November 18 -
Average first freeze date, based on 11 years of data.
October 27, 1997 - The earliest freeze recorded.
Data below are the dates of first freeze for each year. Year mm/day Temp Julian Date
1994 11/16 Temp was 31 320
1995 11/03 Temp was 32 307
1996 11/17 Temp was 31 322
1997 10/27 Temp was 29 300 *** earliest 1998 12/08 Temp was 27 342
1999 11/24 Temp was 31 328
2000 11/13 Temp was 32 318
2001 11/27 Temp was 31 331
2002 11/25 Temp was 31
329
2003 11/23 Temp was 32
327
2004 11/12 Temp was 25 316
------------------------------------ Sum = 3540 / 11 = 321.82
Average Julian Date =
321.82 or Nov 18 based on 11 years of data.
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