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Gary Roberts wrote:What was your low on the 14th, Andy?
It was -3.7° overnight - with sunny skies and westerly winds developing during the morning. Max 10.5°
Really? We were almost 10° colder than that (-13.4°). Why the difference do you think? You're 'just down the road' from Ophir, so I'm surprised it wasn't colder. What's the lowest temp you've ever recorded in Alex?
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My lowest air temp is -7.8 on the 21/6/03.

That was the last big snow fall in Alexandra, under low cloud and hoar frost condtions. Max for that day was -2.1. A short sharp freeze only lasting 3-4 days.

I have only been taking reading and obs since 2002.
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http://www.niwascience.co.nz/edu/resour ... ummary.xls

Some info there, that may interest. ;)
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Hey andy, this isn't your wx station is it?
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi ... c&last=120
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No not mine. Data looks to be wrong too.
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Below is the only site i have found that has reliable info

http://air.orc.govt.nz/airinfo/showsite ... 89#airtemp
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This is the metservice forecast for In,gill.

Saturday

Max: 9°C Min: -4°C
(Day) (Night)
Cloudy periods. Westerly breeze.

Sunday

Max: 9°C Min: -7°C
(Day) (Night)
Fine, morning frosts. Light

I think they have overdone the minimums myself. :lol: :lol:
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Tend to agree with you!

Some hefty overnight lows for the southern city but as low as this...

Saturday Max 9 °C Cloudy periods. Westerly breeze.
Sunday Fine, morning frosts. Light winds. Min 0 °C Max 9 °C
Monday Mainly fine with heavy frosts and light winds. Min -7 °C Max 9 °C
Tuesday Fine, with a heavy frost. Light winds. Min -2 °C Max 10 °C
Wednesday Fine, with a heavy frost. Light winds. Min -2 °C Max 10 °C
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Dunno what it is supposed to be here tonight... Has been a warm day but gee the temp is dropping faster than a whores drawers... 8)
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spike_01 wrote:Dunno what it is supposed to be here tonight... Has been a warm day but gee the temp is dropping faster than a whores drawers... 8)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Those drawers have a nasty habit of falling down...she's been told about that before!(and not by me haha!)
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Here is Levins Spike...

Saturday 24 Fine, some cloud. Cool southerlies. Max 12 °C
Sunday 25 Fine, but morning cloud about. Cool southerlies. Min 2 °C Max 12 °C
Monday 26 Fine, with a frost. Light southeasterlies. Min 2 °C Max 11 °C
Tuesday 27 Fine, with a frost. Light winds. Min 3 °C Max 12 °C
Wednesday 28 Fine, with a frost. Light winds. Min 4 °C Max 12 °C
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MetService is predicting a return to cold showery weather in the east of the North Island for Monday, even issuing a low risk warning of heavy snow on the Tararuas and Ruahines. (above about 800m)

NIWA's climate summary for june will be interesting - I guess much colder than normal for NZ. (doesn't look like warming up too much for the last week of the month) RWood will probably know more about this, but I wouldn't be surprised if this month is the coldest June since 1972. A big change from the series (2002-4) of very warm Junes of recent years.
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Big open clear skys with a hard frost.
Very very calm, no fishing tomorrow.
Berkshire North of Te Anau west of Hokitika.
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some places might be frosty all day
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The condensation ontop of the spa pool lid has completely iced up and its not long after 11pm. The paving outside is lethal to walk on.

Going to wear sox to bed tonight.
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Peopled_Diagram wrote:The condensation ontop of the spa pool lid has completely iced up and its not long after 11pm. The paving outside is lethal to walk on.

Going to wear sox to bed tonight.
Good to hear that Auckland can still experience a good frost. The Mission Bay weather station is reading 7.2°, and that's on the bluff just above the bay itself, so it must be darn chilly up north tonight! :o
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Currently sitting on -3deg...just watched Dangerman what an extreme.
Berkshire North of Te Anau west of Hokitika.
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tich wrote:MetService is predicting a return to cold showery weather in the east of the North Island for Monday, even issuing a low risk warning of heavy snow on the Tararuas and Ruahines. (above about 800m)

NIWA's climate summary for june will be interesting - I guess much colder than normal for NZ. (doesn't look like warming up too much for the last week of the month) RWood will probably know more about this, but I wouldn't be surprised if this month is the coldest June since 1972. A big change from the series (2002-4) of very warm Junes of recent years.
1972 would be a good guess, tich. santiago report elsewhere...
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Woke up to a frost alright... Paddock behind my section... 8)
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-5.9deg very very calm.
Will post some photos shortly.
Berkshire North of Te Anau west of Hokitika.
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I see Dunedin Airport is -7 deg

5.3 degree frost in Christchurch this morning and -2 deg...at last the cloud has gone!
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HOAR FROST!

Or...

RIME ICE!

Not sure which, to be honest.

It's -4.3° right now, and "100%" humidity, but the overnight low was -5.9° at 20:30.

Lake Ohau got down to -7.2° at 05:07.

8/8 overcast too.
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Just drove into town and notice Ice on the harbour in places.
The roads are well gritted so nothing like the ice the other day.
Berkshire North of Te Anau west of Hokitika.
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Some photos..
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Berkshire North of Te Anau west of Hokitika.
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