Frost Dates for 14067 — Gasport, New York

Half of springs at Lockport 4E, NY see their last 32°F night by April 26; only one in ten is past it by April 13, and one in ten still has one after May 8. Planting tender crops after April 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 3 20%, and after May 8 10%. The 12 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 94% of the 173 New York stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 26 in half of years, as early as October 9 one year in ten, and holds off past November 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 8; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 27, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 182 days in a typical year, longer than at 77% of the 173 New York stations; it reaches 202 days one year in ten and falls short of 162 one year in ten. On average 136 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 9 days longer, to about May 5, and return around October 12. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 8 and March 17.

July is the warmest month at Lockport 4E, NY, averaging 82°F by day and 61°F at night; January is the coldest at 33°F and 18°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 29% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,757 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 71% of the 173 New York stations. 32% of them (879) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 676.

The nearest other station, N Tonawanda, NY, 18 miles southwest of Gasport, has a last frost 10 days later (May 6), a first frost 11 days earlier (October 15), a season 22 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Gasport usually arrives around November 11, and the last of the season around April 13. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at N Tonawanda, NY, 17.9 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 13 days after the last snow.

ZIP 14067 is 2 miles from Lockport 4E, NY, which stands at 610 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 14094 (Lockport). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 14067 in zone 6b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -5 to 0°F (-20.6 to -17.8°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.