Frost Dates for 44864 — Perrysville, Ohio

Half of springs at Ashland 2 SW, OH see their last 32°F night by April 30; only one in ten is past it by April 16, and one in ten still has one after May 15. Planting tender crops after May 7 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 11 20%, and after May 15 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 77% 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 1 one year in ten, and holds off past October 30 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around October 29; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 5, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 168 days in a typical year, shorter than at 85% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 189 days one year in ten and falls short of 146 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 10 days longer, to about May 10, and return around October 4. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 3 and March 16.

July is the warmest month at Ashland 2 SW, OH, averaging 83°F by day and 61°F at night; January is the coldest at 34°F and 17°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 49% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,911 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 85% of the 148 Ohio stations. 34% of them (1,001) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 693.

The nearest other station, Mansfield Lahm Municipal Airport, OH, 15 miles northwest of Perrysville, has a last frost 4 days earlier (April 26), a first frost 7 days later (October 22), a season 9 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Perrysville usually arrives around December 11, and the last of the season around March 12. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Greer, OH, 10 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 49 days after the last snow.

ZIP 44864 is 12 miles from Ashland 2 SW, OH, which stands at 1,265 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 44805 (Ashland). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 44864 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.