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Andy wrote:Down to -3 now -1 and thick fog. I see Alexandra and Clyde are around -5 this morning.
Well there ya go, TV1 had Alexandra with an over night low of 1,i said to the kids the MS are pulling themselves again
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Andy wrote:Down to -3 now -1 and thick fog. I see Alexandra and Clyde are around -5 this morning.
Well there ya go, TV1 had Alexandra with an over night low of 1,i said to the kids the MS are pulling themselves again

Yes Richard it was below 1 degree at 6pm last light. :p
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A -4C frost here this morning >_<
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Good frost this morning. Down to minus 1.2C in the screen.

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Down to -1.6 degrees here early this morning before high cloud moved in. Should be good frost tonight though Already down 0 degrees.
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coldest frost for the winter so far,-5.2C
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Thats more like the temps you would expect to be seeing down there richard.
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The air temp dipped below freezing at midnight but only got down to -0.9°C.
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jamie.haultain wrote:Thats more like the temps you would expect to be seeing down there richard.
yes they are, its only just starting to get closer to the temps one would expect when we lose the cold water for a few hours in the morning,this seems to happen at about -6 and over.
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another frost here this morning despite some Sc cloud cover

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-2.5 degrees here this morning even with part cloud cover most of the night. Should be some much harder frosts coming up in the next few days.
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Its not much but its still something. -0.2 hahaha. Finally found that negative value this morning.
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A-4.2 frost this morning
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-5 degrees here this morning,Best frost of year so far.
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snowstormwatcher wrote:-5 degrees here this morning,Best frost of year so far.
=D> ya bet me this time :D
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Only down to minus 2.1C this morning, but then a cloudy day followed with light WSW winds.
...but mind you, it was probably fine above the cloud layer.

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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Only down to minus 2.1C this morning, but then a cloudy day followed with light WSW winds.
...but mind you, it was probably fine above the cloud layer.

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down to -4.5 degrees here overnight. -1 now with low cloud.
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Going to be a ripper of a frost tommorow morning if it stays clear all night,Already -2.2 degrees.
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certainly a riper here this morning on -4.4
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A ripper here alright. Currently -6.3 degrees.
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Coldest here this morning was -4.3 degrees; first time this winter that the hot water has been sluggish...
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Lowest temp I've recorded so far this year at -3.3°C
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Skywatcher wrote:Lowest temp I've recorded so far this year at -3.3°C

You bet me by 0.2C. I got down to minus 3.1C. =D>

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I only recorded -1.8°C here today.
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