Frost Dates for 42748 — Hodgenville, Kentucky

Half of springs at Hodgenville Lincoln P, KY see their last 32°F night by April 16; only one in ten is past it by April 1, and one in ten still has one after May 3. Planting tender crops after April 24 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 28 20%, and after May 3 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 25 in half of years, as early as October 11 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 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 20, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 191 days in a typical year, shorter than at 56% of the 113 Kentucky stations; it reaches 212 days one year in ten and falls short of 170 one year in ten. On average 93 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 28, and return around October 15. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 10 and February 27.

July is the warmest month at Hodgenville Lincoln P, KY, averaging 86°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 44°F and 25°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 89% of years and May still brings one in 16% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,085 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 57% of the 113 Kentucky stations. 38% of them (1,539) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 811.

The nearest other station, Elizabethtown Wp Cs, KY, 12 miles northwest of Hodgenville, has the same 50% last-frost date, the same first-frost date.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Glendale, KY, 10.8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 42748 is 3 miles from Hodgenville Lincoln P, KY, which stands at 788 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 42748 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.