Frost Dates for 13060 — Elbridge, New York

Half of springs at Auburn, NY see their last 32°F night by May 2; only one in ten is past it by April 20, and one in ten still has one after May 18. Planting tender crops after May 8 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 12 20%, and after May 18 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 18 in half of years, as early as October 3 one year in ten, and holds off past November 2 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around November 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 7, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 166 days in a typical year, longer than at 58% of the 173 New York stations; it reaches 185 days one year in ten and falls short of 146 one year in ten. On average 143 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 13, and return around October 5. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and March 24.

July is the warmest month at Auburn, NY, averaging 81°F by day and 60°F at night; January is the coldest at 31°F and 15°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 55% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,530 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 51% of the 173 New York stations. 32% of them (801) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 643. Precipitation totals 44.4 inches a year, most in October (4.5") and least in February (2.5"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY, 17 miles east of Elbridge and 357 feet lower, has a last frost 3 days earlier (April 29), a first frost 1 day later (October 19), a season 7 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Elbridge usually arrives around November 9, and the last of the season around April 8. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Auburn, NY, 8.8 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 24 days after the last snow.

ZIP 13060 is 9 miles from Auburn, NY, which stands at 770 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 10 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 13021 (Auburn). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 13060 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.