Frost Dates for 67467 — Minneapolis, Kansas

Half of springs at Minneapolis, KS see their last 32°F night by April 20; only one in ten is past it by April 6, and one in ten still has one after May 3. Planting tender crops after April 26 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 30 20%, and after May 3 10%. The 13 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 65% of the 110 Kansas 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 3 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around October 29; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 24, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 181 days in a typical year, shorter than at 69% of the 110 Kansas stations; it reaches 201 days one year in ten and falls short of 160 one year in ten. On average 120 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 April 29, and return around October 9. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 27 and March 10.

July is the warmest month at Minneapolis, KS, averaging 93°F by day and 68°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 April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 16% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,195 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 63% of the 110 Kansas stations. 35% of them (1,481) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 953. Precipitation totals 31.8 inches a year, most in May (5.2") and least in January (0.9"); May to September bring 64% of it.

The nearest other station, Salina Municipal Airport, KS, 23 miles south of Minneapolis, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 18), a first frost 4 days later (October 23), a season 6 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Minneapolis usually arrives around November 22, and the last of the season around March 20. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Minneapolis, KS, 0.5 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 31 days after the last snow.

ZIP 67467 is under a mile from Minneapolis, KS, which stands at 1,306 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 67467 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.