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Coldest temp of the year so far in West Melton with -4.4C, not a hard frost though surprisingly :-k
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Very dry air last night

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Dropped down to minus 3.9C overnight but went off quickly from 8am.
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-3.0 as I headed out the door for my run to work this morning, coldest YTD here!
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Bottomed out at -4.7 deg here, getting there. :D
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Frost here this morning, down to minus 1.5C.
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2.7deg here
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-4.2deg so far, might go a little lower before the sun comes up
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-1.5deg. C here at this moment.
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Good frost here this morning. Down to minus 2.9C. Still rather cool despite a northerly pre-frontal looking sky.
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This mornings lowest temp was at 6.00am 2.1deg, warmed a little now now on 1.7deg
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Air temp currently +1.0deg, lawn white with frost.
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Good frost in Rangiora​ with -2.1 at 5am but in chch was breezy NE

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Down to minus 2.6C this morning.
Frost hanging around for much of the morning in shaded areas.
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Got as low as -2.8deg and then warmed quickly when the NW wind arrived at about 9.00am, now on 9deg.
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Good frost this morning, down to minus 3.5C which made it hard getting outta bed 8-o
Still rather cold despite a great NW Arch and cloud cover :eek:
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Smack on -4deg this morning >_<
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Easterly keeping it above zero on our side of ChCh this morning
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+0.4 here at the moment but lawn very white
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-4.8C this morning, coldest morning of the year along with the hardest frost as well!
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Down to minus 4.6C this morning with lotsa frost still hanging around in shaded areas.
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Lighter frost than yesterday with -2.6 min at 4.00am, currently -2.2deg
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a bit of a frost this morning but then it went off as it fogged over.
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Down to minus 2.2C this morning before the hail shower moved across.
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Lowest temp was at 5.50am on -2.2deg
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