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#21 Posted : 02 May 2012 16:06:09(UTC)
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I'm hoping not to go down that low; otherwise I might have to spend a fortune on fleece and cloches to make sure the veg and flowering clematis don't get damaged.

Nothing good about frosts at this time of year IMO.

We have frosts here in most Mays and the various Clematis and fruit blossoms i have manage to survive them.

With the poor weather a lot of plants are behind where they should be so thats a good thing really,as i suspect i may set a new record this weekend.

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#22 Posted : 02 May 2012 16:19:06(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Frost Hollow Go to Quoted Post

Originally Posted by: NickR Go to Quoted Post
I'm hoping not to go down that low; otherwise I might have to spend a fortune on fleece and cloches to make sure the veg and flowering clematis don't get damaged.

Nothing good about frosts at this time of year IMO.

We have frosts here in most Mays and the various Clematis and fruit blossoms i have manage to survive them.

With the poor weather a lot of plants are behind where they should be so thats a good thing really,as i suspect i may set a new record this weekend.

Good to know, Lee.

Several clematis got frost damage to their leaves and some buds when we went down to about -3°C in early April, along with some transient snow, which is why I am a little concerned now.

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#23 Posted : 02 May 2012 16:26:19(UTC)
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I accidentally dug up my newish clematis last year and it is only slowly gaining health again! It has however survived a number of frosts in the last few weeks so I think should be hardy enough to get through this weekend.

As for air temperatures, here we may be a little close to the sea with a breeze to get any significant frosts but there could be a few notably low temperatures inland (sub -5° possibly)
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#24 Posted : 02 May 2012 16:37:44(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: doctormog Go to Quoted Post
here we may be a little close to the sea with a breeze to get any significant frosts but there could be a few notably low temperatures inland (sub -5° possibly)


My thoughts too, however nothing will be unduly damaged here as no soft stuff goesout till June anyway.
It will be quite a check to the cow's grass though.
We seem to get at least one or two keen frosts every May most notable recently being 2010 when 11th,12th and 13th were very cold with lowest being -4.4C
http://weather.westerdale.info/climatedataout52010.html 

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#25 Posted : 02 May 2012 16:38:05(UTC)
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We got down to -3.9C here on 13th May 2010, should be interesting to see if we get near or beat that.

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Highest Air Temperature recorded so far during Summer 2013: 22.3C (18th June 2013)

Highest Air Temperature recorded during Spring 2013: 21.4C (7th May 2013)

Lowest Air Temperature recorded during Winter 2012-13: -8.1C (16th January 2013)

Highest Air Temperature recorded during Summer 2012: 24.8C (24th July 2012)

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#26 Posted : 02 May 2012 16:42:47(UTC)
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MWIS going for as low as -7c in some Highland Glens over the weekend.
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#27 Posted : 02 May 2012 17:06:42(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: NickR Go to Quoted Post
I'm hoping not to go down that low; otherwise I might have to spend a fortune on fleece and cloches to make sure the veg and flowering clematis don't get damaged.

Nothing good about frosts at this time of year IMO.

From a gardeners perspective I can see how frosts in May would be bad..

But since I'm not a gardener I'm just going to be completely selfish.

The new turf on our lawn has been cut down to the same length as the rest of the garden now here, but I doubt it will get that cold really here. I remember the morning of 4th May 2011 was a pretty chilly one here for May. Min temp of 0.9c.

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#28 Posted : 02 May 2012 17:15:27(UTC)
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I'll be looking forward to it

I would be looking forward to it in January, but not in May.

Typical that a snowfest set of charts for the winter months, crop up in the late spring!

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#29 Posted : 03 May 2012 07:20:08(UTC)
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I'll be looking forward to it

I would be looking forward to it in January, but not in May.

Typical that a snowfest set of charts for the winter months, crop up in the late spring!

Yes,always the case,happens most years southerly jet 2/3 months to late

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#30 Posted : 06 May 2012 07:52:33(UTC)
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Nearest I've come to recording a May air frost here was +0.3c on 11th May 2005.  At the moment I'm not expecting to see that record beaten.

Why not? I'd have thought an air frost is virtually certain in your location, looking at the output. 




Nowhere close to an air frost in the end.   Min this morning was +4.4c and yesterday morning +2.9c

And although the current GFS 00z output predicts temps down to -5c in Wales, so far as I can see nowhere in Wales dropped below freezing either.  Capel Curig managed +0.2c

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#31 Posted : 06 May 2012 07:55:25(UTC)
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Wales and the Midlands were plagued by cloud last night.

I've recorded my lowest May temperature, but I have not been recording for very long so that's easy to do. That means we have had 3 May's with air frost on the trot in my location.
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#32 Posted : 06 May 2012 08:01:06(UTC)
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4 May 2011 got down to -0.4°C
Last night was -1.6°C
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#33 Posted : 06 May 2012 08:03:41(UTC)
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-4.2C last night, 13th May 2010 was -4.4C
The difference is May 2012 hasn't got to 10C yet (but might today) 

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#34 Posted : 06 May 2012 08:04:16(UTC)
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 A few pockets of air frost and some snow showers in Scotland.  Another "Daily Express" episode - in other words another over hyped non event.

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#35 Posted : 06 May 2012 08:06:32(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Essan Go to Quoted Post

Originally Posted by: Rob K Go to Quoted Post

Originally Posted by: Essan Go to Quoted Post

Nearest I've come to recording a May air frost here was +0.3c on 11th May 2005.  At the moment I'm not expecting to see that record beaten.

Why not? I'd have thought an air frost is virtually certain in your location, looking at the output. 




Nowhere close to an air frost in the end.   Min this morning was +4.4c and yesterday morning +2.9c

And although the current GFS 00z output predicts temps down to -5c in Wales, so far as I can see nowhere in Wales dropped below freezing either.  Capel Curig managed +0.2c

It would be a blessing to the crop growers and gardeners who don't want frost this month.

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#36 Posted : 06 May 2012 08:12:07(UTC)
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 A few pockets of air frost and some snow showers in Scotland.  Another "Daily Express" episode - in other words another over hyped non event.



Not so much a non-event just not worthy of a full page write up in the Express! It has been unseasonably cold in quite a few places over the last couple of nights and even snow showers to low level are unusual to sea level in Scotland in May. Not a news story but worth a comment.

Given that the coldest temperature on the 100+ year record for the 6th of May is -5.6°C, this morning's -4 in places in unusually cold, as was yesterday's overall low of -6.2°C.
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#37 Posted : 06 May 2012 08:25:33(UTC)
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-4.5c, 0.1c lower than my record (only been living here 5 years)

Thankfully i brought all the tenders from the greenhouse indoors

Upto 7.1c already now in the strong sunshine,however lots of convective cloud now developing

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#38 Posted : 06 May 2012 08:28:21(UTC)
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On further investigation I see that we were only 0.4°C off the date record with the lowest I can find being Tulloch Bridge at -5.2°C.
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#39 Posted : 06 May 2012 09:18:29(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: doctormog Go to Quoted Post
On further investigation I see that we were only 0.4°C off the date record with the lowest I can find being Tulloch Bridge at -5.2°C.


Yes

Close, but no cigar

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#40 Posted : 06 May 2012 10:08:46(UTC)
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Kinbrace -5.5 last night

Across in the Republic some very low temperatures around Dublin. 

 Casement Aerodrome -3.6

 Dublin Airport -3.0.

 

Friday night/Saturday morning's min was -6.2C at Saughall in South Ayrshire.
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