Frost Dates for 39653 — Meadville, Mississippi

Half of springs at Meadville, MS see their last 32°F night by March 15; only one in ten is past it by February 20, and one in ten still has one after April 7. Planting tender crops after March 26 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 31 20%, and after April 7 10%. The 23 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 92% of the 96 Mississippi stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 12 in half of years, as early as October 30 one year in ten, and holds off past December 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 17 days later, around November 29; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 26, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 243 days in a typical year, longer than at 57% of the 96 Mississippi stations; it reaches 275 days one year in ten and falls short of 212 one year in ten. On average 43 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 16 days longer, to about March 31, and return around November 3. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 96% of winters and 16°F in 31%.

July is the warmest month at Meadville, MS, averaging 92°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°F and 36°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 69% of years and April still brings one in 20% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,168 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 67% of the 96 Mississippi stations. 42% of them (2,575) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 976. Precipitation totals 61.7 inches a year, most in January (6.3") and least in November (4.1"); May to September bring 41% of it.

The nearest other station, Liberty, MS, 21 miles south of Meadville, has a last frost 10 days later (March 25), a first frost 4 days earlier (November 8), a season 13 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 4 of 24 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Meadville, MS, 0.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 39653 is under a mile from Meadville, MS, which stands at 345 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 39653 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.