Frost Dates for 89419 — Lovelock, Nevada

Half of springs at Lovelock, NV see their last 32°F night by May 11; only one in ten is past it by April 26, and one in ten still has one after May 31. Planting tender crops after May 19 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 24 20%, and after May 31 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 58% of the 38 Nevada stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 2 in half of years, as early as September 19 one year in ten, and holds off past October 16 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around October 14; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 15, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 143 days in a typical year, shorter than at 76% of the 38 Nevada stations; it reaches 163 days one year in ten and falls short of 117 one year in ten. On average 160 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 17 days longer, to about May 28, and return around September 21. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 12 and March 13.

July is the warmest month at Lovelock, NV, averaging 96°F by day and 56°F at night; December is the coldest at 44°F and 19°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to April (a 90% chance or more). From July to August the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 78% of years and June still brings one in 10% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,086 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 55% of the 38 Nevada stations. 31% of them (971) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 803. Precipitation totals 6.3 inches a year, most in May (0.9") and least in July (0.2"); May to September bring 35% of it.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Lovelock usually arrives around December 12, and the last of the season around March 3. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Lovelock, NV, 5.4 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 69 days after the last snow.

ZIP 89419 is 5 miles from Lovelock, NV, which stands at 3,973 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 89419 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.