Lamesa (Dawson County) 1927-2004

November 5 - Average first freeze date, based on 75 years of data.

October 08, 1992 - The earliest freeze recorded.

Data below are the dates of first freeze for each year.
Year  mm/day     Temp           Julian Date
1927   11/16    Temp was 28      320
1928   11/02    Temp was 28      307
1929   10/23    Temp was 27      296

1930   11/18    Temp was 31      322
1931   11/27    Temp was 30      331
1932   10/26    Temp was 31      300
1933   11/08    Temp was 31      312
1934   11/22    Temp was 31      326
1935   11/11    Temp was 27      315
1936   10/23    Temp was 32      297
1937   11/16    Temp was 31      320
1938   11/07    Temp was 23      311
1939   11/03    Temp was 32      307

1940   11/11    Temp was 28      316
1941   11/08    Temp was 31      312
1942   10/26    Temp was 31      299
1943   10/27    Temp was 32      300
1944   11/17    Temp was 32      322
1945   10/22    Temp was 30      295
1946   11/06    Temp was 30      310
1947   11/02    Temp was 32      306
1948   11/06    Temp was 31      311
1949   10/31    Temp was 28      304

1950   11/04    Temp was 23      308
1951   11/02    Temp was 25      306
1952   11/10    Temp was 29      315
1953   11/09    Temp was 31      313
1954   10/31    Temp was 32      304
1955   10/25    Temp was 29      298
1956   11/05    Temp was 25      310
1957   10/27    Temp was 29      300
1958   11/01    Temp was 31      305
1959   10/28    Temp was 32      301

1960   10/31    Temp was 30      305
1961   11/03    Temp was 31      307
1963   11/23    Temp was 27      327
1964   11/20    Temp was 27      325
 * missing October 1965
1966   11/02    Temp was 23      306
1967   11/04    Temp was 30      308
1968   11/11    Temp was 30      316
1969   10/13    Temp was 32      286

1970   10/10    Temp was 32      283
1971   11/18    Temp was 27      322
1972   10/31    Temp was 30      305
1973   11/22    Temp was 27      326
1974   11/25    Temp was 31      329
1975   11/13    Temp was 28      317
1976   10/09    Temp was 32      283
1977   11/02    Temp was 31      306
1978   11/07    Temp was 30      311
1979   11/01    Temp was 32      305

1980   10/29    Temp was 25      303
 * missing October 1981
1982   11/04    Temp was 29      308
1983   11/11    Temp was 32      315
1984   11/27    Temp was 32      332
1985   11/20    Temp was 29      324
1986   11/11    Temp was 27      315
1987   11/10    Temp was 29      314
1988   11/16    Temp was 27      321
1989   10/19    Temp was 29      292

1990   10/22    Temp was 30      295
1991   10/30    Temp was 29      303
1992   10/08    Temp was 32      282
1993   10/30    Temp was 26      303
1994   11/16    Temp was 32      320
1995   11/03    Temp was 29      307
1996   10/22    Temp was 32      296
1997   10/27    Temp was 27      300
1998   11/11    Temp was 31      315
1999   11/03    Temp was 29      307

2000   11/07    Temp was 31      312
2001   10/16    Temp was 32      289

2002   11/19    Temp was 32      323
2003   11/23    Temp was 30      327
2004   11/03    Temp was 31      307
                    Sum =      23176 / 75 = 309.01

Average Julian Date =           309.01 or Nov 5 based on 75 years of data.