Frost Dates for 45827 — Cloverdale, Ohio

Half of springs at Paulding, 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 10. Planting tender crops after May 1 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 4 20%, and after May 10 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 19 in half of years, as early as October 3 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around October 30; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 29, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 175 days in a typical year, shorter than at 68% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 196 days one year in ten and falls short of 156 one year in ten. On average 136 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 4, and return around October 7. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 4 and March 13.

July is the warmest month at Paulding, OH, averaging 85°F by day and 62°F at night; January is the coldest at 33°F and 17°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 30% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,144 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 62% of the 148 Ohio stations. 35% of them (1,085) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 736. Precipitation totals 36.9 inches a year, most in May (4.4") and least in February (2.0"); May to September bring 50% of it.

The nearest other station, Van Wert 1 S, OH, 18 miles southwest of Cloverdale, has a last frost 4 days earlier (April 21), a first frost 7 days later (October 26), a season 12 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Cloverdale usually arrives around December 10, and the last of the season around March 2. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Grover Hill, OH, 8.9 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 54 days after the last snow.

ZIP 45827 is 17 miles from Paulding, OH, which stands at 725 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 45879 (Paulding). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 45827 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.