Contest: February Low Temperature

[Bill O]

Here we go again. A new contest to guess/forecast February's low temperature on the summit of Mount Washington.

The winner will be the contestant who is closest to the actual low temperature of the month. The F6 chart will be the official record. Voting will close at 11:59pm on January 31st. You can change your number as much as you want until that time. Also, please include a date for your guess. This will serve as a tie-breaker if more than one person chooses the same temperature.

The contestant who is closest will win one framed 8"x10" photo from my Mount Washington Gallery (http://easternlight.net/). You get to pick which image you like the best. This is a limited edition series. Shipping is free to the United States and Canada.

[SOOSE]

-20 Feb. 13th

[Brad]

My precise estimate for February is -34 degrees.

[Rich]

-26 on Feb.15th. I really want a picture! :rolleyes:

-Rich

[donnellyvj]

- 27 F. I think will work. im happy now its finally cold in Killington. I would take - 10. I love the cold. It s been cold in Jackson Hole. I am heading out next Tuesday. Jackson Hole, Targee, Big Sky, Moonlight Basin, Snowbrid, Alta, Briton, and Snow Basin. Should be a good TIme. I CAN"T WAIT FOR CROBETS Coulier. :D

[Patrad Fischroy]

-24 on the 16th

[AlpineHikerFan71]

-33 F on Feb 6th.

[markinbartlett]

-30 on Feb.2. Artic front is on it's way as I write this. Time to go grab a few days worth of wood to store in the mudroom!

[Charlie]

-34 some time in february:rolleyes:

[Brad]

-34 some time in february:rolleyes:
I already this temperature. Please pick a different one. :)

[Charlie]

I already this temperature. Please pick a different one. :)
sorry I'll take -35

[Brad]

sorry I'll take -35
Good - I would not want to fight you for the grand prize.

[tkahike]

I asked my magic 8 ball, it advises -29 on 02/31-It's not that accurate so I will take the date of 02/14.

[AlpineHikerFan71]

I asked my magic 8 ball, it advises -29 on 02/31-It's not that accurate so I will take the date of 02/14.
If that happened, you should win a years stay on the mountain if that happened:D

[Yankee]

It was revealed to me by the Medeoulin caretaker of the Oracle of the Abenaki that the lowest temperature for the month of February 2007 will be
-31 deg F.

[KD Talbot]

OK I wanna play this month, too.

My guess is -44 on the 4th of February.

KDT

[Cliff]

The contestant who is closest will win one framed 8"x10" photo from my Mount Washington Gallery. Wow I just looked at you gallery for the first time. You have some awesome shots in there! OMG is that 3rd to the last pic on page one a sign with that much rime on it!!! or is it something else?

[Bill O]

Wow I just looked at you gallery for the first time. You have some awesome shots in there! OMG is that 3rd to the last pic on page one a sign with that much rime on it!!! or is it something else?

It's the smoke stack on top of Tip Top House, about the same size as a sign you'd find in the White Mountains. But you can't win it if you don't put down a guess....and a date.

[whitemtnvisitor]

-28 degrees

[parnelli]

I already this temperature. Please pick a different one. :)
I think we all can pick the same temp Brad ...just so long as we pick a differnt tie breaker (date of temp) ? Ill go -28 feb 28

eric

[Bill O]

I think we all can pick the same temp Brad ...just so long as we pick a differnt tie breaker (date of temp) ? Ill go -28 feb 28

eric

Yes, the date is the tie-breaker. If you don't put down a date you might not win.

Honestly, its in your best interest to wait until the end of the voting period to put down your guess. Everyone is still welcome to change their guess up until 11:59pm on the 31st.

[Brad]

My precise estimate for February is -34 degrees.
On February 14th.

