Thermometer To Record Lowest Night Temp

[markie*mark0]

Im looking for a low cost way to record the temp when im out.

Seen some old threads but nothing "recent" with working links. Anyone know of a cheap solution?

 

[Adze]

http://www.digital-meters.com/tempe...memory-indoor-outdoor-thermometer-mth968-p132

Might well find that cheaper elsewhere - this was the first link I found with min/max temp details - works to -10 and +50 C

 

[Teepee]

You can get a cheap mechanical plastic greenhouse thermometer for about £2 that will record max and min.

I've been through 4 electronic ones so far and all have failed at low temps.

I keep looking at the iButtons but I find them all a bit confusing.

 

[Shewie]

I bought one of these a couple of years ago, it survived the freezer test okay but it's not been cold enough to warrant packing it since.

Linky

 

[Squidders]

These are superb... nothing really to go wrong on them.

 

[Big Stu 12]

I got a number of i buttons, had them a few years think i'll get one of those USB readers as I only got a serial port reader. thanks for the link

 

[daveO]

These are superb... nothing really to go wrong on them.

I've got one of these and the reset knob catches on the back of the thermometer needle and pings it as it goes past so it's almost impossible to reset the blue and red needles.

 

[Squidders]

That was not possible with the one I had, the overlap was large enough that if I were to push hard it would have broken something. There was no pinging.

Sounds like you got a dud.

 

[Teepee]

I got a number of i buttons, had them a few years think i'll get one of those USB readers as I only got a serial port reader. thanks for the link

Do you know what I would need to get to read the iButton from my PC or phone? Is it the USB reader?

 

[treetop57]

Im looking for a low cost way to record the temp when im out.

Seen some old threads but nothing "recent" with working links. Anyone know of a cheap solution?

hi mark why do you want to know won't it make you feel even colder

 

[Big Stu 12]

Do you know what I would need to get to read the iButton from my PC or phone? Is it the USB reader?

the ones i have are pluged in to a redaer then into a PC

 

[markie*mark0]

Thanks for the info everyone, will probably try one of the cheaper ones first

hi mark why do you want to know won't it make you feel even colder

Just curious really, i always sleep hot... So it would be nice to know what temp it is outside my bag.

 

[mitch66]

hi, i used a battery themometer at the weekend to record the night time low. hail, rain and the battery went flat, lol i know what a plonker. i will put a new battery in next time and take a spare.

 

[HarrogateTobias]

got one off DX.com for under 2 quid, i have it hanging out of the velux window. Ive had a little play with it and its really good. i throw the 50cm wire into the room and it has adjusted in 10-20 seconds. if you hold it to bare skin it reacts very quick.

Its a messy setup but i was also measuring rainfall (other brown tape)

(edit) link helps http://dx.com/p/digital-compact-lcd-thermometer-with-outdoors-remote-sensor-15553

 

[Laurentius]

Used to be able to get high and low thermometers to record the extremes of outdoor temperature. Dunno how they worked but the register would stick at the lowest temperature and then another register would stick at the highest. I expect you would get them at garden centres.

 

[Broomstickize]

How about this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290676543097?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648