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-50 F #6120308
01/10/18 10:33 AM
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Been a cold winter here, but this is the first morning its been -50 at my house. It has been that cold at the trapline a couple of times already though. How many of you guys have seen -50 F this winter??


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Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120310
01/10/18 10:38 AM
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Might have to put on some long johns in that weather.

Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120322
01/10/18 10:48 AM
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Not here YET, we have had the 2nd warmest December on record. 27 below the coldest here in Fairbanks. 17 below this morning.


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Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120335
01/10/18 11:20 AM
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We had minus 45c here a few nights not long ago.That is near minus 50f I believe.


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Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120344
01/10/18 11:38 AM
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Not even close yet in this neck of the woods... I can look out my window and still see bare gravel...that my snowmachine is sitting on. cry If there weren't rules, I'd be wearing a tshirt to work today wink


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Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120370
01/10/18 12:27 PM
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Coldest in MN this year was -41F

Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120422
01/10/18 01:29 PM
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Too warm here this year! Plenty of snow to travel on just a lot of overflow, thin ice, and even open water. We have had cold a couple times but it sure did't last very long and with the snow cover it has been a slow freeze up.

Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120460
01/10/18 02:24 PM
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we haven't even seen it below 0 in Bristol Bay frown


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Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120469
01/10/18 02:32 PM
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We had minus 1 last night. Coldest its been all winter over this way.


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Re: -50 F [Re: Malukchuk] #6120506
01/10/18 03:16 PM
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Y254, what's some of your colder windchill temps? Just curious.

Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120510
01/10/18 03:20 PM
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-54. Same here, first time it's broke -50 this winter.

Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120815
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I'd quit looking at the thermometer once it gets below -20

Re: -50 F [Re: Bristleback] #6120846
01/10/18 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted By: Bristleback
Y254, what's some of your colder windchill temps? Just curious.


I don't really pay attention to the windchill much....but they did have a windchill warning here today.


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Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6120868
01/10/18 09:17 PM
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Screw that! Gets -5f, I'm going to Santa Barbara to surf mud slides!


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Re: -50 F [Re: Chickenminer] #6121169
01/11/18 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted By: Chickenminer
-54. Same here, first time it's broke -50 this winter.


You bragging or complaining? smile

Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6121650
01/11/18 03:55 PM
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Just once I think in town, gets a 15 to 20 degree difference behind star mountain so I was out a couple of times in -50.

Re: -50 F [Re: smalltimetrapper] #6121948
01/11/18 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted By: smalltimetrapper
Originally Posted By: Chickenminer
-54. Same here, first time it's broke -50 this winter.


You bragging or complaining? smile


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Re: -50 F [Re: yukon254] #6122709
01/12/18 04:00 PM
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Seen -45 c in some areas this morning in my vehicle. That’s -49f. Coldest night of the winter so far.

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