Freeze Information

Freeze Information

Northwest Kansas	Avg. Fall	Avg. Spring	Frost-Free Days
Atwood	02 Oct	07 May	147
Colby	05 Oct	05 May	150
Goodland	07 Oct	05 May	154
Hill City	10 Oct	28 Apr	165
Hoxie	02 Oct	02 May	159
Leoti	07 Oct	04 May	155
Norton	08 Oct	02 May	158
Oakley	11 Oct	01 May	163
Oberlin	03 Oct	06 May	151
Russell Springs	07 Oct	01 May	159
Saint Francis	07 Oct	03 May	156
Sharon Springs	10 Oct	29 Apr	159
Tribune	05 Oct	04 May	154

Eastern Colorado	Avg. Fall	Avg. Spring	Frost-Free Days
Burlington	07 Oct	06 May	151
Cheyenne Wells	03 Oct	07 May	148
Flagler	30 Sep	13 May	137
Idalia	02 Oct	05 May	143
Kit Carson	30 Sep	12 May	139
Wray	30 Sep	09 May	143
Yuma	03 Oct	07 May	149

Southwest Nebraska	Avg. Fall	Avg. Spring	Frost-Free Days
Benkelman	05 Oct	04 May	154
McCook	08 Oct	02 May	159
Trenton	08 Oct	01 May	159

Last Updated 10/22/24

The above table depicts the average date of the first freeze in the fall, the average date of the last freezing in the spring, and the average number of frost free days per year.

Information for this table was obtained from the following sources:

Kansas State Climatologist

High Plains Climate Center





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