Frost Dates for 54114 — Crivitz, Wisconsin

Half of springs at Crivitz High Falls, WI see their last 32°F night by May 26; only one in ten is past it by May 11, and one in ten still has one after June 11. Planting tender crops after June 1 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after June 4 20%, and after June 11 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 70% of the 182 Wisconsin stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by September 22 in half of years, as early as September 6 one year in ten, and holds off past October 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around October 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 28, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 118 days in a typical year, shorter than at 99% of the 182 Wisconsin stations; it reaches 138 days one year in ten and falls short of 97 one year in ten. On average 194 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 13 days longer, to about June 8, and return around September 11. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 10 and April 12.

July is the warmest month at Crivitz High Falls, WI, averaging 79°F by day and 54°F at night; January is the coldest at 23°F and 4°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to May (a 90% chance or more). From July to August the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, June still brings one in 32% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 1,842 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 93% of the 182 Wisconsin stations. 31% of them (570) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 522. Precipitation totals 32.1 inches a year, most in June (3.9") and least in February (1.3"); May to September bring 55% of it.

The nearest other station, Suring, WI, 21 miles southwest of Crivitz and 158 feet lower, has a last frost 12 days earlier (May 14), a first frost 9 days later (October 1), a season 21 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Crivitz usually arrives around November 11, and the last of the season around April 13. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Crivitz High Falls, WI, 8.1 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 43 days after the last snow.

ZIP 54114 is 8 miles from Crivitz High Falls, WI, which stands at 950 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 54114 in zone 4b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -25 to -20°F (-31.7 to -28.9°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.