Plains (Yoakum County) 1946-2004

October 28  - Average first freeze date, based on 56 years of data.

October 3, 1961 - The earliest freeze recorded.

Year  mm/day     Temp           Julian Date

1946   11/05    Temp was 30      309

 * Missing all of November 1947 *****

1948   10/25    Temp was 32      299

1949   10/12    Temp was 32      285

1950   11/03    Temp was 31      307

1951   10/07    Temp was 31      280

1952   10/07    Temp was 28      281

1953   11/08    Temp was 32      312

1954   10/28    Temp was 31      301

1955   10/25    Temp was 32      298

1956   10/31    Temp was 31      305

1957   10/26    Temp was 32      299

1958   11/06    Temp was 30      310

1959   11/05    Temp was 25      309

1960   10/30    Temp was 30      304

1961   10/03    Temp was 31      276 *** earliest freeze

1962   11/08    Temp was 31      312

1963   11/13    Temp was 32      317

 * Missing part of November 1963 ****

1964   11/08    Temp was 32      313

1965   11/27    Temp was 28      331

1966   10/15    Temp was 29      288

1967   10/17    Temp was 32      290

1968   10/17    Temp was 28      291

1969   10/13    Temp was 28      286

1970   10/09    Temp was 30      282

1971   11/02    Temp was 31      306

1972   10/31    Temp was 30      305

1973   10/29    Temp was 32      302

1974   11/05    Temp was 31      309

1975   10/19    Temp was 31      292

1976   10/16    Temp was 30      290

1977   10/12    Temp was 32      285

1978   11/12    Temp was 31      316

1979   10/24    Temp was 31      297

1980   10/23    Temp was 31      297

1981   10/22    Temp was 31      295

1982   10/22    Temp was 32      295

1983   11/12    Temp was 29      316

1984   11/05    Temp was 32      310

1985   11/07    Temp was 31      311

1986   10/12    Temp was 31      285

1987   11/10    Temp was 24      314

1988   11/06    Temp was 31      311

1989   10/19    Temp was 24      292

1990   10/22    Temp was 32      295

1991   10/29    Temp was 29      302

1992   10/08    Temp was 31      282

1993   10/30    Temp was 18      303

1994   11/10    Temp was 31      314

1995   11/05    Temp was 29      309

1996   10/22    Temp was 29      296

1997   10/26    Temp was 32      299

1998   12/07*   Temp was NA      341

 * Missing all December 98

   Date estimated from good surrounding data.

1999   11/04    Temp was 32      308

2000   11/07    Temp was 28      312

2001   11/19    Temp was 30      323

2002   11/05    Temp was 31      309

2003   11/19    Temp was 31      323

2004   11/03    Temp was 30      307

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                 Sum =         16878 / 56 = 301.39

Average Julian Date =           301.39 or Oct 28 based on 56 years of data.