Lubbock Intl Airport (Lubbock County) 1913-2004

October 31 - Average first freeze date, based on 92 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

1913   10/26    Temp was 26      299

1914   10/16    Temp was 32      289

1915   11/12    Temp was 19      316

1916   10/19    Temp was 32      293

1917   10/19    Temp was 24      292

1918   10/26    Temp was 29      299

1919   11/10    Temp was 31      314

1920   10/28    Temp was 32      302

1921   10/08    Temp was 32      281

1922   10/23    Temp was 32      296

1923   10/30    Temp was 31      303

1924   10/24    Temp was 31      298

1925   10/28    Temp was 25      301

1926   11/09    Temp was 26      313

1927   11/02    Temp was 31      306

1928   11/02    Temp was 27      307

1929   10/24    Temp was 26      297

1930   11/06    Temp was 31      310

1931   11/22    Temp was 27      326

1932   10/26    Temp was 29      300

1933   11/04    Temp was 32      308

1934   10/28    Temp was 32      301

1935   11/05    Temp was 28      309

1936   10/22    Temp was 31      296

1937   11/16    Temp was 26      320

1938   10/23    Temp was 32      296

1939   10/30    Temp was 30      303

1940   11/11    Temp was 28      316

1941   11/08    Temp was 29      312

1942   11/10    Temp was 30      314

1943   10/15    Temp was 32      288

1944   11/15    Temp was 31      320

1945   10/22    Temp was 28      295

1946   11/06    Temp was 31      310

1947   11/02    Temp was 27      306

1948   11/06    Temp was 26      311

1949   10/30    Temp was 32      303

1950   11/03    Temp was 24      307

1951   11/01    Temp was 23      305

1952   10/07    Temp was 31      281 ***earliest freeze

1953   11/08    Temp was 32      312

1954   10/31    Temp was 30      304

1955   10/24    Temp was 30      297

1956   10/31    Temp was 32      305

1957   10/27    Temp was 30      300

1958   11/01    Temp was 31      305

1959   11/05    Temp was 22      309

1960   10/31    Temp was 30      305

1961   11/03    Temp was 26      307

1962   11/12    Temp was 30      316

1963   11/18    Temp was 29      322

1964   11/20    Temp was 30      325

1965   11/22    Temp was 32      326

1966   10/15    Temp was 31      288

1967   10/27    Temp was 32      300

1968   10/18    Temp was 32      292

1969   10/13    Temp was 28      286

1970   10/09    Temp was 29      282

1971   11/07    Temp was 31      311

1972   10/31    Temp was 32      305

1973   11/20    Temp was 32      324

1974   11/14    Temp was 27      318

1975   11/12    Temp was 29      316

1976   10/08    Temp was 31      282

1977   11/02    Temp was 32      306

1978   11/14    Temp was 32      318

1979   11/01    Temp was 31      305

1980   10/24    Temp was 31      298

1981   10/23    Temp was 31      296

1982   10/20    Temp was 32      293

1983   11/10    Temp was 32      314

1984   11/19    Temp was 30      324

1985   11/02    Temp was 31      306

1986   10/13    Temp was 31      286

1987   11/10    Temp was 24      314

1988   11/16    Temp was 24      321

1989   10/19    Temp was 27      292

1990   11/04    Temp was 31      308

1991   10/29    Temp was 29      302

1992   10/08    Temp was 32      282

1993   10/29    Temp was 26      302

1994   11/10    Temp was 32      314

1995   11/05    Temp was 32      309

1996   10/22    Temp was 31      296

1997   10/25    Temp was 32      298

1998   11/10    Temp was 32      314

1999   10/17    Temp was 32      290

2000   11/07    Temp was 28      312

2001   10/16    Temp was 30      289

2002   11/06    Temp was 32      310

2003   11/23    Temp was 22      327

2004   11/03    Temp was 32      307

                 Sum =         28013 / 92 = 304.49

Average Julian Date =           304.49 or Oct 31 based on 92 years of data.