Frost Dates for 67665 — Russell, Kansas

Half of springs at Russell Municipal Airport, KS see their last 32°F night by April 22; only one in ten is past it by April 9, and one in ten still has one after May 6. Planting tender crops after April 29 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 2 20%, and after May 6 10%. The 14 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 44% of the 110 Kansas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 17 in half of years, as early as October 1 one year in ten, and holds off past October 31 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around October 27; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 27, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 176 days in a typical year, shorter than at 80% of the 110 Kansas stations; it reaches 196 days one year in ten and falls short of 155 one year in ten. On average 130 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 10 days longer, to about May 2, and return around October 8. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 21 and March 11.

July is the warmest month at Russell Municipal Airport, KS, averaging 93°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 42°F and 19°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October 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 23% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,085 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 52% of the 110 Kansas stations. 35% of them (1,440) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 928. Precipitation totals 25.0 inches a year, most in May (4.0") and least in January (0.6"); May to September bring 67% of it.

The nearest other station, Hays, KS, 24 miles west of Russell, has a last frost 3 days earlier (April 19), a first frost 5 days later (October 22), a season 8 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Russell usually arrives around November 26, and the last of the season around March 20. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Galatia 4E, KS, 15.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 93% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 33 days after the last snow.

ZIP 67665 is 3 miles from Russell Municipal Airport, KS, which stands at 1,864 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 67665 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.