Frost Dates for 93247 — Lindsay, California

Half of springs at Lindsay, CA see their last 32°F night by February 20; only one in ten is past it by January 20, and one in ten still has one after March 26. Planting tender crops after March 2 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 11 20%, and after March 26 10%. The 34 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 65% of the 220 California stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 30 in half of years, as early as November 15 one year in ten, and holds off past December 21 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 14; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is February 18, 36 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 284 days in a typical year, longer than at 55% of the 219 California stations; it reaches 320 days one year in ten and falls short of 243 one year in ten. On average 29 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 39 days longer, to about March 31, and return around November 15. A 24°F night is unusual: 35% of winters had one.

July is the warmest month at Lindsay, CA, averaging 96°F by day and 64°F at night; December is the coldest at 57°F and 36°F. A freezing night is all but certain in January (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 68% of years and March still brings one in 28% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,071 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 65% of the 283 California stations. 38% of them (1,913) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 941. Precipitation totals 12.3 inches a year, most in January (2.3") and least in August (0.0"); May to September bring 7% of it.

The nearest other station, Porterville, CA, 10 miles south of Lindsay, has a last frost 31 days earlier (January 20), a first frost 13 days later (December 13), a season 46 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Lindsay, CA, 1.8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 93247 is 2 miles from Lindsay, CA, which stands at 435 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 93247 in zone 9b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 25 to 30°F (-3.9 to -1.1°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.