Frost Dates for 12966 — North Bangor, New York

Half of springs at Malone, NY see their last 32°F night by May 6; only one in ten is past it by April 25, and one in ten still has one after May 21. Planting tender crops after May 13 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 16 20%, and after May 21 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 29% of the 173 New York stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 4 in half of years, as early as September 21 one year in ten, and holds off past October 21 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around October 18; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 9, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 151 days in a typical year, shorter than at 72% of the 173 New York stations; it reaches 171 days one year in ten and falls short of 130 one year in ten. On average 166 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 12 days longer, to about May 18, and return around September 26. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 17 and April 2.

July is the warmest month at Malone, NY, averaging 77°F by day and 59°F at night; January is the coldest at 24°F and 6°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to August the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 72% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,031 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 91% of the 173 New York stations. 31% of them (631) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 553. Precipitation totals 39.9 inches a year, most in June (4.5") and least in February (2.0"); May to September bring 49% of it.

The nearest other station, Lawrenceville 3 SW, NY, 13 miles west of North Bangor and 412 feet lower, has a last frost 4 days later (May 10), a first frost 1 day later (October 5), a season 3 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in North Bangor usually arrives around November 2, and the last of the season around April 18. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Malone, NY, 5.4 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 18 days after the last snow.

ZIP 12966 is 5 miles from Malone, NY, which stands at 878 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 12953 (Malone). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 12966 in zone 4b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -25 to -20°F (-31.7 to -28.9°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.