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Torrential rain and temporary temp drop

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stemc33
stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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Just had a little storm pass through with a torrential downpour of rain(nothing like what you in the South get) and hail. Egg was cooking along at 330 degrees when it suddenly dropped to 200. Daisy closed with petals wide open. After about ten minutes returned to 330 with no intervention. First thought was water got in and extinguished the fire. But then I thought of you guys that egg in the South, where you get the serious storms and never heard anybody having fires go out because of the rain. It was raining too hard for me to go out and investigate. Anybody ever experience this? What causes it? After the storm lightened up I went and checked on it and nothing seemed abnormal.
Steven
Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
two cotton pot holders to handle PS
Banner, Wyoming
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
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    Never had it drop that much but I have seen a 50* drop when a storm came in and lasted more than 1hr

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • chashans
    chashans Posts: 418
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    I wonder if cold water was running down the thermometer shaft caused it to appear like the internal temperature had dropped.
    LARGE, MINI BGE    SAN DIEGO, CA            An alcoholic with a barbecuing problem.

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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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    chashans said:
    I wonder if cold water was running down the thermometer shaft caused it to appear like the internal temperature had dropped.

    That did cross my mind, but I figured I would ask everyone on the forum. It was weird, like I said when I did check on it, everything seemed normal. Probably wouldn't even have noticed except I stepped out on the porch to watch the storm.
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • erniemcclain
    erniemcclain Posts: 505
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    where in WY?  I am in Scottsbluff NE/

    Ernie McClain

    Scottsbluff, Nebraska

    (in the extreme western panhandle of NE)

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  • Eggbertsdad
    Eggbertsdad Posts: 804
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    chashans said:
    I wonder if cold water was running down the thermometer shaft caused it to appear like the internal temperature had dropped.
    I would say this was the case. 
    Sarasota, FL via Boynton Beach, FL, via Sarasota, FL, via Charleston, SC, via The Outer Banks, via God's Country (East TN on Ft. Loudon Lake)
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    edited June 2014
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    I've seen drop by 50degrees in a super crazy rain. Saw it today while waiting for the storm to pass. Watching on my PC the Stoker log you could see the sudden drop (enough to set off my alarm I had programmed so it dropped around 30+degrees) as the storm hit hard but, the Stoker overcame this very quick with no issue. Without the Stoker I would occasionally see drops in temp during bad storms but, it would come back with no issue normally especially with the SS Smokeware. But, steady rain doesn't much effect the temp for whatever reason.
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
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    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    erniemcclain said:

    where in WY?  I am in Scottsbluff NE/

    One of my favorite Uncles (passed a few yrs ago) lived in Mitchell, NE pretty close to the Monument.

    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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    erniemcclain said:

    where in WY?  I am in Scottsbluff NE/

    Sheridan area. Banner if your familiar with the area. It's about halfway between Sheridan and Buffalo.

    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • tyenic1
    tyenic1 Posts: 150
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    I'm from Chadron erniemcclain!! More of us from this area on here than I thought.
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