Missouri Frost Dates

The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 171 NOAA stations in Missouri, 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
Advance 1 S	360 ft	April 7	October 27	203	Advance
Albany	875 ft	April 17	October 21	187	Albany
Alton	813 ft	April 17	October 21	187	Alton
Amity 4 Ne	974 ft	April 19	October 19	183	Maysville
Anderson	1,050 ft	April 15	October 23	191	Anderson
Anderson 3W	1,117 ft	April 15	October 26	194	Anderson
Appleton City	866 ft	April 7	October 29	205	Appleton City
Ash Grove 4S	1,129 ft	April 11	October 24	196	Ash Grove
Ava 12SW	1,197 ft	April 14	October 21	190	Ava
Ava 6NW	1,253 ft	April 23	October 17	177	Ava
Bethany	949 ft	April 16	October 22	189	Bethany
Billings 1SW	1,310 ft	April 15	October 23	191	Billings
Bolivar 1 Ne	987 ft	April 14	October 23	192	Bolivar
Boonville	744 ft	April 5	October 29	207	Boonville
Boonville	752 ft	April 12	October 25	196	Boonville
Bowling Green 1 E	895 ft	April 13	October 23	193	Bowling Green
Branson AP	1,286 ft	April 8	November 2	208	Hollister
Brookfield	767 ft	April 14	October 23	192	Brookfield
Brunswick	662 ft	April 10	October 29	202	Brunswick
Buffalo 2N	1,071 ft	April 23	October 15	175	Buffalo
Butler 4W	790 ft	April 12	October 23	194	Butler
California	879 ft	April 11	October 25	197	California
Cameron	1,010 ft	April 15	October 24	192	Cameron
Canton L&d 20	490 ft	April 11	October 23	195	Canton
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	336 ft	April 5	October 25	203	Scott City
Carrollton	705 ft	April 16	October 23	190	Carrollton
Carthage	978 ft	April 4	October 27	206	Carthage
Caruthersville	270 ft	March 24	November 9	230	Caruthersville
Cassville	1,376 ft	April 14	October 26	195	Cassville
Chillicothe 22 Ene	833 ft	April 15	October 20	188	Linneus
Chillicothe 2S	780 ft	April 15	October 21	189	Chillicothe
Chillicothe Agri-Sci	769 ft	April 15	October 21	189	Chillicothe
Clarksville L&d 24	460 ft	April 4	November 1	211
Clearwater Dam	660 ft	April 9	October 26	200	Piedmont
Clinton	770 ft	April 17	October 21	187	Clinton
Cole Camp 3NW	1,000 ft	April 13	October 23	193	Cole Camp
Columbia Rgnl AP	893 ft	April 7	October 29	205	Ashland
Columbia U Of M	770 ft	April 5	October 31	209	Columbia
Conception	1,108 ft	April 17	October 20	186	Stanberry
Cosby 2W	910 ft	April 17	October 19	185	Country Club Village
Diamond 2W	1,070 ft	April 18	October 22	187	Diamond
Doniphan	289 ft	April 12	October 26	197	Doniphan
Dora 3SE	966 ft	April 9	October 23	197	Gainesville
Eldon	924 ft	April 7	November 1	208	Eldon
Eldorado Springs	915 ft	April 8	October 29	204	El Dorado Springs
Elm	850 ft	April 13	October 23	193	Lone Jack
Elsberry 1 S	475 ft	April 20	October 20	183	Elsberry
Eminence 1 N	640 ft	April 18	October 19	184	Eminence
Farmington	900 ft	April 13	October 21	191	Farmington
Festus	600 ft	April 9	October 26	200	Festus
Fredericktown	760 ft	April 21	October 16	178	Fredericktown
Freedom	805 ft	April 11	October 21	193	Linn
Ft Leonard Wood	1,123 ft	April 14	October 24	193	Fort Leonard Wood
Fulton	770 ft	April 10	October 24	197	Fulton
Galena	1,027 ft	April 16	October 21	188	Galena
Gallatin 1W	921 ft	April 19	October 21	185	Gallatin
Gentryville	1,100 ft	April 14	October 25	194	Norwood
