Average Date of First Freeze *updated through 2004

FALL THRESHOLD TEMPERATURE MAP - TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

AVERAGE DATE OF FIRST FREEZE IN THE FALL...   CLICK ON STATIONS FOR DETAILS
Tulia - October 26.   Earliest - 9/27/1970Hereford - October 22.  Earliest - 9/21/1983Friona - October 20.    Earliest - 9/21/1983Dimmitt - October 17.   Earliest - 9/21/1983Hart - October 23.   Earliest - 10/8/1992Tulia - October 26.   Earliest - 9/27/1970Muleshoe - October 22.    Earliest 9/21/1983Olton - October 23.   Earliest 9/21/1983Plainview - October 31.   Earliest 10/7/1952Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge - October 19.  Earliest 9/22/1983Silverton - October 22.  Earliest - 9/21/1983Abernathy - October 28.   Earliest - 10/8/1992Aspermont - November 10.  Earliest - 10/13/1969Big Spring - November 13.  Earliest - 10/19/1989Brownfield - November 2.   Earliest 10/9/1970Childress - November 6.  Earliest  - 10/9/2000Crosbyton - November 1.   Earliest 9/21/1983Denver City - November 3.   Earliest 10/8/1992Floydada - November 1.   Earliest 10/8/1970Guthrie - November 4.   Earliest 10/13/1969Jayton - November 8.   Earliest 10/12/1977Lake Alan Henry - November 18.   Earliest 10/27/1997Lamesa - November 5.   Earliest 10/8/1992Levelland - October 29.   Earliest 10/7/1952Littlefield - October 25.   Earliest 9/21/1983Lubbock - October 31.   Earliest 10/8/1921Matador - November 7.   Earliest 10/7/1952Memphis - November 3.   Earliest 10/9/1911Morton - October 27.   Earliest - 9/21/1983Paducah 15S - November 6.   Earliest 10/16/2001Paducah - November 7.  Earliest 9/30/1984.  ***We need a new observer.  Interested?  Call 806-745-4260...ask for Johnny Wallace.Plains - October 28.   Earliest 10/3/1961Post - November 10.   Earliest 10/12/1977Seminole - November 3.   Earliest 10/7/1952Snyder - November 6.   Earliest 10/12/1946.Spur - November 2.   Earliest 9/24/1989Tahoka - November 5.   Earliest 10/9/1970Turkey - November 5.   Earliest 10/13/1969White River Lake - November 13.    Earliest 10/27/1977Map of average first freezes

 
STATION            AVERAGE DATE OF FIRST FREEZE     YEARS OF RECORD
ABERNATHY                   OCT 29                    22   1979-2004
ASPERMONT                   NOV 10                    41   1962-2004
BIG SPRING                  NOV 13                    52   1948-2004
BROWNFIELD                  NOV  2                    50   1953-2004
CHILDRESS                   NOV  6                    54   1948-2004
CROSBYTON                   NOV  1                   103   1897-2004
DENVER CITY                 NOV  5                    14   1986-2004
DIMMITT                     OCT 18                    43   1962-2004
FLOYDADA                    NOV  1                    60   1939-2004
FRIONA                      OCT 21                    43   1962-2004
GUTHRIE                     NOV  4                    39   1964-2004
HART                        OCT 23                    19   1986-2004
HEREFORD                    OCT 22                    71   1905-1911 1936-2004
JAYTON                      NOV  9                    43   1962-2004
LAKE ALAN HENRY             NOV 18                    11   1994-2004
LAMESA                      NOV  5                    75   1927-2004
LEVELLAND                   OCT 29                    64   1937-2004
LITTLEFIELD                 OCT 25                    39   1966-2004
LOCKETTVILLE                OCT 31                    30    
LUBBOCK                     OCT 31                    92   1913-2004
MATADOR                     NOV  7                    56   1947-2004
MEMPHIS                     NOV  3                    91   1905-2004
MORTON                      OCT 27                    43   1962-2004
MULESHOE                    OCT 22                    77   1927-2004
MULESHOE REFUGE             OCT 20                    25   1980-2004
OLTON                       OCT 23                    43   1942-2004
PADUCAH                     NOV  7                    46   1954-2000 2004
PADUCAH 15S                 NOV  8                     9   1996-2004
PLAINS                      OCT 28                    56   1946-2004
PLAINVIEW                   OCT 31                    94   1908-2004
POST                        NOV 10                    43   1962-2004
SEMINOLE                    NOV  3                    78   1922-2004
SILVERTON                   OCT 23                    42   1961-2004
SNYDER                      NOV  6                    87   1911-2004
SPUR                        NOV  3                    70   1911-2004
TAHOKA                      NOV  5                    71   1913-2004
TULIA                       OCT 26                    56   1948-2004
TURKEY                      NOV  5                    39   1964-2004
VIGO PARK                   OCT 26                     2   2003-2004
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR       NOV 14                     8   1997-2003