Frost reports 2011

[Skywatcher]

First air frost of the year here and it was -2.2°C at 7:43 ... that's the lowest April temp I've recorded (by 1.1°) in the 10 years I've had a weather station.

[Nev]

Chch Aero got down to -2.8C this morn, equalling its 2001 3rd lowest April temp since records began in 1954 (the lowest April temp being -4.0C in 1979 and the 2nd lowest -3.0C in 1976).

Ranfurly also recorded -5.9C this morn and Pukaki Aero -5.6C (see updated earlier post).

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Goodfrost here too. Down to minus 1.9C.this morning.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Storm Struck]

Yeah -1C here too this morning first time ive had to de frost the car windows this year, i am sure it will be simular tomorrow morning if not slightly colder provided the fog and coastal cloud doesnt come in overnight.

[Richard]

Ice on the roof of the car at 8.30pm,in for a ripper by the morning i think

[Richard]

yep a riper alright,well for this time of year anyway,- 4.8

[spwill]

A little early in the year for such a widespread spell of quite hard forst, by contrast Whangarei is currently on 17C.

[snowstormwatcher]

-3 here this morning with ice on the car by 8pm last night. Looking like another stunning day though.

[Richard]

Just a very light frost this morning -0.5 and should be about the same tonight also i recon

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

No frost here this morning but in my report on my blog, I will have to say "after the non-exisistence of a frost, the day was lovely and fine" , Well it was. A similar day to the 2 days previous.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Richard]

No frost here this morning but in my report on my blog, I will have to say "after the non-exisistence of a frost, the day was lovely and fine" , Well it was. A similar day to the 2 days previous.

JohnGaul
NZThS

Was a lovely day alright,though i recon there wont be a frost here now with all this high cloud coming down from the north.

[Richard]

Boy i had to drag this thread a long up from way down the list

Was a light frost at 5.30am but the NW returned soon after,looks to be a run of them coming up over the next few days though .

[Razor]

Am yet to see anything close to what I would call a "cold" morning here. in fact its felt more like March than May

[snowstormwatcher]

Am yet to see anything close to what I would call a "cold" morning here. in fact its felt more like March than May

Yes same here havent had a frost yet this month which is very unusual. Average may min tempertures are 4-5 degrees above normal so far.

[jamie]

Still yet to get below 1.0 degrees for my station. Lastyear we had already had a handfull of good frosts including a -2.2 in mid march.

[snowstormwatcher]

A light frost here this morning with the temperture dipping below zero(only slightly though) for the first time this month. Should be a good one tonight though.

[Richard]

A light frost here this morning with the temperture dipping below zero(only slightly though) for the first time this month. Should be a good one tonight though.

Bit of a hard case how it can be the other way round sometimes,the other day i had a light one and you didn't, now you had the light frost yesterday while here was a westerly and 9C overnight.

But this morning's a whole different ball game,first ripe snorter for the month,-2.5C,luckily i had my Yam crop covered.

[Richard]

A lighter bugger this morning 0.5,wont be any more for a few days as i picking the NW will come start up here later today

[tich]

[quote]it of a hard case how it can be the other way round sometimes,the other day i had a light one and you didn't, now you had the light frost yesterday while here was a westerly and 9C overnight.

But this morning's a whole different ball game,first ripe snorter for the month,-2.5C,luckily i had my Yam crop covered. /quote]

Funny, I didn't notice any frosts (well no whiteness you could see on the ground) in Hanmer over the weekend, neither Sat or Sun mornings, and there wasn't much cloud.

[Richard]

it of a hard case how it can be the other way round sometimes,the other day i had a light one and you didn't, now you had the light frost yesterday while here was a westerly and 9C overnight.

But this morning's a whole different ball game,first ripe snorter for the month,-2.5C,luckily i had my Yam crop covered. /quote]

Funny, I didn't notice any frosts (well no whiteness you could see on the ground) in Hanmer over the weekend, neither Sat or Sun mornings, and there wasn't much cloud.

Were in staying in the town it self? because at this time year the ground,concrete,asphalt is still relatively warm compered to winter ,a town the size of Hanmer would release enough heat to stop any frost in the town but a few kms away would have been a deg or two less.I noticed that over the weekend where there was frost on the grass but bare soil had no frost/ice on it where mid winter that soil would have been.

[snowstormwatcher]

Light frost here this morning down to -0.6 overnight. 1.8 degrees now with high cloud cover.

[tich]

I was staying in the township, but right next to paddocks. Couldn't see any whiteness on the ground either Saturday or Sunday, but could've been a slight frost as it did feel cold at night.

[Richard]

-4.5 deg this morning

[snowstormwatcher]

Only -1.7 degrees here due to a light westerly brezze.

[Skywatcher]

Got down to -1.3°C here this morning - first air frost this May.

I see from my records that we had no frosts at all here last May or in 2002, 2003 and 2007.