how far off the predicttion was etc. Besides, it was
just for fun anyway.

The Maine stations were surprisingly "warm" (it was even -7F here, so
-14F is no big deal). I think the lesson I learned from this is that the
favored radiational cooling spots (SLK, HIE and BML) will do better on a
cold clear night even if they have nominally "warmer" air over them than
northern Maine higher in the atmosphere.

Look for more fun and meaningless contests in the future!

peace,

-*-
charles


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slightly updated.....

many of the lows occured inter hour from the hourly obs











"Charles M. Kozierok" wrote in message
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Here is where some of the more interesting stations ended up overnight:

HIE: -29F hit -30

METAR KHIE 161152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M34/M38 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP328 T13391378 11311
21344 53013

SLK: -27F hit -27

METAR KSLK 161151Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M33/M36 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP327 T13281361 11244
21328 51013

CAR: -14F hit -17

METAR KCAR 161154Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR M25/M29 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP273 T12501289 11233
21272 53010


FVE: -14F hit -15

METAR KFVE 161153Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR M24/M28 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP262 T12441278 11239
21261 53012


ART: -15F hit -17

METAR KART 161156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M26/M29 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP350 T12611289 11183
21272 53014


BML: -26F hit -27

METAR KBML 161152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M32/M36 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP322 T13221361 11278
21328 53015


from yesterday my guesses....

vs the actuals*

My guesses


SLK -24 -27*

ART -8 -17* -- ouch!

BML -25 -27*

HIE -26 -30*

CAR -20 -17* co-op in CAR reported -20

FVE -29 -15* co-op in FVE reported -23










I realized that I don't have any easy way of determining the "winner"
because I would need a formula that takes into account how low the
station was and how far off the predicttion was etc. Besides, it was
just for fun anyway.

The Maine stations were surprisingly "warm" (it was even -7F here, so
-14F is no big deal). I think the lesson I learned from this is that the
favored radiational cooling spots (SLK, HIE and BML) will do better on a
cold clear night even if they have nominally "warmer" air over them than
northern Maine higher in the atmosphere.





in maine, temps never did get down quite as low as northern NH and SLK
mainly because of simple geography...
northern maine is flatter and the winds never did stay at 0000kts for more than an
hour or 2 at CAR
and FVE had light winds all night

if you look at BML
and HIE...

being in valleys, as soon as the atmosphere decoupled... off they fell like an anchor
off a deck.

http://www.uswx.com/us/stn/?code=c&n=48&stn=KBML

http://www.uswx.com/us/stn/?code=c&n=48&stn=KHIE

http://www.uswx.com/us/stn/?code=c&n=48&stn=KSLK




compare to

http://www.uswx.com/us/stn/?code=c&n=48&stn=KCAR

http://www.uswx.com/us/stn/?code=c&n=48&stn=KFVE





as i said yesterday:


ther contenders for lowest temps from co-op contender group:



Island Pond, Vermont -30
Sutton, Vermont -28
Tupper Lake NY -20
Colebrook, NH -26
Dixeville notch, NH -16
Pittsburg, NH ?
Allagash, ME -36
Clayton Lake, ME -33
Ste Louis du Ha ha, QB



-Eric


Look for more fun and meaningless contests in the future!

peace,

-*-
charles


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