Frost Dates for 38551 — Celina, Tennessee

Half of springs at Livingston Radio Wliv, TN see their last 32°F night by April 12; only one in ten is past it by March 28, and one in ten still has one after April 30. Planting tender crops after April 20 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 24 20%, and after April 30 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 67% of the 144 Tennessee stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 25 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 15, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 195 days in a typical year, shorter than at 71% of the 144 Tennessee stations; it reaches 216 days one year in ten and falls short of 173 one year in ten. On average 90 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 14 days longer, to about April 26, and return around October 17. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 18 and February 21.

July is the warmest month at Livingston Radio Wliv, TN, averaging 87°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 47°F and 27°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 80% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,178 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 70% of the 144 Tennessee stations. 37% of them (1,564) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 825. Precipitation totals 53.6 inches a year, most in December (5.5") and least in October (2.9"); May to September bring 42% of it.

The nearest other station, Gainesboro, TN, 16 miles southwest of Celina and 488 feet lower, has a last frost 8 days later (April 20), a first frost 3 days earlier (October 22), a season 12 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Celina usually arrives around January 5, and the last of the season around February 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Celina, TN, 1.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 82% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 65 days after the last snow.

ZIP 38551 is 15 miles from Livingston Radio Wliv, TN, which stands at 975 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 38570 (Livingston). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 38551 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.