Louisiana Frost Dates

The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 98 NOAA stations in Louisiana, 1991-2020, with the growing season between them.

Every station

A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring or an earlier one in fall. Each town page gives the dates at 36, 32 and 28°F and every probability from 10 to 90 percent.

Station	Elevation	Last freeze	First freeze	Season, days	Town page
Alexandria	87 ft	February 27	November 27	274	Alexandria
Alexandria 5 Sse	85 ft	March 3	November 22	264	Alexandria
Alexandria Esler Rgnl AP	112 ft	March 16	November 8	237	Ball
Alexandria Intl AP	84 ft	March 2	November 17	260	Alexandria
Amite	170 ft	March 7	November 18	256	Amite
Ashland	240 ft	March 24	November 7	228	Martin
Bastrop	150 ft	March 15	November 12	242	Bastrop
Baton Rouge Ryan AP	64 ft	February 25	November 26	275	Brownsfield
Benton 5E	200 ft	March 14	November 14	245	Benton
Bienville 3 Ne	307 ft	March 19	November 9	235	Arcadia
Bogalusa	100 ft	March 2	November 23	266	Bogalusa
Boothville Asos	3 ft	January 23	January 9	-14	Boothville
Boyce 3 Wnw	110 ft	March 2	November 27	270	Boyce
Brusly 2 W	20 ft	February 28	November 24	270	Brusly
Bunkie	80 ft	February 28	November 24	270	Bunkie
Buras	5 ft	January 25	January 4	-21	Buras
Calhoun Rsch Stn	120 ft	March 28	November 5	222	Calhoun
Carville 2 Sw	25 ft	February 9	December 13	308	Carville
Chalmette	3 ft	February 10	December 17	311	Arabi
Clinton 5 Se	200 ft	March 13	November 17	249	Clinton
Columbia Lock	82 ft	March 5	November 22	262	Columbia
Covington 4 Nnw	40 ft	March 12	November 18	251	Covington
Crowley 2 Ne	25 ft	February 20	December 4	288	Crowley
De Ridder	190 ft	March 1	November 25	269	DeRidder
Donaldsonville 4 Sw	30 ft	February 21	December 5	288	Belle Rose
Elizabeth	150 ft	March 3	November 25	267	Elizabeth
Eunice	50 ft	February 26	November 27	275	Eunice
Farmerville	180 ft	March 14	November 16	247	Farmerville
Franklin 3 Nw	12 ft	February 11	December 8	301	Baldwin
Ft Polk Fullerton Lndg Strip	310 ft	March 1	November 23	267	Simpson
Galliano	5 ft	February 8	December 19	315	Galliano
Grand Coteau	55 ft	February 28	November 23	269	Grand Coteau
Hackberry 8 Ssw	6 ft	February 3	December 24	325	Cameron
Hammond 5 E	35 ft	March 8	November 19	256	Hammond
Hodges Gardens	420 ft	March 3	November 27	269	Florien
Homer 1N	215 ft	March 30	November 6	221	Homer
Houma	8 ft	February 5	December 17	316	Bayou Cane
Jeanerette 5 Nw	20 ft	February 15	December 3	292	Jeanerette
Jena	143 ft	March 19	November 12	238	Jena
Jennings	25 ft	February 19	December 4	289	Jennings
Jonesville Locks	70 ft	March 6	November 22	261	Jonesville
Lafayette	25 ft	February 26	November 28	276	Scott
Lafayette 13 Se	35 ft	February 19	December 1	286	Cade
Lafayette Rgnl AP	38 ft	February 13	December 4	295	Lafayette
Lake Arthur 7 Sw	11 ft	February 10	December 11	305	Lake Arthur
Lake Charles	13 ft	February 14	December 7	297	Prien
Lake Providence	100 ft	March 5	November 24	264	Lake Providence
Leesville	28 ft	March 20	November 9	234	Leesville
