Frost Dates for 44675 — Sherrodsville, Ohio

Half of springs at Dennison Wtr Wks, OH see their last 32°F night by April 29; only one in ten is past it by April 17, and one in ten still has one after May 17. Planting tender crops after May 5 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 10 20%, and after May 17 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 15 in half of years, as early as October 2 one year in ten, and holds off past October 30 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around October 28; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 1, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 170 days in a typical year, shorter than at 81% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 190 days one year in ten and falls short of 147 one year in ten. On average 139 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 11 days longer, to about May 10, and return around October 5. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 4 and March 11.

July is the warmest month at Dennison Wtr Wks, OH, averaging 85°F by day and 61°F at night; January is the coldest at 36°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 43% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,075 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 71% of the 148 Ohio stations. 35% of them (1,080) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 716. Precipitation totals 42.3 inches a year, most in June (4.4") and least in February (2.5"); May to September bring 47% of it.

The nearest other station, New Philadelphia, OH, 10 miles west of Sherrodsville, has a last frost 1 day later (April 30), the same first-frost date, a season 3 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Sherrodsville usually arrives around November 27, and the last of the season around March 14. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Cadiz, OH, 20.9 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 46 days after the last snow.

ZIP 44675 is 9 miles from Dennison Wtr Wks, OH, which stands at 860 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 4 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 44615 (Carrollton). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 44675 in zone 6b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -5 to 0°F (-20.6 to -17.8°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.