It's cold..... Really cold.

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Reading it the way you put it, I’m kind of glad I missed out on that discussion Harold.


Just a note on wind chill and the wind chill factor. It is only used for animals and yes us humans also to factor in what the temperature feels like to our skin. It is some magical formula that takes into consideration what the wind is taking away from our skin in the terms of heat. I don't know the big terms. But one day while drive 65mph down the road I asked why the digital thermometer that the car had didn't display the wind chill factor. Just something to drum up conversation to keep my coworker awake behind the wheel. Well it worked 140 miles later the answer was explained to me. Exaggeration but he enjoyed telling me why and I wasn't going to get any sleep with him driving. Wind chill will have a factor on object like metal or water but it will only effect how fast that object reaches the temp of the air. Driving down the road at 60mph in 10 degree weather should have one hell of a wind chill. If it effect object you might burn you hand on your car not from it being so hot but the wind chill made it -100 f. Water will not freeze if the air temp is above freezing no matter what temp the wind chill is factored at. I did check to make sure he wasn't just BS me the whole time.


Two factors to consider why a vehicle may start easier if it is inside. One it is in a controlled environment. Two is the amount of moisture that may be inside that garage vs. outside the garage. Both have some kind of effect on the overall temperature including the cooling of the earths crust blah ,blah. It may be the garage has a nice concrete floor which helps in insulating it from the soil which could very well be 20 degree outside but inside the concrete in not. It has been ages since I was an inspector and knew all the r-values that a slab of concrete has. Point is controlled vs. not controlled area. Most attached garages weather officially heated or not. Get heat from the house via attic space, crawlspace, under/around/through doors, and/or the freezer that is always on, the vehicles engine that was just parked, being in a controlled area it will retain that heat for quite a long time. So being parked in an area that can keep moisture (frost) out will help you vehicle start. Believe it or not just a carport that keeps the frost off you vehicle will help. Not in the cold ass unbearable weather you guys are having though.