Frost Dates for 26164 — Ravenswood, West Virginia

Half of springs at Sandyville 9 NE, WV see their last 32°F night by May 1; only one in ten is past it by April 18, and one in ten still has one after May 19. Planting tender crops after May 10 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 14 20%, and after May 19 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 40% of the 84 West Virginia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 14 in half of years, as early as October 1 one year in ten, and holds off past October 28 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around October 24; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 10, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 165 days in a typical year, shorter than at 81% of the 84 West Virginia stations; it reaches 183 days one year in ten and falls short of 144 one year in ten. On average 138 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 12 days longer, to about May 13, and return around October 4. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 28 and March 15.

July is the warmest month at Sandyville 9 NE, WV, averaging 85°F by day and 60°F at night; January is the coldest at 40°F and 20°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 52% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,187 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 60% of the 84 West Virginia stations. 35% of them (1,128) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 707. Precipitation totals 48.0 inches a year, most in July (5.2") and least in November (3.0"); May to September bring 47% of it.

The nearest other station, Ripley, WV, 11 miles south of Ravenswood, has a last frost 8 days earlier (April 23), a first frost 7 days later (October 21), a season 13 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Ravenswood usually arrives around December 1, and the last of the season around March 21. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Sandyville 9 NE, WV, 8.7 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 26164 is 9 miles from Sandyville 9 NE, WV, which stands at 668 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 26164 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.