Something about this issue doesn't sit right with me. I have a hunch there's nothing "wrong" with my console other than it's reception is finicky under certain environmental conditions. If so that's design error considering the stated range of 200 to 400' through walls. I'm, at most, 60' feet through walls from either transmitter and I've got above average to perfect RSSI numbers on both. .
Having read through other threads on this issue, console reception in cold weather appears to be luck of the draw. Sometimes moving the console closer or further away or putting it higher or lower helps. Sometimes not. Notice the pattern? There is no pattern. The fact that a treasure hunt is even necessary to get a ~$300, 2 year old weather station console working simply because it got cold outside is beyond ridiculous to me.
Maybe I'm surly because in the last year while troubleshooting problems with my VP2 I've had to replace: multiple batteries (SIM, 6332, FARS), FARS fan, ISS transmitter, temp/humidity sensor suite, radiation shield, anemometer bearing, and now a console. So basically, I've got 2 weather stations, but I purchased in the most expensive way possible. Most of the equipment I replaced was well inside it's maintenance cycle or expected lifetime, and should NOT have needed replacement. Either I'm one unlucky dude or quality control at Davis is sorely lacking.
During this period, I contacted Davis support about an issue I discovered in the console firmware (that temperature offsets are not reflected in relative humidity or any derived variable using relative humidity such as dew point). They deftly and repeatedly kept stepping around the issue until, essentially, I forced the director of support to admit it (maybe a dozen emails later). And now you know why I don't want to contact Davis support. I don't trust them. I'd bet high that they know about this cold weather reception issue (with a separate issue being, perhaps, their insufficient OEM battery) but will lead people who contact support on a wild goose chase nonetheless. I don't need to have my time wasted too.
In any event, I've ordered a Vue console because they've got me by the short hairs. My website gets hundreds of visits per day and I've got hard core regulars who depend on it. I can't have the temperature reading "0" and the humidity "NaN" and so forth for extended periods.
You can bet that if this pattern continues, though, my next call won't be to Davis but to R.M. Young in Traverse City, Mich. They don't sell toys that break over there.