On Sep 25, 2:26*am, Michael Pronay > wrote:
> "Anders Tørneskog" > wrote:
> >>> (the fabled stash of great wines at Glamis castle, Scotland,
> >>> discovered some time in the 60-ies or 70-ies had survived a
> >>> century at 41F...)
> >> Sorry Anders, but I simply cannot believe that the overall
> >> annual average temperature of the site of a Scottish castle
> >> would be 41F = less than 3°C. That's more something like the
> >> average temperature of a high alpine chalet or anything near
> >> the polar circle. Simply impossible, imnsho.
>
> >> M.
> > 41F is 9 degrees Fahrenheit above 32, the freezing point, so is
> > equal to 5°C...
> > Now it appears that average yearly temperature in Scotland
> > ranges from 7 to 9°C. If we say 8°C then that is 46.4°F...
> > (Somewhere on the net someone wrote that the Glamis Castle
> > cellar was between 41 and 45...?) Perhaps you might be able to
> > check with Broadbent or Christies whether they have any notes
> > about that? Best
>
> Thank you for correcting me. 8°C as yearly average for Glamis (and,
> according to the fundamental principles of thermodynamics, also
> definitely the average cellar temparature right there) seems to fit
> my memory quite good.

I found some information that gives average underground temperatures
in the US and many cities around the world. Note that this information
is in F degrees and not C degrees.

http://www.greenbuildingtalk.com/For...c/Default.aspx