First local frost day of the autumn, later than usual

Last night marked the first local frost of the autumn in the Netherlands, with temperatures dropping below freezing in parts of Brabant, Limburg, and Zeeland. This occurrence is later than usual, as the first frost day typically falls around October 23 in recent decades. The lowest temperature recorded was -1.2 degrees in Woensdrecht, Brabant. However, an official frost day requires a sub-zero temperature in De Bilt, which recorded 0.8 degrees. The first ground frost was noted on September 25, with -0.4 degrees measured in Twente. Compared to last year, when the first frost was recorded on November 16, this year's frost came earlier. Historical records show the latest official frost day was December 17, 2000, and the earliest was September 16, 1971.