If you've got cold winds coming into the firebox that's going to draft cold wind straight into the cook chamber. I had this issue with my Yoder Cheyenne because the drafting was so poor that the only way to keep a fire burning was to keep the firebox door all the way open. I noticed on cold and windy days that my temps would always be in the 200-225 range, so I would rotate the cooker 90° to stop the wind from blowing directly into the firebox. This fixed the issue immediately and I'll bet this is what's giving you problems.
Good luck moving forward.
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