[Patrad Fischroy]

Such a nice Valentines Day Gift :)

[SOOSE]

SOOSE -20 13-Feb

Patrad Fischroy -24 16-Feb

detourtothewhites -26 15-Feb

donnellyvj -27

parnelli -28 28-Feb

whitemntvisitor -28

tkahike -29 14-Feb

markinbartlett -30 2-Feb

Yankee -31

Gorque -32

AlpineHikerFan71 -33 6-Feb

Brad -34 14-Feb

hawk -35

KD Talbot -44

Come on folks we would like to see more people take a guess. Don't be shy

[Gorque]

I'd like -32 please. :)

[Doyle]

I am going with -27 on Feb 5th

[steve_03222]

-31 Degrees F submitted 1/27/07

[steve_03222]

-31 Defrees F on February 23

[Charlie]

now i have -35 and if some one puts in -35 on Feb 15 and the low temp for the month is -35 on Any day other then Feb 15 that means i have 27 days i can win and the one that put the 15Th has only 1 day they can win '

is that right :confused: :confused:

[KD Talbot]

My guess included the date of 2/4/07. I didn't see it on the list. No biggy, just saying...

I've been in Rangeley in February when it was -40 overnight. Not sure of the elevation there, but it's nowhere near 6288'. C'mon Mount Washington, if you can't get down this low this winter really is a dud.
KDT

PS- It snowed most of the day here in Kingston- accumulation? Barely a trace!

[SOOSE]

SOOSE -20 13-Feb

Patrad Fischroy -24 16-Feb

detourtothewhites -26 15-Feb

Doyle -27 02-Feb

donnellyvj -27

parnelli -28 28-Feb

whitemntvisitor -28

tkahike -29 14-Feb

markinbartlett -30 2-Feb

Yankee -31

steve 03222 -31 23-Feb

Gorque -32

AlpineHikerFan71 -33 6-Feb

Brad -34 14-Feb

hawk -35 15-Feb

KD Talbot -44 04-Feb

Come on folks we would like to see more people take a guess. Don't be shy

[Ryan]

Ill go with -36 since nobody else did

[Steve M]

Alright, here goes...-37, 15..Feb.

[Brad]

Alright, here goes...-37, 15..Feb.
Seems we have an exact duplicate - same temperature on the same date.

[Charlie]

now i have -35 and if some one puts in -35 on Feb 15 and the low temp for the month is -35 on Any day other then Feb 15 that means i have 27 days i can win and the one that put the 15Th has only 1 day they can win '

is that right :confused: :confused:


i did not pick the 15 of Feb

i was using it as an example


so does Any one has an answer to the quote above ?????????

[Brad]

Seems you got on the list with that post. You do have time time to finalize your guess.

My answer would be - if no one has the same temperature, you win for any day in the month.

However, if there are two people with the same temperature and one does not have a date, the one with a date is the winner. Since this would be a tie, the date is used as a tie-breaker. Only one person has a date.

[Bill O]

Yes, Brad is correct. The date is a tie-breaker. If two people pick the same temperature then who ever has the closest date wins. Here's an example:

Johny123 picks -24 on the 12th of February
Mikey345 picks -24 on the 15th of February

On the 27th it gets to -24 and that is the coldest of the month. Mikey345 wins because the 15th is closer to the 27th.

Sorry, I didn't intend to make this that confusing. If two people pick both the same temp and date they will have to work it. Don't make me cut the photo in half!

[Charlie]

However, if there are two people with the same temperature and one does not have a date, the one with a date is the winner. Since this would be a tie, the date is used as a tie-breaker. Only one person has a date.

i think if some one picked a temp first for the month and does not put a date down then they should be the winner if the low temp does not fall on the date that some one that picked a date.
and if the low temp falls on the date that some one picked they win, the the person that was first to pick the temp for that month does not.

so by picking a date you are limited to that date .and if when the contest starts and you are the first to pick a temp that was not picked yet you have the edge .

if this is not right then there must be a rule that says you must pick a date .

then are limited to one temp and one date .....wright:)

[Gorque]

a date? hmmmmm. Ok.

-32 on 2-14-07.

At 5:32:30 a.m.

