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Unusually heavy frost for October
Posted: Tue 19/10/2004 22:08
by tich
Out near Akaroa there was quite a significant frost this morning. I can't give any exact details, but even though it wouldn't compare to winter frosts, it was rather unusual for so late in the year out there. The Akaroa Harbour area, because of its coastal location quite naturally gets lighter frosts than Chch. (well, the parts of the city away from the sea) BTW Newstalk ZB mentioned that there was a -5C frost in Chch this morning
Re: Unusually heavy frost for October
Posted: Tue 19/10/2004 23:14
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
tich wrote:Out near Akaroa there was quite a significant frost this morning. I can't give any exact details, but even though it wouldn't compare to winter frosts, it was rather unusual for so late in the year out there. The Akaroa Harbour area, because of its coastal location quite naturally gets lighter frosts than Chch. (well, the parts of the city away from the sea) BTW Newstalk ZB mentioned that there was a -5C frost in Chch this morning
There was a ground frost here this morning. What is was I don't know as I removed my thermometer for mowing on Saturday not expecting another frost. I'd say it was probably minus 1. My minimum was 2.7C in the screen.
I haven't put my thermometer back tho' as I don't expect another frost tonight.
JohnGaul
NZTS
Posted: Wed 20/10/2004 10:27
by Fujita Phil
John... How do you record the frost? Does the therometer just lie on the ground or do you have some sort of special set-up?
Posted: Wed 20/10/2004 11:23
by tich
There was a ground frost here this morning. What is was I don't know as I removed my thermometer for mowing on Saturday not expecting another frost. I'd say it was probably minus 1. My minimum was 2.7C in the screen.
I haven't put my thermometer back tho' as I don't expect another frost tonight.
But things often happen what you're not expecting them to.
Posted: Wed 20/10/2004 13:05
by TonyT
No frost in Amberley, in fact there was some cloud and breeze during the night. We did a frost on Monday night though.
Posted: Wed 20/10/2004 20:05
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Fujita Phil wrote:John... How do you record the frost? Does the therometer just lie on the ground or do you have some sort of special set-up?
I just put thermometer on the ground especially in an area that will not get the sun until much later in the morning.
Quite often, I have forgotten about the thing and have run over it with my lawn-mover
JohnGaul
NZTS