Frost Dates for 67672 — Wakeeney, Kansas

Half of springs at Wakeeney, KS see their last 32°F night by April 23; only one in ten is past it by April 9, and one in ten still has one after May 7. Planting tender crops after April 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 2 20%, and after May 7 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 18 in half of years, as early as October 2 one year in ten, and holds off past October 30 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around October 27; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 29, 8 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 175 days in a typical year, shorter than at 81% of the 110 Kansas stations; it reaches 196 days one year in ten and falls short of 153 one year in ten. On average 134 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 3, and return around October 9. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 22 and March 11.

July is the warmest month at Wakeeney, KS, averaging 93°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 42°F and 17°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 27% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,892 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 77% of the 110 Kansas stations. 35% of them (1,345) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 905. Precipitation totals 23.9 inches a year, most in May (4.0") and least in January (0.6"); May to September bring 66% of it.

The nearest other station, Cedar Bluff Dam, KS, 18 miles southeast of Wakeeney and 310 feet lower, has a last frost 2 days later (April 25), a first frost 1 day earlier (October 17), a season 1 day shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Wakeeney usually arrives around November 22, and the last of the season around March 23. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Wakeeney, KS, 1.5 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 96% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 31 days after the last snow.

ZIP 67672 is 2 miles from Wakeeney, KS, which stands at 2,445 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 67672 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.