Frost Dates for 36266 — Lineville, Alabama

Half of springs at Ashland 3 ENE, AL see their last 32°F night by April 4; only one in ten is past it by March 16, and one in ten still has one after April 19. Planting tender crops after April 10 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 14 20%, and after April 19 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 92% of the 115 Alabama stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 1 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 14 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 11; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 8, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 211 days in a typical year, shorter than at 83% of the 115 Alabama stations; it reaches 234 days one year in ten and falls short of 190 one year in ten. On average 65 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 April 17, and return around October 23. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 87%.

July is the warmest month at Ashland 3 ENE, AL, averaging 90°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 55°F and 31°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 60% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,874 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 85% of the 115 Alabama stations. 39% of them (1,906) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 877. Precipitation totals 59.7 inches a year, most in January (6.1") and least in September (3.5"); May to September bring 38% of it.

The nearest other station, Anniston Metro Airport, AL, 19 miles northwest of Lineville and 428 feet lower, has a last frost 12 days earlier (March 23), a first frost 8 days later (November 9), a season 20 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Lineville usually arrives around January 16, and the last of the season around February 4. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Ashland 3 ENE, AL, 4.1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 50% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 59 days after the last snow.

ZIP 36266 is 4 miles from Ashland 3 ENE, AL, which stands at 1,022 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 36266 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.