OVER SEVEN DEGREES OF FROST

Northern Advocate, 11 July 1936, Page 3

OVER SEVEN DEGREES OF FROST

COLDEST NIGHT IN WHANGAREI THIS WINTER This morning there was a heavy frost in Whangarei and the ground was clothed in white until well after 8 o’clock, and even then, parts shaded by trees and buildings were crisp and covered with particles of frost. Many plants suffered in gardens. Seven degrees were recorded by Mr L. Hanlon, at Nixon Street, and it is estimated that there would probably be another two degrees in the lower portions of the town. Tins is the heaviest to be recorded this winter. Many well-protected parts, which have been immune in the past, felt the effects last night, and small bushes and articles of clothing left outside were stiff and hard this morning. It is stated that lemon trees may have been affected, though it will probably be some time before the effects will be noted. It was fortunate that the frost came at this time, as later on in the winter many more young plants would have been likely to have been affected.

Today the weather was perfect, the sun shining from a cloudless sky.