Frost Dates for 44428 — Kinsman, Ohio

Half of springs at Jamestown 2 NW, PA see their last 32°F night by May 4; only one in ten is past it by April 22, and one in ten still has one after May 22. Planting tender crops after May 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 17 20%, and after May 22 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 76% of the 148 Ohio stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 14 in half of years, as early as October 1 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 16 days later, around October 30; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 11, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 161 days in a typical year, shorter than at 96% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 182 days one year in ten and falls short of 140 one year in ten. On average 146 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 14 days longer, to about May 18, and return around October 4. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and March 22.

July is the warmest month at Jamestown 2 NW, PA, averaging 81°F by day and 59°F at night; January is the coldest at 34°F and 16°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 61% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,538 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 98% of the 148 Ohio stations. 33% of them (841) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 617. Precipitation totals 43.8 inches a year, most in June (4.9") and least in February (2.3"); May to September bring 49% of it.

The nearest other station, Mosquito Creek Lake, OH, 14 miles southwest of Kinsman, has a last frost 4 days earlier (April 30), a first frost 9 days later (October 23), a season 15 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Kinsman usually arrives around November 20, and the last of the season around April 4. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Jamestown 2 NW, PA, 7.3 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 30 days after the last snow.

ZIP 44428 is 7 miles from Jamestown 2 NW, PA, which stands at 1,040 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 16125 (Greenville). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 44428 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.