Post-Frost Event Summary- May 30, 2023

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

 Post-Frost Event Summary- May 30, 2023

  

Good morning,

 

It looks like a safe morning for most of the fields in the province with concerns on some fields in Pictou (3 weather stations and nearby fields to watch). I am not as worried as last week’s frost but there are a few fields near those areas worthwhile to be checked.

If you have any feedback or things to share, please text or call Hugh Lyu, at 902-890-0472; or hlyu@perennia.ca. Thank you!

I would suggest growers who have fields near those areas/weather stations check their fields and assess potential frost damage, especially fields in Pictou.

 

Counties and Weather Stations

Lowest Temperature Observed (Celsius)

Duration (hrs) of temperatures below -2 C

Colchester

Belmont (NSW087 and NSW037)

-1.3

0

Upper Kemptown (NSW022)

-2.1

0

 

 

 

Cumberland

North Harrison Settlement (NSW065)

 

-1.4

0

Salt Springs (NSW077)

 

-1.8

0

Pictou

Dalhousie (NSW074)

-2

2

 

Four Mile Brook (NSW021)

-1.6

0

Hazel Glen (NSW086)

-1.4

0

New Gairloch (NSW019)

-1.2

0

Sunny Brae (NSW058)

-2.6

1

Blanchard Road (NSW059)

-2.6

6

Blue Mountain (NSW060)

-2.8

6

Moose River (NSW061)

-3.7

7

Fields near Blanchard Road, Blue Mt. and Moose River are around 10% bloom which puts those fields at a lower risk but damage would still occur to any open flowers. 


 

 

Antigonish

 

 

 

South Shore Counties

 

 

 

Cape Breton

Keppoch (NSW029)

 

-2.4

1

Hants and Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)

Chaplin (NSW071)

 

-2.6

1

Dean (NSW069)

 

-1.5

0

Woodside (NSW070)

-1.2

0

 

 

 

 Please click the below images to see a bigger and clear picture of minimal temperatures from weather stations: