Frost Dates for 15456 — Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania

Half of springs at Uniontown 1 NE, PA see their last 32°F night by April 30; only one in ten is past it by April 15, and one in ten still has one after May 18. Planting tender crops after May 7 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 12 20%, and after May 18 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 70% of the 176 Pennsylvania 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 5 one year in ten, and holds off past October 30 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around October 28; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 6, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 171 days in a typical year, shorter than at 57% of the 176 Pennsylvania stations; it reaches 191 days one year in ten and falls short of 149 one year in ten. On average 129 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 10 days longer, to about May 10, and return around October 7. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 3 and March 11.

July is the warmest month at Uniontown 1 NE, PA, averaging 84°F by day and 62°F at night; January is the coldest at 40°F and 21°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October 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 48% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,185 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 68% of the 176 Pennsylvania stations. 35% of them (1,112) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 716. Precipitation totals 44.5 inches a year, most in June (4.8") and least in February (2.8"); May to September bring 48% of it.

The nearest other station, Connellsville 2 SSW, PA, 6 miles northeast of Lemont Furnace, has a last frost 8 days earlier (April 22), a first frost 9 days later (October 27), a season 16 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Lemont Furnace usually arrives around November 30, and the last of the season around March 20. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Uniontown 1 NE, PA, 3.2 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 41 days after the last snow.

ZIP 15456 is 3 miles from Uniontown 1 NE, PA, which stands at 956 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 15401 (Uniontown). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 15456 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.