Frost Dates for 43009 — Cable, Ohio

Half of springs at Urbana Wwtp, OH see their last 32°F night by April 24; only one in ten is past it by April 10, and one in ten still has one after May 10. Planting tender crops after April 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 4 20%, and after May 10 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 53% of the 148 Ohio stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 19 in half of years, as early as October 7 one year in ten, and holds off past November 2 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 29, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 179 days in a typical year, shorter than at 51% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 197 days one year in ten and falls short of 158 one year in ten. On average 121 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 10 days longer, to about May 4, and return around October 9. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 6 and March 10.

July is the warmest month at Urbana Wwtp, OH, averaging 85°F by day and 62°F at night; January is the coldest at 35°F and 19°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 30% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,173 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 58% of the 148 Ohio stations. 35% of them (1,116) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 730. Precipitation totals 44.0 inches a year, most in July (5.5") and least in February (2.3"); May to September bring 49% of it.

The nearest other station, Bellefontaine, OH, 14 miles northwest of Cable and 157 feet higher, has a last frost 2 days later (April 26), a first frost 1 day later (October 20), a season 4 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Cable usually arrives around December 5, and the last of the season around March 14. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Marysville, OH, 20 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 41 days after the last snow.

ZIP 43009 is 9 miles from Urbana Wwtp, OH, which stands at 1,019 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 43078 (Urbana). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 43009 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.