Frost Dates for 67851 — Holcomb, Kansas

Half of springs at Garden City Exp Stn, KS see their last 32°F night by April 28; only one in ten is past it by April 13, and one in ten still has one after May 9. Planting tender crops after May 3 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 5 20%, and after May 9 10%. The 11 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 97% 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 28 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around October 25; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 2, 7 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 171 days in a typical year, shorter than at 90% of the 110 Kansas stations; it reaches 191 days one year in ten and falls short of 151 one year in ten. On average 148 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 8 days longer, to about May 6, and return around October 7. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 19 and March 14.

July is the warmest month at Garden City Exp Stn, KS, averaging 93°F by day and 65°F at night; January is the coldest at 46°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 39% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,934 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 72% of the 110 Kansas stations. 35% of them (1,375) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 897. Precipitation totals 19.6 inches a year, most in July (3.2") and least in January (0.5"); May to September bring 67% of it.

The nearest other station, Lakin, KS, 16 miles southwest of Holcomb, has a last frost 10 days earlier (April 18), a first frost 6 days later (October 23), a season 16 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Holcomb usually arrives around November 29, and the last of the season around March 25. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Garden City Exp Stn, KS, 12.9 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 34 days after the last snow.

ZIP 67851 is 13 miles from Garden City Exp Stn, KS, which stands at 2,890 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 67846 (Garden City). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 67851 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.