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Average
Freeze Dates in Kansas
As
the Spring season approaches, people are beginning to
wonder about "frost-free" dates. Below
are listed some average dates for fall and spring frosts
of 32 oF:
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Freeze
Information |
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(based
on 1961-1990 data) |
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Northwest |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
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Atwood |
29-Sep |
08-May |
144 |
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Colby |
02-Oct |
04-May |
151 |
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Goodland |
06-Oct |
03-May |
156 |
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Hill
City |
07-Oct |
25-Apr |
167 |
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Hoxie |
05-Oct |
28-Apr |
160 |
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Norton |
08-Oct |
30-Apr |
164 |
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Oberlin |
02-Oct |
04-May |
149 |
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Saint
Francis |
06-Oct |
01-May |
157 |
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North
Central |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
|
Alton |
04-Oct |
28-Apr |
161 |
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Belleville |
14-Oct |
21-Apr |
176 |
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Beloit |
16-Oct |
24-Apr |
175 |
|
Clay
Center |
15-Oct |
22-Apr |
176 |
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Concordia |
19-Oct |
21-Apr |
181 |
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Mankato |
12-Oct |
25-Apr |
171 |
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Minneapolis |
18-Oct |
19-Apr |
183 |
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Phillipsburg |
06-Oct |
29-Apr |
160 |
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Plainville |
13-Oct |
23-Apr |
173 |
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Smith
Center |
12-Oct |
22-Apr |
171 |
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NORTHEAST |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
|
Atchison |
21-Oct |
13-Apr |
192 |
|
Centralia |
12-Oct |
23-Apr |
172 |
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Holton |
10-Oct |
22-Apr |
171 |
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Horton |
10-Oct |
23-Apr |
171 |
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Leavenworth |
14-Oct |
18-Apr |
178 |
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Manhattan |
15-Oct |
18-Apr |
179 |
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Marysville |
08-Oct |
25-Apr |
165 |
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Oskaloosa |
16-Oct |
15-Apr |
184 |
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Troy |
15-Oct |
17-Apr |
182 |
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Wamego |
16-Oct |
16-Apr |
183 |
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WEST
CENTRAL |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
|
Healy |
09-Oct |
28-Apr |
161 |
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Leoti |
09-Oct |
01-May |
161 |
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Ness
City |
13-Oct |
24-Apr |
172 |
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Oakley |
13-Oct |
25-Apr |
171 |
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Quinter |
11-Oct |
27-Apr |
166 |
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Scott
City |
10-Oct |
26-Apr |
167 |
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Sharon
Springs |
09-Oct |
30-Apr |
160 |
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Tribune |
07-Oct |
04-May |
151 |
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Wakeeney |
14-Oct |
22-Apr |
174 |
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CENTRAL |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
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Abilene |
11-Oct |
19-Apr |
177 |
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Bison |
12-Oct |
25-Apr |
172 |
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Ellsworth |
10-Oct |
26-Apr |
168 |
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Florence |
11-Oct |
25-Apr |
168 |
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Great
Bend |
21-Oct |
15-Apr |
191 |
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Hays |
10-Oct |
26-Apr |
167 |
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Lincoln |
12-Oct |
26-Apr |
169 |
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McPherson |
19-Oct |
18-Apr |
186 |
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Russell |
17-Oct |
24-Apr |
176 |
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Salina |
20-Oct |
17-Apr |
187 |
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Sterling |
21-Oct |
15-Apr |
190 |
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EAST
CENTRAL |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
|
Cottonwood
Falls |
14-Oct |
19-Apr |
179 |
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Council
Grove |
12-Oct |
19-Apr |
178 |
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Emporia |
19-Oct |
13-Apr |
189 |
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Eskridge |
20-Oct |
15-Apr |
190 |
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Garnett |
18-Oct |
15-Apr |
185 |
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John
Redmond Lake |
19-Oct |
15-Apr |
186 |
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Lawrence |
27-Oct |
10-Apr |
202 |
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Milford
Lake |
17-Oct |
16-Apr |
184 |
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Mound
City |
15-Oct |
20-Apr |
176 |
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Olathe |
26-Oct |
13-Apr |
196 |
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Ottawa |
17-Oct |
15-Apr |
185 |
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Paola |
15-Oct |
20-Apr |
180 |
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Pomona |
19-Oct |
12-Apr |
189 |
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Topeka |
11-Oct |
21-Apr |
174 |
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SOUTHWEST |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
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Ashland |
12-Oct |
21-Apr |
173 |
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Cimarron |
10-Oct |
25-Apr |
169 |
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Dodge
City |
21-Oct |
20-Apr |
183 |
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Elkhart |
18-Oct |
17-Apr |
178 |
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Garden
City Exp. Station |
13-Oct |
26-Apr |
169 |
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Hugoton |
18-Oct |
21-Apr |
181 |
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Jetmore |
11-Oct |
23-Apr |
173 |
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Lakin |
12-Oct |
24-Apr |
171 |
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Liberal |
24-Oct |
16-Apr |
192 |
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Meade |
17-Oct |
20-Apr |
180 |
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Sublette |
17-Oct |
23-Apr |
176 |
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Syracuse |
05-Oct |
02-May |
155 |
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Ulysses |
12-Oct |
25-Apr |
169 |
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SOUTH
CENTRAL |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
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Anthony |
28-Oct |
08-Apr |
206 |
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Coldwater |
20-Oct |
15-Apr |
187 |
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Greensburg |
19-Oct |
17-Apr |
185 |
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Hudson |
22-Oct |
13-Apr |
192 |
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Hutchinson |
17-Oct |
19-Apr |
183 |
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Kingman |
17-Oct |
12-Apr |
188 |
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Kinsley |
18-Oct |
16-Apr |
184 |
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Larned |
19-Oct |
19-Apr |
184 |
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Medicine
Lodge |
20-Oct |
15-Apr |
186 |
|
Newton |
21-Oct |
17-Apr |
189 |
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Pratt |
16-Oct |
15-Apr |
187 |
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Wellington |
20-Oct |
10-Apr |
191 |
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Wichita |
25-Oct |
14-Apr |
194 |
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SOUTHEAST |
Avg
Fall |
Avg
Spring |
Frost-Free
Days |
|
Chanute |
24-Oct |
11-Apr |
197 |
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Columbus |
22-Oct |
13-Apr |
192 |
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El
Dorado |
17-Oct |
17-Apr |
183 |
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Eureka |
16-Oct |
17-Apr |
182 |
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Fort
Scott |
23-Oct |
16-Apr |
195 |
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Fredonia |
17-Oct |
16-Apr |
184 |
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Howard |
14-Oct |
15-Apr |
182 |
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Independence |
23-Oct |
10-Apr |
198 |
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Iola |
23-Oct |
11-Apr |
195 |
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Parsons |
23-Oct |
10-Apr |
195 |
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Sedan |
18-Oct |
16-Apr |
187 |
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Winfield |
20-Oct |
14-Apr |
189 |
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Yates
Center |
28-Oct |
08-Apr |
203 |
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Prepared
by Weather Data Library |
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K-State
Research and Extension |
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Kansas
State University |
|
Manhattan,
KS 66506 |
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