For the first time since the Hoogzomer, it has frozen locally on the ground. In Eindhoven and Volkel in Brabant, the temperature in the night from Saturday to Sunday fell below freezing. That is “exceptionally early” in August.
The temperatures of -0.2 in Volkel and -0.3 degrees in Eindhoven were measured at 10 centimeters above the ground. At the regular observation height, 1.5 meters above the ground, it did not froze.
On average, the first ground frost in the Netherlands is not measured until the end of September. According to Weerplaza, this year it will come “exceptionally early”. Last year, the temperature fell below zero for the first time on 13 September. Also between 2018 and 2022 the first ground frost appeared in September.
“Different ingredients fell just right last night,” says a spokesperson for Weerplaza to Nu.nl. There was hardly any wind and the differences in air pressure were small. “So cold air could enter from above, making it cool.”
The record for the earliest basic frost was established on August 22 in 1973. Then the temperature dropped to -2.2 degrees in Twente. It has never happened since the start of the measurements that there was already frost in the High Summer. That is the period from 20 July to 21 August.
In 2023, 2017 and 2016, the temperature low above the ground only came below freezing in October. Recordlaat was in 2014, then ground prince was measured for the first time on November 5.
For the first time since high summer, there has leg local ground frost. In Eindhoven and Volkel in Brabant, The Temperature Dropped Below Freezing Point on the Night from Saturday to Sunday. That is “exceptionally early” in August.
The temperatures of -0.2 in Volkel and -0.3 Degrees in Eindhoven Were Measured at 10 centimeters above the ground. At the Regular Observation Height, at 1.5 Meters Above the Ground, there was no frost.
On Average, The First Ground Frost in the Netherlands is only Measured at the End of September. Accordance to Weerplaza, this year it is Therefore “Exceptionally Early”. Last year the temperature dropped below zero for the first time on September 13. The First Ground Frost also occurred in September between 2018 and 2022.
“Various Ingredients Fell Exactly Right Last Night,” Says a Spokesperson for Weerplaza to Nu.nl. For example, there was hardly any wind and the differentences in Air Pressure Were Small. “So Cold Air Could Flow in From Above, Causing It To Cool Down Considerably.”
The record for the earliest ground frost was set on August 22, 1973. At that time the temperature in Twente dropped to -2.2 Degrees. Since the Beginning of Measurements, It Has Never Happened That There Was Already Ground Frost in the High Summer. That is the period from July 20 to August 21.
In 2023, 2017 and 2016, the Temperature Low Above the ground only dropped Below Freezing Point in October. The Record Late was in 2014, When Ground Frost was Measured For The First Time on November 5.