Heavy Rotorua Frost
Low temperatures on Sunday evening presaged a heavy frost at Rotorua on Monday morning, and the result was one of more than moderate severity. The Tourist Department's gauge gave a reading of 19.2 degrees Fahrenheit, or 11.2 degrees of frost, taken from the official freezing-point of 30.4 degrees. The frost stayed on the ground for several hours before a complete thaw .set in,, and in sheltered ;.,oots ice coated any casual water for most' of the day.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20012, 10 August 1939, Page 7
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80Heavy Rotorua Frost Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20012, 10 August 1939, Page 7
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