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Temperature plummets below zero, equalling yesterday's low

Kelly Makiha
Kelly Makiha
Multimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·
21 May, 2017 07:25 PMQuick Read

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We've had another cold snap overnight. Here's how Mt Tarawera was looking with a dusting of snow at the weekend. Photo/Andrew Warner

We've had another cold snap overnight. Here's how Mt Tarawera was looking with a dusting of snow at the weekend. Photo/Andrew Warner

If you thought it was cold this morning, you were right.

Temperatures officially plummeted to -0.1 this morning between 4am and 6am today.

Today and yesterday were equally the coldest mornings so far in May.

On May 15 and May 6 we woke to temperatures of 1 degrees C.

It's been a mixed bag month with some relatively warm mornings too, with lows recorded on May 11 of 14C and May 17 and 18 of 12C, according to the MetService website.

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The foggy conditions this morning saw some flights delayed at Rotorua Airport.

Mt Tarawera is sporting a light dusting of snow after the cold temperatures at the weekend.

The cold blast and snow also closed the Desert Rd/State Highway 1 in the central North Island at the weekend.

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The MetService website shows the temperatures in Rotorua will warm up as the week goes on.

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