Frosts 2012
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Re: Frosts 2012
Not as cold as Pukaki Aero or Ranfurly here this morning but the same Tara Hills on -5,character building stuff
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Isolated ground frost here in exposed places down to 0.9°C. The wind didnt settle down overnight, it could have got colder.
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Re: Frosts 2012
First air frost of the year but only down to -0.6°C after some cloud and a period of very light wind during the night.
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strange you didnt make it into the negatives tim.. I got down to -2.7 this morning. very dry air though. was not like a spring frost where there is white everywhere with the increased moisture.Tornado Tim wrote:Isolated ground frost here in exposed places down to 0.9°C. The wind didnt settle down overnight, it could have got colder.
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Your place had less wind (which is surprising due to your anemometer location), it actually dropped to 0km/hr for a bit around 5-6 AM this morning, mine pritty much remained around 5 -10 km/hr throughout the whole night.jamie.haultain wrote: strange you didnt make it into the negatives tim.. I got down to -2.7 this morning. very dry air though. was not like a spring frost where there is white everywhere with the increased moisture.
What was Hamilton AWS's low this morning? Ill see if I can get a low from the Ruakura EWS....
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I have answered my own question using cliflow.....
Hamilton AWS's Low this morning was -0.1°C and Ruakura's was -0.7°C.
Hamilton AWS's Low this morning was -0.1°C and Ruakura's was -0.7°C.
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Ground frost here but the temp still remains around 1°C, wind started to become unsettled just when the temp was reaching its coolest.
Looks like another frost is coming tonight/tomorrow morning....
Looks like another frost is coming tonight/tomorrow morning....
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Gauge says it got down to -6 during night at some stage then a cloud layer come in and was sitting on zero at 6am.
A heavy frost for this time of year,more of a temp seen in June/July
A heavy frost for this time of year,more of a temp seen in June/July
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Gee that is cold enough for the start of May.Richard wrote:Gauge says it got down to -6 during night at some stage then a cloud layer come in and was sitting on zero at 6am.
A heavy frost for this time of year,more of a temp seen in June/July
A little warmer here this morning currently -3 degrees in Alex.
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Yes bloody nippy alright,i dont remember getting one that heavy before in May.jamie.haultain wrote:jeepers -6 is a bit nippy for early May!!!
Not as cold this morning with -1.2 here.
Time to move the lemon,mandarin and lime bushes which are in large pots in under a bit of shelter.
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Much lighter frost this morning ,-3deg and again for the second morning in a row,cloud came in just as it got light
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-3.1 degrees air frost on sunrise here, first frost for a while looking like more to come for next few days anyway.
Currently 5.5 degrees and clear blue dome skies.
Currently 5.5 degrees and clear blue dome skies.
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Re: Frosts 2012
Metservice reckon -4 for ChCh tonight- of so that will be our first frost in town this year. Haven't been below 2.1 degrees as yet in 2012.
Sceptical at present, heavy cloud cover all day and light showers, mainly accross the peninsula and
Sceptical at present, heavy cloud cover all day and light showers, mainly accross the peninsula and
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Re: Frosts 2012
1 degree here also with ice on the car.
Was a light frost this morning with -0.5 at 7am however when driving to Timaru this morning the car thermometer dropped to -4 at Albury 17km south of here.
Was a light frost this morning with -0.5 at 7am however when driving to Timaru this morning the car thermometer dropped to -4 at Albury 17km south of here.