Frost Dates for 16735 — Kane, Pennsylvania

Half of springs at Kane 1NNE, PA see their last 32°F night by May 24; only one in ten is past it by May 6, and one in ten still has one after June 7. Planting tender crops after May 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after June 1 20%, and after June 7 10%. The 14 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 86% of the 176 Pennsylvania stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by September 28 in half of years, as early as September 11 one year in ten, and holds off past October 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around October 8; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 28, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 126 days in a typical year, the shortest of the 176 Pennsylvania stations; it reaches 148 days one year in ten and falls short of 104 one year in ten. On average 184 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 13 days longer, to about June 6, and return around September 14. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 21 and April 1.

July is the warmest month at Kane 1NNE, PA, averaging 79°F by day and 53°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 May (a 90% chance or more). From July to August the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, June still brings one in 24% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 1,881 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 99% of the 176 Pennsylvania stations. 32% of them (599) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 494. Precipitation totals 48.3 inches a year, most in June (4.7") and least in February (2.8"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam, PA, 12 miles southeast of Kane, has a last frost 10 days earlier (May 14), a first frost 8 days later (October 6), a season 17 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Kane usually arrives around November 7, and the last of the season around April 11. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Kane 1NNE, PA, 3.3 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 43 days after the last snow.

ZIP 16735 is 3 miles from Kane 1NNE, PA, which stands at 1,750 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 16735 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.