Frost Dates for 43516 — Deshler, Ohio

Half of springs at Hoytville 2 NE, OH see their last 32°F night by April 24; only one in ten is past it by April 11, 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 21 in half of years, as early as October 4 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 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 198 days one year in ten and falls short of 159 one year in ten. On average 140 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 9 days longer, to about May 3, and return around October 8. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 4 and March 13.

July is the warmest month at Hoytville 2 NE, OH, averaging 84°F by day and 63°F at night; January is the coldest at 33°F and 18°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 29% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,199 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 54% of the 148 Ohio stations. 35% of them (1,130) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 733. Precipitation totals 36.1 inches a year, most in July (4.1") and least in February (1.9"); May to September bring 50% of it.

The nearest other station, Findlay Wpcc, OH, 17 miles southeast of Deshler, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 22), a first frost 3 days later (October 24), a season 4 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Deshler usually arrives around December 1, and the last of the season around March 19. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Hoytville 2 NE, OH, 6.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 90% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 36 days after the last snow.

ZIP 43516 is 7 miles from Hoytville 2 NE, OH, which stands at 700 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 45872 (North Baltimore). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 43516 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.