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Re: Frosts 2016

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Yes. Only down to minus 1.7C here 8-o
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Harder frost this morning with -3.4deg, -3.3deg Waiau and Cheviot -2.9deg
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Frost here this morning. Down to minus 0.9C.
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At 7am: air temperature +0.9, slight white rime on grass and roof.
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Slight frost here with some potatoes showing a few leaves hit, got down to +1.1 at 1.00am then the NW wind returned.
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Got down to 0.8C overnight but didn't notice any frosting this morning as today is my sleep-in day. :D
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Sorry Richard, I removed your post below by mistake instead of my own… mybad :o
Richard wrote:Again a bit white on the lawn this morning +0.2, and again John wouldn't have being up early enough to have seen ice on his.
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Thermometer went down to minus 0.7c overnight but it was clouded over by 7am and up to 4.5C ,when I had to go to work.
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Nev wrote:Sorry Richard, I removed your post below by mistake instead of my own… mybad :o
Richard wrote:Again a bit white on the lawn this morning +0.2, and again John wouldn't have being up early enough to have seen ice on his.
Youre forgiven Nev, just this once. ;)
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Quite a heavy frost this morning with -2.6deg
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Good frost this morning for the time of year. Definite covering of white.
Down to minus 0.9C in the screen
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Another good frost for the time of year but clearing away quickly as the sun took effect.
Down to minus 0.8C.
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Bit of frost on the car this morning though the temp only got as low as +2deg
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Not too cold this morning with -1.1deg, thought it may have got lower than that.
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I see Christchurch airport on 0C.
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NZstorm wrote:I see Christchurch airport on 0C.
Wonder where at the airport they have the AWS?
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Another good frost for the time of year but clearing away quickly as the sun took effect.
Down to minus 0.8C.
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Another good frost for the time of year but clearing away quickly as the sun took effect.
Down to minus 0.8C.
Had ya spuds covered John??
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Temperatures bottomed out at +0.5 this morning, so wee bit of frost about.
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Christchurch airport AWS is sited at latitude 43.493S 172.537E according to Niwa site history which puts it between Avonhead Road and the northwest runway. When manual readings were done the instrument enclosure was on the other side of the runway so you didnt have to cross the runway to do the 9am readings
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midgrove wrote:Christchurch airport AWS is sited at latitude 43.493S 172.537E according to Niwa site history which puts it between Avonhead Road and the northwest runway. When manual readings were done the instrument enclosure was on the other side of the runway so you didnt have to cross the runway to do the 9am readings
Yes satellite view backs that up on google maps, it's just where Avonhead Rd ends and Grays Rd begins, at the sharp turn there...
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Another good frost for the time of year but clearing away quickly as the sun took effect.
Down to minus 0.8C.
Had ya spuds covered John??
Nah! Not doing anything in the garden as we are selling up here, hopefully now before Christmas. :smile:
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Light frost of -0.7, must be getting near the last for the year.
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There were ground frosts predicted for Waikato last night. I can't find any local grass minimum temperatures online to see if any eventuated. Seems recording or at least publishing them has gone out of fashion somewhat.

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Tim should be able to tell us what his grass min was.

I had a low of 2.7 I think it was, so doubt any ice forming at that temp.
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