Frost Dates for 89822 — Carlin, Nevada

Half of springs at Elko Regional Airport, NV see their last 32°F night by May 29; only one in ten is past it by May 10, and one in ten still has one after June 16. Planting tender crops after June 5 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after June 9 20%, and after June 16 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 74% of the 38 Nevada stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by September 18 in half of years, as early as September 3 one year in ten, and holds off past October 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around September 29; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 31, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 111 days in a typical year, shorter than at 92% of the 38 Nevada stations; it reaches 133 days one year in ten and falls short of 88 one year in ten. On average 195 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 14 days longer, to about June 12, and return around September 7. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between October 30 and March 11.

July is the warmest month at Elko Regional Airport, NV, averaging 92°F by day and 52°F at night; December is the coldest at 38°F and 15°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to May (a 90% chance or more). From July to August the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, June still brings one in 43% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,290 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 87% of the 38 Nevada stations. 27% of them (616) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 679. Precipitation totals 10.1 inches a year, most in January (1.2") and least in August (0.3"); May to September bring 31% of it.

The nearest other station, Elko NWS Office, NV, 22 miles northeast of Carlin and 205 feet higher, has a last frost 3 days earlier (May 26), a first frost 5 days later (September 23), a season 9 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Carlin usually arrives around November 6, and the last of the season around April 24. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Elko Regional Airport, NV, 18.7 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 35 days after the last snow.

ZIP 89822 is 19 miles from Elko Regional Airport, NV, which stands at 5,030 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 89822 in zone 5b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -15 to -10°F (-26.1 to -23.3°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.