Frost Dates for 13053 — Dryden, New York

Half of springs at Ithaca 13 E, NY see their last 32°F night by May 13; only one in ten is past it by April 27, and one in ten still has one after May 29. Planting tender crops after May 19 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 24 20%, and after May 29 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 71% 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 23 one year in ten, and holds off past October 23 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 16 days later, around October 20; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 17, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 145 days in a typical year, shorter than at 80% of the 173 New York stations; it reaches 167 days one year in ten and falls short of 124 one year in ten. On average 155 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 25, and return around September 24. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 25 and March 29.

July is the warmest month at Ithaca 13 E, NY, averaging 79°F by day and 56°F at night; January is the coldest at 30°F and 13°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 80% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,023 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 92% of the 173 New York stations. 32% of them (646) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 535. Precipitation totals 41.6 inches a year, most in June (4.2") and least in January (2.7"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Freeville 1 NE, NY, 4 miles northwest of Dryden and 178 feet lower, has a last frost 6 days earlier (May 7), a first frost 4 days later (October 8), a season 9 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Dryden usually arrives around November 13, and the last of the season around April 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Freeville 1 NE, NY, 3.6 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 37 days after the last snow.

ZIP 13053 is 3 miles from Ithaca 13 E, NY, which stands at 1,228 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 13053 in zone 5b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -15 to -10°F (-26.1 to -23.3°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.