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Old January 16th 08, 06:44 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default [OBS]Whipsnade, Beds, Wed 16 Jan 2008

"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:
"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote :
"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote :

0920z SW F2 35km 1Ac120 05.5/02.6 991.0
RMK: Ac lentic; also tr Ci. Very slight hoar frost.

1250z Var F1 40km 2Ci200 4Ci250 04.9/03.0 994.3
RMK: Surprised to see the temperature falling ...
the grass min thermometer, now in the shade, stands
at 1.5°C. Hard surfaces damp; ground waterlogged


1550z SSW F1-2 40km 2Ci220 03.0/02.2 997.1
RMK: Grass min shows -2.6°C and has a thin coating
of ice on the stem. Today's sunshine total 7.1h


1820z NW F1 25km 1Ci220 -00.5/xx.x 1000.8
RMK: Grass min shows -5.6°C. After several good
examples in Nov and Dec, this is the first time this
year that our mini frost-hollow has really got going


Philip Eden
Whipsnade 214m