Frost Dates for 47118 — English, Indiana

Half of springs at English, IN see their last 32°F night by April 17; only one in ten is past it by March 31, and one in ten still has one after May 4. Planting tender crops after April 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 28 20%, and after May 4 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 66% of the 125 Indiana 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 6 one year in ten, and holds off past October 31 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around October 31; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 18, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 184 days in a typical year, longer than at 57% of the 125 Indiana stations; it reaches 205 days one year in ten and falls short of 164 one year in ten. On average 110 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 April 28, and return around October 10. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 7 and February 28.

July is the warmest month at English, IN, averaging 88°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 43°F and 24°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to March (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 88% of years and May still brings one in 16% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,097 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 87% of the 125 Indiana stations. 37% of them (1,533) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 829. Precipitation totals 50.9 inches a year, most in June (5.4") and least in August (2.9"); May to September bring 41% of it.

The nearest other station, Dubois S In Forage Fm, IN, 16 miles northwest of English and 180 feet higher, has a last frost 8 days later (April 25), a first frost 4 days earlier (October 15), a season 12 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in English usually arrives around December 22, and the last of the season around February 22. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at English, IN, 2.3 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 60% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 54 days after the last snow.

ZIP 47118 is 2 miles from English, IN, which stands at 510 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 47118 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.