hard freeze

English

Noun

hard freeze (plural hard freezes)

1. (meteorology) A freeze sufficiently long and severe to destroy seasonal vegetation and lead to ice formation in standing water and hard ground. 27°F (-3°C) is considered a threshold in the US.

Synonyms

• killing freeze

Translations

freeze sufficiently long and severe to destroy seasonal vegetation

• Finnish: ankara halla

See also

• US Severe weather terminology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia