minimum thermometer

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noun

a thermometer designed to show the lowest temperature recorded between resettings.

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Origin of minimum thermometer

First recorded in 1855–60

The weather was no better by the evening, and during the night the minimum thermometer registered -12 degrees F.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Sufficient food and oil were left at this depot for three men for six weeks; also a minimum thermometer.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Each post was furnished with a small cross-piece, to which a horizontal minimum thermometer might be attached.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps|John Tyndall
At each of the other stations we placed a minimum thermometer in the ice or snow, and a maximum and a minimum in the air.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps|John Tyndall

At half-past five the thermometer stood at 22° F. During the night the minimum thermometer registered 9° F.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham