Plainview (Hale County) 1908-2004

October 31 - Average first freeze date, based on 94 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
1908   10/23    Temp was 30      297
1909   10/12    Temp was 26      285

1910   10/20    Temp was 31      293
1911   10/20    Temp was 29      293
1912   10/22    Temp was 31      296
1913   10/20    Temp was 30      293

 *Missing October 1914
1914   11/16    Temp was 28      320
1915   11/14    Temp was 23      318
1916   10/20    Temp was 27      294
1917   10/19    Temp was 28      292
1918   10/26    Temp was 30      299
1919   11/01    Temp was 30      305

1920   11/02    Temp was 28      307
1921   11/09    Temp was 27      313
1922   11/01    Temp was 30      305
1923   10/30    Temp was 30      303
1924   10/31    Temp was 28      305
1925   10/19    Temp was 31      292
1926   11/02    Temp was 30      306
1927   11/02    Temp was 30      306
1928   11/02    Temp was 26      307
1929   10/23    Temp was 32      296

1930   11/20    Temp was 30      324
1931   11/20    Temp was 32      324
1932   10/25    Temp was 30      299
1933   11/05    Temp was 30      309
1934   11/22    Temp was 30      326
1935   11/05    Temp was 28      309
1936   10/22    Temp was 31      296
1937   11/16    Temp was 24      320
1938   11/04    Temp was 31      308
1939   10/30    Temp was 31      303

1940   11/11    Temp was 26      316
1941   11/08    Temp was 30      312
1942   11/10    Temp was 30      314
1943   11/02    Temp was 28      306
1944   11/15    Temp was 32      320
1945   11/09    Temp was 31      313
1946   11/10    Temp was 30      314
1947   11/02    Temp was 32      306
1948   11/06    Temp was 28      311
1949   10/31    Temp was 28      304

1950   11/04    Temp was 24      308
1951   11/01    Temp was 29      305
1952   10/07    Temp was 31      281 *** earliest
1953   10/27    Temp was 30      300
1954   10/15    Temp was 32      288
1955   10/24    Temp was 25      297
1956   10/31    Temp was 32      305
1957   10/26    Temp was 28      299
1958   11/01    Temp was 28      305
1959   10/28    Temp was 31      301

1960   10/31    Temp was 28      305
1961   11/03    Temp was 22      307
1962   11/12    Temp was 30      316
1963   11/02    Temp was 31      306
1965   11/27    Temp was 29      331
1966   10/15    Temp was 31      288
1967   11/03    Temp was 25      307
1968   10/18    Temp was 32      292
1969   10/13    Temp was 27      286

1970   10/08    Temp was 31      281
1971   11/03    Temp was 32      307
1972   10/20    Temp was 31      294
 *Missing Nov 1973
1974   11/13    Temp was 28      317
1975   11/10    Temp was 29      314
1976   10/08    Temp was 30      282
1977   11/02    Temp was 31      306
1978   11/12    Temp was 32      316
1979   11/01    Temp was 31      305

1980   10/24    Temp was 31      298
1981   10/23    Temp was 32      296
1982   10/20    Temp was 31      293
1983   11/10    Temp was 29      314
1984   11/02    Temp was 30      307
1985   11/02    Temp was 30      306
1986   10/12    Temp was 32      285
1987   11/10    Temp was 25      314
1988   11/16    Temp was 27      321
1989   10/19    Temp was 30      292

1990   10/22    Temp was 32      295
1991   10/29    Temp was 26      302
1992   10/08    Temp was 31      282
1993   10/30    Temp was 17      303
1994   11/15    Temp was 31      319
1995   11/03    Temp was 29      307
1996   10/22    Temp was 31      296
1997   10/25    Temp was 32      298
1998   12/07    Temp was 31      341
1999   11/02    Temp was 32      306

2000   10/08    Temp was 32      282
2001   11/20    Temp was 31      324

2002   10/31    Temp was 31      304

2003   10/26    Temp was 31      299

2004   11/02    Temp was 32      306

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                    Sum =      28578 / 94 = 304.02

Average Julian Date =           304.02 or Oct 31 based on 94 years of data.