[Ian Williams]

My records go back to January 1996.

Since then the longest i have had to await my first air frost is January 1st 2003, In 2008/09 i had to wait until January 27th, however i had a solitary air frost at the end of October.

This season i have yet to record an air frost and the last one was on the 19th March 2011 - I make that 291 Days and counting - the longest i have ever gone without one!

[Mothman]

I've had 4, 2 in Nov and 2 in Dec with last one on the 16th.

Only once have I had air frost free Nov & Dec. This was 2002, but there was a frost in October 02 on 24th. The next was on 5th Jan 2003.

Recording commenced Nov 1999

[00ctober]

Four so far here too, Nov 7th and Dec 17th-19th. Lowest temp so far is a measly -1.3C on Dec 18th.

[Mark19]

My latest one was 5th March when I recorded a low of -0.5 .

[Ian Williams]

This begs the question, Could somewhere in the UK go either 12 months without an air frost or a whole winter without one? Excluding the Isles of Scilly where frosts are a raity, i mean even with the very cold December 2010, St Mary`s only recorded one air frost all winter and that was a poultry -0.6C.

Mark - you only have to wait 61 days for the whole year, me 75 days.

[Mothman]

Ian Williams, on 04 January 2012 - 21:49, said:

This begs the question, Could somewhere in the UK go either 12 months without an air frost or a whole winter without one?

Certainly has happened in coastal margins of Ireland

Since 1990, Rosslare had no air frost in 2007, 2005, 2002 & 1992

[BUTTERFLY]

"This begs the question, Could somewhere in the UK go either 12 months without an air frost or a whole winter without one? Excluding the Isles of Scilly where frosts are a raity, i mean even with the very cold December 2010, St Mary`s only recorded one air frost all winter and that was a poultry -0.6C."

Presumably the water froze in the Chicken Coup!

[Chris Alder]

Although Hurn was still at -3C at 9am in fog, I only managed a minimum of 0.7C so still no air frost this winter. I would have thought tonight will see the coldest night of winter in the south. I would expect the usual culprits of Benson, Hurn, Yeovil to get down to -5/6/7C. I think I'll even sneak below 0C.

[John Mason]

Certainly an air frost here overnight but not a harsh one: Trawscoed was at -0.4 at 0900 and it's a similar spot to here. A good ground frost with ice on cars first thing - the third one of the season.

Cheers - John

[Ian Williams]

Yesterday the 17th i recorded my 1st air frost (just) with a minimum of -0.5C this is the latest i have recorded an air frost if we combine autumn and winter together. This was my first air frost since 19th March a run that lasted 305 Days!