Frost Dates for 67001 — Andale, Kansas

Half of springs at Wichita Wx, KS see their last 32°F night by April 8; only one in ten is past it by March 24, and one in ten still has one after April 25. Planting tender crops after April 16 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 20 20%, and after April 25 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 85% of the 110 Kansas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 27 in half of years, as early as October 11 one year in ten, and holds off past November 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 5; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 13, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 200 days in a typical year, longer than at 85% of the 110 Kansas stations; it reaches 219 days one year in ten and falls short of 177 one year in ten. On average 109 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 21, and return around October 18. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 5 and February 27.

July is the warmest month at Wichita Wx, KS, averaging 92°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 44°F and 22°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 73% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,458 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 89% of the 110 Kansas stations. 36% of them (1,619) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 955. Precipitation totals 34.6 inches a year, most in May (5.2") and least in January (0.8"); May to September bring 63% of it.

The nearest other station, Wichita, KS, 13 miles southeast of Andale, has a last frost 3 days later (April 11), a first frost 2 days later (October 29), a season 1 day shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Andale usually arrives around December 5, and the last of the season around March 4. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Mt Hope, KS, 6.4 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 35 days after the last snow.

ZIP 67001 is 13 miles from Wichita Wx, KS, which stands at 1,334 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 9 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 67212 (Wichita). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 67001 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.