Who Among Us Has Already Seen First Frost?

 
KingCoal
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Post by KingCoal » Sat. Oct. 29, 2016 8:58 am

Photog200 wrote:Have had several frosts and even got snow coverage a couple of days. Started the coal stove a little over a week ago. The attached photo shows the first snow, the second snow was 3" and the ground was completely covered.
Randy
DANG !! it was 57 here at dawn this morning. glad to not have to deal with that yet. :x

 
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lsayre
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Post by lsayre » Mon. Oct. 31, 2016 7:53 am

Frost yet again this morning. The average of our four closest Wunderground back yard stations is 34.45 degrees.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Tue. Nov. 01, 2016 11:08 am

28* this am,another heavy frost/freeze,the pretty green is gradually giving way to the ugly colors of winter.


 
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Post by corey » Wed. Nov. 02, 2016 8:07 pm

Looks like a freeze is coming Friday night.

 
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Rob R.
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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Nov. 02, 2016 8:26 pm

Still no frost at my place.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Nov. 02, 2016 8:29 pm

I'm gonna have to send some of this almost EVERY morning stuff up your way Rob!!!!!!!!!!!! :)


 
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Post by ShawnTRD » Wed. Nov. 02, 2016 8:42 pm

It felt like sping today.

 
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Post by hank2 » Thu. Nov. 03, 2016 12:20 am

Two frosts so far, here. It was about 70, today. Went for a motorcycle ride. Hopefully not the last one this year. Still haven't lit up.

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