Frost reports 2023
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Re: Frost reports 2023
Lawn was white with frost here this morning although temp. was +1.4°C when I saw it.
Observed a rainbow halo around the Moon last night.
Observed a rainbow halo around the Moon last night.
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Re: Frost reports 2023
Slight frosting this morning with ice on the truck window. Down to 0.5C.
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Another white frost this morning on the lawn. Down to minus 1.5C.
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Re: Frost reports 2023
Cloud cover overnight cleared away to become a fine frosty morning with it quite white in the lawn. Down to minus 2.5C.
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Re: Frost reports 2023
8th coldest according to Richard's NIWA CWS...

Medbury coldest 2023 temps (°C) to Aug 10 ℅ NIWA
-5.8 ... Jun 08
-5.0 ... Jun 09
-5.1 ... Jun 10
-7.1 ... Jun 11
-6.6 ... Jun 16
-6.0 ... Jun 17
-6.0 ... Jul 07
-4.8 ... Aug 09
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Saw -1.6°C on the thermometer earlier, lawn very white with frost, also on cars, roofs etc.
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You must be in a more sheltered spot, I see the MS have -2.6deg the low for Ashburton,Orion wrote: Sat 12/08/2023 08:36 Saw -1.6°C on the thermometer earlier, lawn very white with frost, also on cars, roofs etc.
A cold frost here this morning with a -5.1deg
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Re: Frost reports 2023
Down to zero overnight with less frosting than the last 2 mornings.
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Very slight frosting on the grass here even though the temp bottomed out at + 1.7deg at 9.30pm and then bunched up and down for the rest of the night
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Cloud clearing away overnight so a white frost eventuated this morning. Down to minus 0.7C
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Easily the heaviest frost of the year this morning. Currently -3.3 degrees and everything outside is totally white.
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Re: Frost reports 2023
Was -1.6°C at 3:30am, now -1.0°C, grass very white, also rime visible on house roofs etc.
High overcast at the moment, hope that clears.
High overcast at the moment, hope that clears.
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Re: Frost reports 2023
Frosty again this morning with white on grass, roofs etc. Down to minus 1.7C.
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Re: Frost reports 2023
Down to -3.3 deg here, no frost tonight as the NW wind came through at around 3.00pm
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Re: Frost reports 2023
I was wrong, the wind didn't keep up overnight and a light frost followed. Low of -1.8deg