Leland Bowman Lock	40 ft	February 17	December 5	292	Abbeville
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	21 ft	February 28	November 26	272	Gardere
Lsu Citrus Rsch Stn	4 ft	February 3	December 28	329	Port Sulphur
Lsu Dean Lee Rsch Stn	70 ft	March 1	November 22	266	Woodworth
Mansfield 4 Nw	322 ft	March 8	November 20	257	Mansfield
Many	255 ft	March 20	November 9	234	Many
Marrero 9 Ssw	3 ft	February 10	December 12	306	Jean Lafitte
Minden	185 ft	March 17	November 14	242	Minden
Monroe 26 N	88 ft	March 25	November 5	225	Marion
Monroe Delta Cc	70 ft	March 9	November 14	250	Lakeshore
Monroe Rgnl AP	79 ft	March 8	November 15	252	Lakeshore
Mooringsport 1 N	200 ft	March 6	November 19	258	Mooringsport
Morgan City	5 ft	January 30	January 1	-29	Morgan City
Moss Bluff 2 Nnw	25 ft	March 2	November 25	268	Gillis
Natchitoches	130 ft	February 28	December 1	277	Natchitoches
Natchitoches #2	141 ft	March 5	November 17	257	Natchitoches
New Iberia Acadiana AP	24 ft	February 10	December 11	305	Cade
New Iberia Acadiana Rgnl AP	24 ft	February 14	December 5	295	Cade
New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl	5 ft	February 18	December 6	292	Belle Chasse
New Orleans Audubon	20 ft	January 24	January 2	-22	Westwego
New Orleans Intl AP	4 ft	January 30	December 31	336	Kenner
New Orleans Lakefront AP	9 ft	January 22	January 5	-17	Arabi
New Roads 5 Ne	45 ft	February 19	December 5	290	Saint Francisville
Oberlin Fire Twr	65 ft	March 1	November 24	268	Oberlin
Peason Ridge Range	365 ft	March 8	November 18	255	Florien
Rayville	89 ft	February 28	November 26	272	Rayville
Red River Rsch Stn	155 ft	March 6	November 18	257	Bossier City
Reserve	15 ft	February 9	December 14	309	Edgard
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	4 ft	February 2	December 23	325	Lake Arthur
Rosepine Rsch Stn	238 ft	March 8	November 21	258	Rosepine
Ruston La Tech	295 ft	March 11	November 16	250	Ruston
Salt Point	4 ft	February 2	December 26	328	Patterson
Shreveport	273 ft	March 9	November 18	254	Lakeview
Shreveport Dwtn AP	179 ft	February 28	November 24	270	Shreveport
Shreveport Sthrn Hills	200 ft	March 12	November 15	248	Stonewall
Shreveport WFO	274 ft	March 6	November 19	258	Lakeview
Slidell	10 ft	February 24	December 1	281	Slidell
Slidell AP	27 ft	March 3	November 21	263	Pearl River
St Bernard	5 ft	February 4	December 15	315	Poydras
St Francisville 1 Ne	129 ft	March 2	November 24	267	Saint Francisville
St Joseph 3 N	78 ft	March 13	November 10	242	Saint Joseph
St Martinville 3 Sw	30 ft	February 21	November 27	280	Cade
Tallulah	85 ft	March 2	November 24	267	Tallulah
Tallulah Vicksburg AP	86 ft	March 3	November 11	253
Terrytown 3S	10 ft	February 1	December 31	334	Terrytown
Thibodaux 4 Se	15 ft	February 5	December 14	313	Schriever
Toledo Bend Lake	181 ft	March 1	November 30	274
Winnfield 3 N	160 ft	March 13	November 10	242	Winnfield
Winnsboro 2 Se	74 ft	March 7	November 13	251	Winnsboro
Winnsboro 5 Sse	80 ft	March 10	November 16	251	Gilbert

Sources

NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal freeze probabilities. Public domain.