Frost Dates for 46978 — Royal Center, Indiana

Half of springs at Logansport Cicott St, IN see their last 32°F night by April 20; only one in ten is past it by April 6, and one in ten still has one after May 6. Planting tender crops after April 27 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 1 20%, and after May 6 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 35% of the 125 Indiana 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 11 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 24, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 185 days in a typical year, longer than at 58% of the 125 Indiana stations; it reaches 203 days one year in ten and falls short of 165 one year in ten. On average 125 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 1, and return around October 14. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 6 and March 6.

July is the warmest month at Logansport Cicott St, IN, averaging 84°F by day and 63°F at night; January is the coldest at 33°F and 18°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 20% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,230 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 62% of the 125 Indiana stations. 35% of them (1,121) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 741. Precipitation totals 41.4 inches a year, most in June (4.8") and least in February (2.0"); May to September bring 52% of it.

The nearest other station, Winamac 2SSE, IN, 12 miles north of Royal Center, has a last frost 5 days later (April 25), a first frost 5 days earlier (October 18), a season 12 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Royal Center usually arrives around December 9, and the last of the season around March 14. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Logansport Cicott St, IN, 9.8 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 37 days after the last snow.

ZIP 46978 is 10 miles from Logansport Cicott St, IN, which stands at 600 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 46947 (Logansport). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 46978 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.