Temperatures dropped to -0.6 degrees Celsius at the national weather station in De Bilt overnight. And with that, the first official frost of the autumn was measured, Weeronline reported. However, the weather service said that the first official frost of the autumn is more than three weeks later than usual. The last time it froze in De Bilt was on April 27, when the temperatures dropped to -1.2 degrees on King's Night.
Temperatures at ground level dropped below freezing locally for the first time this autumn, Weeronline reported. At the Deelen measuring point (Gelderland), the temperature close to the ground fell to -0.2 degrees. The first autumn frost came later than usual. On average, the first ground frost after summer occurs on September 28. Last year, the first after-summer minus temperatures was even recorded on September 20, according to the weather office.
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Meteorological spring in the Netherlands is half over. The first part of spring was gloomy, wet, and cold, Weeronline reported. For example, March was very wet, and the number of sunny hours was below the norm. In addition, it was half a degree too cold. With an average temperature of 7.3 degrees compared to 7.8 degrees normal, the first half of spring, from March 1 to April 15, was colder than normal. In De Bilt, the average temperature in March was 7.3 degrees compared to 6.5 degrees normal. April so far had an average temperature of 8.0 degrees compared to 9.0 degrees normal.