Levelland (Hockley County)   1937-2004

October 29 - Average first freeze date, based on 64 years of data.

October 7, 1952 - The earliest freeze recorded.

Data below are the dates of first freeze for each year.

Year  mm/day     Temp           Julian Date

1937   11/13    Temp was 32      317

1938   10/23    Temp was 30      296

1939   10/30    Temp was 28      303

 * Missing data during 1940

1941   10/30    Temp was 31      303

1942   11/03    Temp was 31      307

 * Missing May 1943 – Sep 1946  ****

1946   11/05    Temp was 31      309

1947   11/02    Temp was 27      306

1948   11/06    Temp was 25      311

1949   10/25    Temp was 30      298

1950   11/03    Temp was 31      307

1951   10/24    Temp was 30      297

1952   10/07    Temp was 30      281 *** earliest freeze

1953   11/08    Temp was 29      312

1954   10/15    Temp was 32      288

1955   10/24    Temp was 31      297

1956   10/31    Temp was 31      305

1957   10/26    Temp was 32      299

1958   11/01    Temp was 32      305

1959   11/05    Temp was 25      309

1960   10/31    Temp was 29      305

1961   11/03    Temp was 26      307

1962   11/09    Temp was 32      313

1963   11/02    Temp was 31      306

1964   11/07    Temp was 32      312

1965   11/27    Temp was 29      331

1966   10/15    Temp was 26      288

1967   10/20    Temp was 31      293

1968   10/18    Temp was 30      292

1969   10/13    Temp was 27      286

1970   10/09    Temp was 28      282

1971   11/02    Temp was 32      306

1972   10/31    Temp was 30      305

1973   11/03    Temp was 32      307

1974   11/05    Temp was 32      309

1975   10/26    Temp was 31      299

1976   10/08    Temp was 29      282

1977   11/02    Temp was 30      306

1978   11/07    Temp was 31      311

1979   10/23    Temp was 31      296

1980   10/24    Temp was 30      298

1981   10/23    Temp was 30      296

1982   10/20    Temp was 28      293

1983   11/10    Temp was 29      314

1984   11/11    Temp was 30      316

1985   11/02    Temp was 31      306

1986   10/13    Temp was 28      286

1987   11/10    Temp was 25      314

1988   11/06    Temp was 30      311

1989   10/19    Temp was 24      292

1990   10/22    Temp was 29      295

1991   10/29    Temp was 28      302

1992   10/08    Temp was 30      282

1993   10/22    Temp was 32      295

1994   11/10    Temp was 31      314

1995   10/21    Temp was 32      294

1996   10/19    Temp was 32      293

1997   10/26    Temp was 31      299

1998   11/11    Temp was 29      315

1999   10/19    Temp was 32      292

2000   10/10    Temp was 32      284

2001   11/19    Temp was 27      323

2002   11/04    Temp was 32      308

2003   11/23    Temp was 25      327

2004   11/02    Temp was 31      306

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                 Sum =         19341  / 64 = 302.20

Average Julian Date =           302.20 or October 29 based on 64 years of data.