Grant City	1,130 ft	April 24	October 14	173	Grant City
Grant City 5WSW	1,089 ft	April 20	October 19	182	Grant City
Green City 5N	1,035 ft	April 26	October 14	171	Green City
Grovespring 1NE	1,388 ft	April 15	October 22	190	Hartville
Hamilton 2W	900 ft	April 23	October 17	177	Hamilton
Hannibal Wtr Wks	712 ft	April 10	October 27	200	Hannibal
Higginsville	836 ft	April 10	October 24	197	Higginsville
Houston	1,224 ft	April 10	October 23	196	Houston
Iberia	938 ft	April 8	October 28	203	Iberia
Independence	985 ft	April 10	October 27	200	Independence
Jackson	440 ft	April 7	October 29	205	Jackson
Jefferson City Mem AP	573 ft	April 10	October 26	199	Jefferson City
Jefferson City Wtp	650 ft	April 8	October 31	206	Jefferson City
Joplin 24 N	952 ft	April 6	October 24	201
Joplin Regional Airport	980 ft	April 9	October 27	201	Airport Drive
Kansas City Downtown AP	742 ft	April 4	November 2	212
Kansas City Intl AP	1,005 ft	April 13	October 24	194	Weatherby Lake
Kearney 3E	840 ft	April 19	October 17	181	Kearney
Kennett Radio Kboa	270 ft	March 31	November 1	215	Kennett
Kirksville	970 ft	April 21	October 19	181	Kirksville
Kirksville Rgnl AP	966 ft	April 19	October 18	182	La Plata
Lakeside	590 ft	March 31	November 3	217	Lake Ozark
Lamar 7N	963 ft	April 9	October 27	201	Sheldon
Lebanon 2W	1,246 ft	April 17	October 21	187	Lebanon
Lees Summit Muni AP	997 ft	April 7	October 29	205	Lee's Summit
Lees Summit Reed Wr	1,000 ft	April 13	October 26	196	Greenwood
Lexington 3E	825 ft	April 8	October 25	200	Lexington
Licking 4N	1,180 ft	April 20	October 19	182	Licking
Linneus 3SE	814 ft	April 16	October 20	187	Linneus
Lockwood	1,077 ft	April 11	October 25	197	Lockwood
Long Branch Rsvr	820 ft	April 8	October 28	203	Macon
Malden Muni AP	290 ft	March 29	November 3	219	Malden
Mansfield	1,448 ft	April 11	October 26	198	Mansfield
Marble Hill	390 ft	April 12	October 23	194	Marble Hill
Marshall	790 ft	April 10	October 24	197	Marshall
Marshfield 4 Wsw	1,414 ft	April 13	October 24	194	Marshfield
Maryville 2E	985 ft	April 19	October 17	181	Maryville
Memphis	770 ft	April 23	October 17	177	Memphis
Mexico	802 ft	April 11	October 25	197	Mexico
Moberly	860 ft	April 13	October 25	195	Moberly
Monett 4SW	1,420 ft	April 9	October 26	200	Purdy
Monroe City	741 ft	April 12	October 22	193	Monroe City
Mt Vernon Univ Mo - Sw Ctr	1,190 ft	April 14	October 21	190	Mount Vernon
Mtn Grove 2 N	1,466 ft	April 11	October 28	200	Mountain Grove
Neosho	1,033 ft	April 7	October 31	207	Neosho
Nevada Wtp	871 ft	April 7	October 27	203	Nevada
New Franklin 1W	641 ft	April 13	October 22	192	New Franklin
New Madrid	302 ft	March 28	November 3	220	New Madrid
Oldfield	1,240 ft	April 26	October 13	170	Sparta
Oregon	1,058 ft	April 16	October 20	187	Oregon
Osceola	744 ft	April 16	October 24	191	Osceola
Ozark	1,134 ft	April 15	October 23	191	Ozark
Ozark Beach	834 ft	April 6	October 31	208	Forsyth
Perryville Wtp	502 ft	April 19	October 20	184	Perryville
Pleasant Hill WFO	1,000 ft	April 8	October 29	204	Pleasant Hill
Pomme De Terre Dam	907 ft	April 7	October 28	204	Hermitage
Poplar Bluff	370 ft	March 29	November 5	221	Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff Muni AP	327 ft	March 31	October 31	214	Poplar Bluff
