Frost Dates for 45732 — Glouster, Ohio

Half of springs at Athens Ou, OH see their last 32°F night by April 25; only one in ten is past it by April 11, and one in ten still has one after May 12. Planting tender crops after May 1 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 6 20%, and after May 12 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 24% of the 148 Ohio stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 23 in half of years, as early as October 8 one year in ten, and holds off past November 3 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 30, 12 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 157 one year in ten. On average 124 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 5, and return around October 11. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 4 and March 8.

July is the warmest month at Athens Ou, OH, averaging 82°F by day and 63°F at night; January is the coldest at 38°F and 22°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 33% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,198 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 55% of the 148 Ohio stations. 36% of them (1,158) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 704. Precipitation totals 41.6 inches a year, most in June (4.5") and least in January (2.9"); May to September bring 47% of it.

The nearest other station, Mc Connellsville Lk 7, OH, 16 miles northeast of Glouster, has a last frost 2 days later (April 27), a first frost 2 days earlier (October 21), a season 3 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Glouster usually arrives around January 5, and the last of the season around February 18. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Nelsonville, OH, 8.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 97% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 66 days after the last snow.

ZIP 45732 is 13 miles from Athens Ou, OH, which stands at 684 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 45701 (Athens). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 45732 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.