Frost Dates for 12828 — Fort Edward, New York

Half of springs at Glens Falls Farm, NY see their last 32°F night by May 17; only one in ten is past it by May 1, and one in ten still has one after May 31. Planting tender crops after May 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 26 20%, and after May 31 10%. The 14 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 63% of the 173 New York stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by September 29 in half of years, as early as September 17 one year in ten, and holds off past October 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around October 7; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 20, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 135 days in a typical year, shorter than at 94% of the 173 New York stations; it reaches 154 days one year in ten and falls short of 116 one year in ten. On average 158 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 11 days longer, to about May 28, and return around September 19. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 12 and April 3.

July is the warmest month at Glens Falls Farm, NY, averaging 84°F by day and 57°F at night; January is the coldest at 31°F and 6°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to May (a 90% chance or more). From June to August the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,285 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 64% of the 173 New York stations. 32% of them (730) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 629. Precipitation totals 46.6 inches a year, most in July (4.7") and least in February (3.0"); May to September bring 44% of it.

The nearest other station, Glens Falls Airport, NY, 7 miles north of Fort Edward and 183 feet lower, has a last frost 8 days earlier (May 9), a first frost 1 day later (September 30), a season 8 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Fort Edward usually arrives around November 24, and the last of the season around March 27. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Glens Falls Farm, NY, 6.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 51 days after the last snow.

ZIP 12828 is 7 miles from Glens Falls Farm, NY, which stands at 504 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 5 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 12804 (Queensbury). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 12828 in zone 5a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -20 to -15°F (-28.9 to -26.1°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.