Frost Dates for 64019 — Centerview, Missouri

Half of springs at Warrensburg 4NW, MO see their last 32°F night by April 14; 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 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 97% of the 158 Missouri stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 21 in half of years, as early as October 6 one year in ten, and holds off past November 3 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around October 31; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 23, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 189 days in a typical year, shorter than at 67% of the 158 Missouri stations; it reaches 209 days one year in ten and falls short of 166 one year in ten. On average 118 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 April 27, and return around October 10. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and March 2.

July is the warmest month at Warrensburg 4NW, MO, averaging 90°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 40°F and 18°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November 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 85% of years and May still brings one in 16% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,022 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 54% of the 158 Missouri stations. 36% of them (1,458) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 877.

The nearest other station, Elm, MO, 12 miles northwest of Centerview, has a last frost 1 day earlier (April 13), a first frost 2 days later (October 23), a season 2 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Centerview usually arrives around December 25, and the last of the season around March 2. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Warrensburg 4NW, MO, 3.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 79% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 43 days after the last snow.

ZIP 64019 is 4 miles from Warrensburg 4NW, MO, which stands at 796 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 64093 (Warrensburg). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 64019 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.