Frost Dates for 43844 — Warsaw, Ohio

Half of springs at Coshocton Wpc Plt, OH see their last 32°F night by April 27; only one in ten is past it by April 13, and one in ten still has one after May 16. Planting tender crops after May 3 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 8 20%, and after May 16 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 92% of the 148 Ohio stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 18 in half of years, as early as October 6 one year in ten, and holds off past October 30 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around October 29; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 2, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 174 days in a typical year, shorter than at 74% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 193 days one year in ten and falls short of 151 one year in ten. On average 123 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 6, and return around October 8. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 3 and March 10.

July is the warmest month at Coshocton Wpc Plt, OH, averaging 83°F by day and 62°F at night; January is the coldest at 37°F and 20°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October 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 38% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,102 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 68% of the 148 Ohio stations. 35% of them (1,098) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 708. Precipitation totals 43.7 inches a year, most in June (4.7") and least in February (2.6"); May to September bring 47% of it.

The nearest other station, Coshocton Ag Rsch Stn, OH, 14 miles east of Warsaw and 380 feet higher, has a last frost 9 days earlier (April 18), a first frost 10 days later (October 28), a season 16 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Warsaw usually arrives around December 16, and the last of the season around March 11. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Cooperdale, OH, 8 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 47 days after the last snow.

ZIP 43844 is 11 miles from Coshocton Wpc Plt, OH, which stands at 760 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 43812 (Coshocton). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 43844 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.