hottest and coldest

[UKBob]

What are the hottest and coldest temperatures youve experienced? I once played in a tennis tournament for nearly an entire day in the middle of a canadian summer, the high reached 40c.

And the coldest was -30c (again in canada) which with the wind chill factor was reduced to -47c iirc.

[AlexH]

Been in Egypt when its been 48C, but very dry heat so not as bad as it sounds, although you do want to be near a swimming pool or the sea...

[tuscan_v8]

Last year on New Year day, left Florida Keys 26 degree and arrive Toronto on same day (by plane of course) and it was -15 degree. Huge shock on my body as I was still wearing t-shirt when arrived what a pillock !!

>> Edited by tuscan_v8 on Thursday 27th October 11:44

[alfaman]

Hottest : 51 deg C in the shade - Tripoli , Libya ... like a blast furnace.

Coldest : -43 deg C (ambient) , Alaska

[vetteheadracer]

I went to a place called Winthrop in Washington State and it had a board up with the record highs and lows.

-48F to 106F

[zippee]

Hottest was over 50 deg at Ephesus in Turkey. Made worse by the fact all the surrounding were white marble.
Coldest has to be Prague in the middle of winter. about -13 brrrr!!

[cosmoschick]

UKBob said:

And the coldest was -30c (again in canada) which with the wind chill factor was reduced to -47c iirc.

One of the ladies in the office has been snowboarding in Banff and it was -40c (excl. wind chill factor). Minus 1c in this country and I feel like I'm suffering from hypothermia and frost-bite!

I'd love to visit Canada, though. *sigh*

[r988]

I used to be a regular 50+ degrees in my car after sitting in the sun for a day in 40+ degree heat. Some of the cheap interior plastic melted, even had the vinyl on the seat melt once . Sweat used to pour off like a river, god forbid you would ever wear shorts though, vinyl seats get very hot, and try holding the steering wheel or gearstick, no chance, you have to keep your hands moving at all times or you'll burn them.

Coldest was probably however cold it gets in scotland during winter.

[UKBob]

cosmoschick said:

UKBob said: And the coldest was -30c (again in canada) which with the wind chill factor was reduced to -47c iirc. One of the ladies in the office has been snowboarding in Banff and it was -40c (excl. wind chill factor). Minus 1c in this country and I feel like I'm suffering from hypothermia and frost-bite! I'd love to visit Canada, though. *sigh*

Dont forget to pack the nipple warmers

[Nevin]

Apparently 52 degrees whilst in Chile in the middle of their driest summer ever was my hottest.

Got down to below -20 on a regular basis when I lived in Moscow, and maxed out at -30.

[driftwood]

Hottest place...at Reading Football Club stood amongst Millwall Supporters (and not being a Millwall fan)
Coldest place....anywhere near to my Mother-in-Law's heart




sorry...I'll get me coat

[andy mac]

used to have to work on Jebel Ali dockside in full safety gear (overalls, hard hat, rigger boots, lifevest, safety goggles, etc) when it regularly got to 50 degrees C. Coldest was probably when my Fiance to be cheated on me... Boy she was cold!

[Raffles]

Le Mans this year was the hottest I've ever experienced. About 40c. The thermometer on the car was reading 50c. That's a rag-top with a black roof, and leather seats! Warmest I've been while ouside.

[cosmoschick]

UKBob said:

Dont forget to pack the nipple warmers

Not if you want to attract a Mounty or a Lumberjack!

[UKBob]

cosmoschick said:

UKBob said: Dont forget to pack the nipple warmers Not if you want to attract a Mounty or a Lumberjack!

Through 4 layers of clothing and the obligatory ski jacket, this I must see! By the way I am a lumberjack mounty, the only one of my kind I hasten to add

[KITT]

Hottest: 53 degrees in the shade in the middle of the desert just outside Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Not that bad really as it was so dry

Coldest: -10 degrees, skiing in the French Alps

[cotty]

Probably about 45/46f in Israel working in a kibutz and about the same in Tunisia on holiday.

Dont know about coldest, whatever it gets down to in Kent

[big_treacle]

hottest was somewhere between 40 & 50c in Narabri NSW australia. though I had a thermometer in the car which read above 65c (inside the car, with the windows open). that melted tapes on the dashboard!
Coldest was in the alps - probably -30c. brrrrr

[Extra 300 Driver]

Turkey operating Tornados. 44c during the day. We couldnt start the aircraft in the heat, the engines would surge!

Coldest Goose Bay Canada, -35c. One guy fell out of a fire exit (very drunk) and froze to death.

Oh and -53c in Pchora, Russia.

>> Edited by Extra 300 Driver on Thursday 27th October 13:43

[munky]

45 degrees while cycling in China. Had to cycle 120km on the hottest day.

-35 at night in Val d'Isere town this January, but it apparently got down to -45 up on the mountain according to the weather broadcast. Not that anyone would be up there at night.