HEAVIEST FROST
The heaviest frost for Christchurch this winter, one of 10.7 deg.—equivalent.—equivalent to minus s.9deg Celsius—was recorded at the Botanic Gardens yesterday. A frost of lOdeg. was recorded at Christchurch Airport, the heaviest recorded there this winter.
A spokesman for the Weather Office said that frosts in the next few days were not expected to become any heavier. They would remain the same or become lighter because of cloud. The highest frost so far this year—lo.9deg.—was recorded at the Ashburton Domain yesterday morning. The previous highest was B.3deg. recorded on June 14 and May 23.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32639, 22 June 1971, Page 18
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