Portageville	280 ft	March 25	November 7	227	Portageville
Potosi 4 Sw	1,105 ft	April 11	October 28	200	Potosi
Princeton	980 ft	April 25	October 15	173	Princeton
Richmond 3S	700 ft	April 19	October 18	182	Richmond
Rolla Missouri S&t	1,173 ft	April 5	November 1	210	Rolla
Rosebud	730 ft	April 27	October 13	169	Gerald
Round Spring 2SW	829 ft	April 24	October 16	175	Eminence
Salem	1,205 ft	April 17	October 18	184	Salem
Salem 10 W	1,198 ft	April 23	October 14	174	Salem
Salisbury	730 ft	April 12	October 22	193	Salisbury
Saverton L&d 22	472 ft	April 4	November 4	214	Hannibal
Sedalia Mem AP	900 ft	April 10	October 26	199	Sedalia
Sedalia Wtp	780 ft	April 18	October 22	187	Sedalia
Seligman	1,530 ft	April 18	October 22	187	Seligman
Shelbina	747 ft	April 21	October 17	179	Shelbina
Sikeston Pwr Stn	310 ft	March 26	November 6	225	Sikeston
Smithville Lake	904 ft	April 18	October 20	185	Smithville
Spickard 7 W	875 ft	April 20	October 16	179	Trenton
Springfield	1,278 ft	April 9	October 27	201	Willard
Springfield Wbo	1,325 ft	April 4	October 27	206	Springfield
St Charles 7 Ssw	450 ft	April 4	October 29	208	Chesterfield
St Charles CO AP	436 ft	April 5	October 27	205
St Charles Elm Pt	472 ft	April 8	October 29	204	Saint Charles
St Joseph Rosecrans AP	818 ft	April 19	October 17	181
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	531 ft	April 2	November 4	216	Edmundson
St Louis Sci Ctr	515 ft	April 1	November 4	217	Benton
St Louis Sprt Of S L AP	462 ft	April 12	October 23	194	Weldon Spring
St Peters 2 Se	575 ft	April 9	October 26	200	Saint Peters
Steelville 2 N	700 ft	April 26	October 8	165	Steelville
Steffenville	705 ft	April 17	October 19	185	Lewistown
Stockton Dam	922 ft	April 6	October 30	207	Stockton
Summersville 3 Se	1,236 ft	April 7	October 27	203	Summersville
Sweet Springs	675 ft	April 17	October 20	186	Sweet Springs
Tarkio	1,045 ft	April 19	October 15	179	Tarkio
Trenton	837 ft	April 16	October 20	187	Trenton
Truman Dam & Rsvr	754 ft	April 7	October 30	206	Warsaw
Union	540 ft	April 11	October 23	195	Union
Unionville	1,060 ft	April 17	October 22	188	Unionville
Vandalia	764 ft	April 11	October 23	195	Vandalia
Versailles	1,003 ft	April 8	October 29	204	Versailles
Vichy Rolla National AP	1,127 ft	April 12	October 25	196	Vienna
Vienna 2 Wnw	770 ft	April 8	October 26	201	Vienna
W Plains	1,105 ft	April 16	October 21	188	West Plains
Wappapello Dam	410 ft	April 2	November 2	214	Puxico
Warrensburg 4NW	796 ft	April 14	October 21	190	Warrensburg
Warrenton 1 N	827 ft	April 14	October 23	192	Truesdale
Washburn 5 W	1,400 ft	April 4	October 30	209	Seligman
Washington	487 ft	April 8	October 25	200	Washington
Wasola 5N	1,226 ft	April 10	October 27	200	Ava
Waverly	800 ft	April 6	October 30	207	Waverly
Waynesville 2 W	890 ft	April 15	October 21	189	Waynesville
Weldon Spring NWS	610 ft	April 10	October 26	199	Weldon Spring
West Plains Muni AP	1,223 ft	April 8	October 25	200	Pomona
Windsor	840 ft	April 7	October 28	204	Windsor
Windsor	877 ft	April 13	October 22	192	Windsor
Winona 3 Sw	961 ft	April 22	October 18	179	Winona

Sources

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