Frosts 2017

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Slight frosting here in Geraldine this morning, down to minus 0.8.
Slight frost burn on the potato leaves.

[Richard]

Same here, but very light, ice on the roof of the car but windows not, smack on +1deg the low

[Richard]

Very light frosting on the grass and car roofs this morning, reached as low as +1.5deg

[Richard]

Few frost reports this morning about the area, not here though. Where the Hurunui river leaves the Amuri plains is a frost zone, saw potatoes burned off today down there.

[Richard]

Light frost this morning +1.7deg

[melja]

Frost here in Rangiora this morning, 0.9C and car and lawn white.

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[Richard]

NW wind hung in there overnight, 6.2deg was as cold as it got.

[snowstormwatcher]

Ice on car here this morning but not on grass. low of 1.6c

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Slight frost overnight here. Some light damage. Down to zero.

[melja]

Another slight frost this morning, ice on car but not grass.

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[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Slight frosting early this morning but we had frostcloth on in case.

[Richard]

Overnight low of 6.2deg with a light NW wind, can we get through the three spring months with no subzero temps.

[Richard]

very frost here this morning

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Do you mean very light frost or very frosty ?

[Richard]

Proof reading took a back seat by the look of it John, see what happens when i dont have my morning coffee.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Proof reading took a back seat by the look of it John, see what happens when i dont have my morning coffee.

[BeaconHill]

Came across this article from NIWA on the Guardian website re NZ winters getting "shorter by a month in last 100 years", and thought it might be interesting to share on here:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/ ... -100-years

[Richard]

Thanks for posting. This past winter was great example, not only getting shorter but frosts are over the last two winter were no where as cold.