Frost Dates for 14572 — Wayland, New York

Half of springs at Dansville Municipal Airport, NY see their last 32°F night by May 1; 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 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 90% of the 173 New York stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 19 in half of years, as early as October 4 one year in ten, and holds off past November 4 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around November 2; 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 170 days in a typical year, longer than at 65% of the 173 New York stations; it reaches 189 days one year in ten and falls short of 149 one year in ten. On average 132 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 12, and return around October 6. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 2 and March 21.

July is the warmest month at Dansville Municipal Airport, NY, averaging 83°F by day and 60°F at night; January is the coldest at 35°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 52% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,800 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 73% of the 173 New York stations. 33% of them (927) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 674. Precipitation totals 29.2 inches a year, most in July (3.5") and least in February (1.1"); May to September bring 53% of it.

The nearest other station, Hemlock, NY, 14 miles north of Wayland and 217 feet higher, has a last frost 1 day later (May 2), a first frost 1 day earlier (October 18), a season 3 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Wayland usually arrives around December 8, and the last of the season around March 18. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Dansville, NY, 7.2 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 93% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 44 days after the last snow.

ZIP 14572 is 7 miles from Dansville Municipal Airport, NY, which stands at 685 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 14437 (Dansville). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 14572 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.