Frost Dates for 42053 — Kevil, Kentucky

Half of springs at W Paducah 2W, KY see their last 32°F night by April 3; only one in ten is past it by March 18, and one in ten still has one after April 20. Planting tender crops after April 9 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 14 20%, and after April 20 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 47% of the 113 Kentucky stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 27 in half of years, as early as October 15 one year in ten, and holds off past November 8 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 6; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 9, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 205 days in a typical year, longer than at 76% of the 113 Kentucky stations; it reaches 228 days one year in ten and falls short of 184 one year in ten. On average 84 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 April 15, and return around October 18. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 17 and February 13.

July is the warmest month at W Paducah 2W, KY, averaging 89°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 44°F and 26°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 58% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,545 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 88% of the 113 Kentucky stations. 39% of them (1,779) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 893. Precipitation totals 50.7 inches a year, most in April (5.2") and least in August (3.1"); May to September bring 41% of it.

The nearest other station, Paducah, KY, 6 miles southeast of Kevil, has a last frost 2 days later (April 5), a first frost 1 day later (October 28), a season 1 day longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Kevil usually arrives around December 15, and the last of the season around February 26. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Paducah, KY, 5.6 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 97% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 36 days after the last snow.

ZIP 42053 is 6 miles from W Paducah 2W, KY, which stands at 413 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 42053 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.