Frost Advisories Issued For Southern New Brunswick And Eastern Nova Scotia

10:18 PM ADT Tuesday 04 October 2022

Frost advisory in effect for:

Fredericton and Southern York County

Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas.

Minimum temperatures: -2 to +3 (coolest in low lying inland areas).

Locations: parts of central and eastern New Brunswick.

Time span: tonight.

Remarks: Patchy frost is expected to form again tonight as clear skies and light winds coincide with cool temperatures, especially in low lying areas away from the coastline.

Cover up plants, especially those in frost-prone areas.

Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark during the growing season, leading to potential damage and destruction to plants and crops.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NBstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NBStorm.

10:17 PM ADT Tuesday 04 October 2022

Frost advisory in effect for:

Sydney Metro and Cape Breton County

Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas.

Minimum temperatures: -1 to +4 (coolest in inland areas).

Locations: eastern Nova Scotia including Cape Breton.

Time span: tonight.

Remarks: Frost is expected to form again tonight as clear skies and light winds coincide with cool temperatures.

Take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees.

Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark during the growing season, leading to potential damage and destruction to plants and crops.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.

New Daily Minimum Temperature Records Set Throughout The Maritimes - 10/03/2022

Weather summary

for New Brunswick

issued by Environment Canada

at 7:17 a.m. ADT Tuesday 4 October 2022.

Discussion.

The following areas set or tied a daily minimum temperature record 

on October 3, 2022: 

Doaktown Area (Doaktown Auto RCS) 

Tied record of -3.9 set in 1965 

Records in this area have been kept since 1952 

Edmundston Area (Edmundston) 

New record of -6.4 

Old record of -5.5 set in 2017 

Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

Grand Manan Area (Grand Manan Sar CS) 

New record of -3.0 

Old record of -2.7 set in 2017 

Records in this area have been kept since 1962 

St. Stephen Area (St. Stephen) 

New record of -3.6 

Old record of -2.9 set in 2017 

Records in this area have been kept since 1951 

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a 

selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were 

active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

Weather summary

for Nova Scotia

issued by Environment Canada

at 7:18 a.m. ADT Tuesday 4 October 2022.

Discussion.

The following area set a daily minimum temperature record on October 

3, 2022: 

Ingonish Area (Ingonish Beach RCS) 

New record of 0.4 

Old record of 0.6 set in 1958 

Records in this area have been kept since 1950 

Note: the temperature record reported here has been derived from a 

selection of historical stations in this geographic area that were 

active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

Weather summary

for Prince Edward Island

issued by Environment Canada

at 7:19 a.m. ADT Tuesday 4 October 2022.

Discussion.

The following area set a daily minimum temperature record on October 

3, 2022: 

Charlottetown Area (Charlottetown A) 

New record of -1.1 

Old record of -0.6 set in 1873 

Records in this area have been kept since 1872 

Note: the temperature record reported here has been derived from a 

selection of historical stations in this geographic area that were 

active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC