Matador (Motley County) 1947-2004

November 7  - Average first freeze date, based on 56 years of data.

October 07, 1952 - The earliest first freeze recorded.

Data below are the dates of first freeze for each year.
Year  mm/day     Temp           Julian Date

 *Missing most of Nov 1947
1947   11/30    Temp was 28      334
1948   11/08    Temp was 28      313
1949   10/31    Temp was 31      304

1950   11/04    Temp was 23      308

 * Missing Nov 1 – 13 1951
1951   11/17    Temp was 22      321
1952   10/07    Temp was 32      281 *** earliest freeze
1953   11/20    Temp was 30      324
1954   11/02    Temp was 29      306
1955   11/03    Temp was 25      307
1956   11/16    Temp was 21      321
1957   10/26    Temp was 27      299
1958   11/01    Temp was 31      305
1959   11/05    Temp was 28      309

1960   10/20    Temp was 30      294
1961   11/04    Temp was 26      308
1962   11/17    Temp was 31      321
1963   11/14    Temp was 30      318
1964   11/19    Temp was 31      324
1965   11/29    Temp was 29      333
1966   11/02    Temp was 21      306
1967   11/03    Temp was 31      307
1968   11/09    Temp was 28      314
1969   10/14    Temp was 31      287

1970   10/28    Temp was 30      301
1971   11/07    Temp was 28      311
1972   11/01    Temp was 32      306
1973   11/28    Temp was 27      332
1974   11/12    Temp was 31      316
1975   11/13    Temp was 26      317
1976   10/17    Temp was 31      291
1977   11/10    Temp was 26      314
1978   11/07    Temp was 30      311
1979   11/10    Temp was 28      314

1980   10/29    Temp was 25      303
1981   11/09    Temp was 32      313
1982   11/04    Temp was 30      308
1983   11/24    Temp was 28      328
1984   11/02    Temp was 32      307
1985   11/11    Temp was 32      315
1986   10/13    Temp was 32      286
1987   11/10    Temp was 28      314
1988   11/16    Temp was 31      321
1989   11/02    Temp was 27      306

1990   11/05    Temp was 31      309
1991   10/29    Temp was 31      302
1992   11/05    Temp was 27      310
1993   10/30    Temp was 22      303
1994   11/23    Temp was 32      327
1995   11/04    Temp was 32      308
1996   11/17    Temp was 29      322
1997   10/27    Temp was 24      300
1998   12/08    Temp was 26      342
1999   11/23    Temp was 27      327

2000   11/06    Temp was 32      311
2001   11/20    Temp was 28      324

2002   11/25    Temp was 26      329

2003   11/06    Temp was 32      310

2004   11/03    Temp was 32      307

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                    Sum =      17434 / 56 = 311.32

Average Julian Date =          311.32 or Nov 7 based on 56 years of data.