Frost Dates for 42211 — Cadiz, Kentucky

Half of springs at Kenlake Resort, KY see their last 32°F night by March 30; only one in ten is past it by March 12, and one in ten still has one after April 16. Planting tender crops after April 6 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 9 20%, and after April 16 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 November 4 in half of years, as early as October 23 one year in ten, and holds off past November 21 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 16; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 6, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 221 days in a typical year, longer than at 97% of the 113 Kentucky stations; it reaches 246 days one year in ten and falls short of 198 one year in ten. On average 76 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 11, and return around October 26. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 98% of winters, usually between December 27 and February 8.

July is the warmest month at Kenlake Resort, KY, averaging 90°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 45°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 44% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,786 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 97% of the 113 Kentucky stations. 38% of them (1,828) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 921. Precipitation totals 55.9 inches a year, most in April (5.9") and least in January (3.5"); May to September bring 40% of it.

The nearest other station, Eddyville 5S, KY, 18 miles northwest of Cadiz, has a last frost 3 days earlier (March 27), a first frost 4 days later (November 8), a season 4 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Cadiz usually arrives around January 30, and the last of the season around February 16. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Cadiz, KY, 1.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 85% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 42 days after the last snow.

ZIP 42211 is 16 miles from Kenlake Resort, KY, which stands at 484 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 42211 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.