E.S.T. :D

[SOOSE]

SOOSE -20 13-Feb

Patrad Fischroy -24 16-Feb

detourtothewhites -26 15-Feb

Doyle -27 05-Feb

donnellyvj -27

parnelli -28 28-Feb

whitemntvisitor -28

tkahike -29 14-Feb

markinbartlett -30 2-Feb

Yankee -31

steve 03222 -31 23-Feb

Gorque -32 14-Feb

AlpineHikerFan71 -33 6-Feb

Brad -34 14-Feb

hawk -35

Ryan -36

WSR88D -37 15-Feb

KD Talbot -44 04-Feb

[Tijowat]

:confused: Ok, how about -38 on Feb 19th

[Bill O]

I guess I'll go with -25F on the 7th.

[SOOSE]

SOOSE -20 13-Feb

Patrad Fischroy -24 16-Feb

Bill O -25 07-Feb

detourtothewhites -26 15-Feb

Doyle -27 05-Feb

donnellyvj -27

parnelli -28 28-Feb

whitemntvisitor -28

tkahike -29 14-Feb

markinbartlett -30 02-Feb

Yankee -31

steve 03222 -31 23-Feb

Gorque -32 14-Feb

AlpineHikerFan71 -33 06-Feb

Brad -34 14-Feb

hawk -35

Ryan -36

WSR88D -37 15-Feb

Tijowat -38 19-Feb

Robbyc26 -40 12-feb

KD Talbot -44 04-Feb

[Robbyc26]

-40 on the 12th

[Charlie]

i think if some one picked a temp first for the month and does not put a date down then they should be the winner if the low temp does not fall on the date that some one that picked a date.
and if the low temp falls on the date that some one picked they win, the the person that was first to pick the temp for that month does not.

so by picking a date you are limited to that date .and if when the contest starts and you are the first to pick a temp that was not picked yet you have the edge .

if this is not right then there must be a rule that says you must pick a date .

then are limited to one temp and one date .....wright:)



so does this mean that you have to pick a date or not ?????????????

[Bill O]

so does this mean that you have to pick a date or not ?????????????

Yes, you have to pick a date. The date is the tie-breaker. Case closed.

[Brad]

Yes, you have to pick a date. The date is the tie-breaker. Case closed.
And you thought you were making things simple. Wait till two people have the same temp and they guess 2 days apart - and the actual lowest temperature date was right in between those dates!

The I would say the first guesser wins. S/he is the best guesser.

[Steve M]

If you have posted a temp. and not a date and tie with someone with a date, the one with the date, no matter where in the month, wins.

[Bretton Woods Brat]

Wait for me.....;) February 15th... -21

[SOOSE]

SOOSE -20 13th

Bretton Wood Brat -21 15th

Patrad Fischroy -24 16th

Bill O -25 7th

detourtothewhites -26 15th

Doyle -27 5th

donnellyvj -27

parnelli -28 28th

whitemntvisitor -28

tkahike -29 14th

markinbartlett -30 2nd

Yankee -31

steve 03222 -31 23rd

Gorque -32 14th

AlpineHikerFan71 -33 6th

Brad -34 14th

hawk -35

Ryan -36 23rd

WSR88D -37 15th

Tijowat -38 19th

Robbyc26 -40 12th

KD Talbot -44 4th

[Ryan]

Ill go with -36 since nobody else did

Didnt realize we are picking dates too...

-36 on Feb 23rd

[Trekker]

I'm taking a stab at -42 degrees on the 16th . . .
Hope hope hope - I'd LOVE to have one of those photos . . .
Of course I'd also love the low temperatures and maybe, just maybe a little snow to go with it?

[Charlie]

If you have posted a temp. and not a date and tie with someone with a date, the one with the date, no matter where in the month, wins.


another rule in the making ???????????????:confused:

[Steve M]

I don't think it's a new rule...I think it's just clarifying the current rule?!?!?!?:D

[Bill O]

I don't think it's a new rule...I think it's just clarifying the current rule?!?!?!?:D

Yes, that is a clarification. Please see post #1 and #46.

[stitchergary]

-29F on February 9th


Gary-In a Little Town in Northern NY

[wareagletsf]

I would like - 35 on feb 5

[mk10]

I'll take -39°F, Feb 13

[Bill O]

This thread is now closed. I'll put up a summary and open another thread for discussion...in a few hours.