Snyder (Scurry County) 1911-2004

November 6 - Average first freeze date, based on 87 years of data.

October 12, 1946 - The earliest freeze recorded.

Data below are the dates of first freeze for each year.
Year  mm/day     Temp           Julian Date
1911   10/22    Temp was 27      295
1912   11/01    Temp was 31      306
1913   10/27    Temp was 29      300
1914   10/27    Temp was 32      300
1915   11/14    Temp was 32      318
1916   10/20    Temp was 29      294
1917   10/19    Temp was 27      292
 * missing November 1918
1919   11/16    Temp was 30      320

1920   11/11    Temp was 26      316
1921   11/08    Temp was 32      312
1922   11/11    Temp was 30      315
1923   11/06    Temp was 30      310
1924   10/24    Temp was 32      298
1925   10/28    Temp was 28      301
1926   11/10    Temp was 30      314
1927   11/15    Temp was 32      319
1928   11/02    Temp was 31      307
1929   10/21    Temp was 32      294

1930   11/06    Temp was 31      310
1931   11/27    Temp was 30      331
1932   10/26    Temp was 28      300
1933   11/08    Temp was 32      312
1934   11/04    Temp was 31      308
1935   11/11    Temp was 28      315
1936   11/03    Temp was 28      308
1937   11/17    Temp was 25      321
1938   11/07    Temp was 19      311
1939   11/13    Temp was 28      317

1940   10/16    Temp was 32      290
1941   11/08    Temp was 30      312
 * missing November 1942
1943   10/16    Temp was 32      289
1944   11/16    Temp was 30      321
1945   10/22    Temp was 29      295
1946   10/12    Temp was 32      285 *** earliest
 * missing Nov 1947

1948   10/19    Temp was 32      293
1949   10/31    Temp was 27      304

1950   11/04    Temp was 18      308
1951   11/02    Temp was 26      306
1952   11/10    Temp was 32      315
1953   11/09    Temp was 28      313
1954   10/31    Temp was 32      304
1955   11/03    Temp was 27      307
1956   11/09    Temp was 28      314
1957   10/26    Temp was 30      299
1958   11/02    Temp was 32      306
1959   11/05    Temp was 32      309

1960   11/10    Temp was 24      315
1961   11/03    Temp was 32      307
1962   11/13    Temp was 32      317
1963   11/23    Temp was 32      327
1964   11/20    Temp was 28      325
1965   11/29    Temp was 27      333
1966   10/20    Temp was 32      293
1967   11/04    Temp was 28      308
1968   11/08    Temp was 32      313
1969   11/02    Temp was 32      306

1970   10/28    Temp was 31      301
1971   11/19    Temp was 29      323
1972   11/01    Temp was 32      306
1973   11/16    Temp was 32      320
1974   11/15    Temp was 32      319
1975   11/14    Temp was 26      318
1976   10/20    Temp was 31      294
1977   11/10    Temp was 24      314
1978   11/11    Temp was 31      315
1979   10/23    Temp was 31      296

1980   10/25    Temp was 32      299
1981   10/26    Temp was 30      299
1982   11/04    Temp was 26      308
1983   11/10    Temp was 29      314
1984   11/27    Temp was 31      332
1985   11/20    Temp was 29      324

 * missing Nov-Dec 1986
 * missing November 1987
1988   11/16    Temp was 31      321
1989   10/19    Temp was 31      292

1990   10/22    Temp was 32      295

 * missing October 1991
 * missing November 1992

1993   10/30    Temp was 26      303
1994   11/16    Temp was 31      320
1995   11/03    Temp was 30      307
1996   11/02    Temp was 32      307
1997   10/27    Temp was 29      300
1998   12/07    Temp was 26      341
1999   11/24    Temp was 31      328

2000   11/07    Temp was 30      312
2001   11/19    Temp was 32      323

2002   11/19    Temp was 31      323
2003   11/19    Temp was 32      323
2004   11/30    Temp was 29      334
                    Sum =      26969 / 87 = 309.99

Average Julian Date =           309.99 or Nov 6 based on 87 years of data.