Unusually heavy frost for October
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Unusually heavy frost for October
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
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Re: Unusually heavy frost for October
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.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
I haven't put my thermometer back tho' as I don't expect another frost tonight.
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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?
There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.
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But things often happen what you're not expecting them to.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.
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I just put thermometer on the ground especially in an area that will not get the sun until much later in the morning.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?
Quite often, I have forgotten about the thing and have run over it with my lawn-mover
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