Frost Dates for 54736 — Durand, Wisconsin

Half of springs at Durand, WI see their last 32°F night by May 1; only one in ten is past it by April 17, and one in ten still has one after May 15. Planting tender crops after May 6 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 9 20%, and after May 15 10%. The 14 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 58% of the 182 Wisconsin stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 10 in half of years, as early as September 26 one year in ten, and holds off past October 25 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around October 22; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 3, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 162 days in a typical year, longer than at 65% of the 182 Wisconsin stations; it reaches 181 days one year in ten and falls short of 139 one year in ten. On average 159 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 10, and return around October 1. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 16 and March 26.

July is the warmest month at Durand, WI, averaging 82°F by day and 61°F at night; January is the coldest at 25°F and 5°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to August the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 52% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,590 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 70% of the 182 Wisconsin stations. 33% of them (848) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 668. Precipitation totals 35.2 inches a year, most in June (5.1") and least in January (1.1"); May to September bring 61% of it.

The nearest other station, Mondovi, WI, 13 miles east of Durand, has a last frost 9 days later (May 10), a first frost 8 days earlier (October 2), a season 18 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Durand usually arrives around December 2, and the last of the season around April 4. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Durand, WI, 2.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 69% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 27 days after the last snow.

ZIP 54736 is 3 miles from Durand, WI, which stands at 705 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 54736 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.