Frost reports 2023

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Ice on the car and touch of frost on the grass in my area this morning.
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This morning frost was precisely -3.0deg sometime between 7.30 am and 7.40am 8)
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Another frost overnight and this morning resulting in a fine day afterwards. Down to minus 1.7C.
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Ninth day in a row of sub zero temps, this morning lowest -3.1deg
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Coldest start to June in West Melton for 10 years with an average minimum temp the first 14 days of the month of -0.7C
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Another frosty night and morning with it lowering down to minus 2.8C here this morning.
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Day 10 -6.6 deg. In 2000 we had a 12 day run of frosts.
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Richard wrote: Fri 16/06/2023 08:53 Day 10 -6.6 deg. In 2000 we had a 12 day run of frosts.
Looks like you'll stop at Day 11 this time
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Another good one here this morning, down to minus 3.3C.
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Razor wrote: Fri 16/06/2023 12:28
Richard wrote: Fri 16/06/2023 08:53 Day 10 -6.6 deg. In 2000 we had a 12 day run of frosts.
Looks like you'll stop at Day 11 this time
Was thinking that high cloud might have come over tonight, not sure about that now. so yes 10 nights of frost will be it.
Then yay, 10 days of cloud >_<
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I hope you get your record, Richard.
We have had 9 days in a row except for the 9th when cloud cover hindered, when it could of been 10 as well.
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NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: Fri 16/06/2023 17:44 I hope you get your record, Richard.
I dont, not a fan of frosts.... and hail and snow also.
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Surely this mornings 11th is the last. this morning low is -6.0deg
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Yes, another frost this morning, down to minus 2.5C.
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Decent icing here this morning with last nights rain turning into a solid freeze. Some lovely ice patterns on the vehicles and footpaths. I would think black ice will be an issue.
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First frost for the last 10 days, -2.8deg
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A cold night with all that thunderstorm related cloud moving away to become fine and frosty this morning. Down to minus 1.5C.
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Frosty this morning, down to minus 1.4C.
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Minus 1.4C again overnight but the frost went off early morning as it clouded over from the south.
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Got down to -4.1deg here this morning
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Temp. has been down to -1°C or so. +0.6°C at the moment, lawn, and cars on the street, very white with frost.
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A windy night kept the frost away here
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Not much of a frost here, down to 0.2C this morning.
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-0.7°C here at the moment [4:36am] skies very clear.

edit to add: temp was -1.0°C around 7:30am
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Quite white here this morning, down to minus 2.1C
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