Nebraska Frost Dates
The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 184 NOAA stations in Nebraska, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agate 3 E | 4,670 ft | May 30 | September 11 | 104 | Harrison |
| Ainsworth | 2,510 ft | May 2 | October 8 | 159 | Ainsworth |
| Albion | 1,795 ft | May 1 | October 5 | 157 | Albion |
| Alliance 1WNW | 3,994 ft | May 11 | October 3 | 145 | Alliance |
| Alliance Muni AP | 3,924 ft | May 22 | September 22 | 123 | Alliance |
| Anselmo 2 Wsw | 2,733 ft | May 10 | October 1 | 144 | Arnold |
| Arnold 4 Wnw | 2,877 ft | May 5 | October 3 | 151 | Arnold |
| Arthur | 3,660 ft | May 9 | October 3 | 147 | Arthur |
| Ashland #2 | 1,118 ft | April 23 | October 16 | 176 | Ashland |
| Atkinson 3SW | 2,128 ft | May 4 | October 4 | 153 | Atkinson |
| Auburn 5 Ese | 930 ft | April 24 | October 10 | 169 | Auburn |
| Aurora | 1,785 ft | April 21 | October 15 | 177 | Aurora |
| Bartlett 1W | 2,175 ft | May 4 | October 8 | 157 | Bartlett |
| Beatrice 1N | 1,297 ft | April 24 | October 15 | 174 | Beatrice |
| Beaver City | 2,148 ft | May 4 | October 4 | 153 | Beaver City |
| Benkelman 1N | 3,081 ft | April 30 | October 12 | 165 | Benkelman |
| Big Springs | 3,379 ft | May 10 | October 3 | 146 | |
| Blair | 1,090 ft | April 22 | October 17 | 178 | Blair |
| Brady | 2,651 ft | May 2 | October 10 | 161 | Gothenburg |
| Bridgeport | 3,666 ft | May 8 | October 3 | 148 | Bridgeport |
| Bridgeport 18WSW | 4,149 ft | May 19 | September 23 | 127 | Bayard |
| Broadwater 10SSE | 4,158 ft | May 7 | October 9 | 155 | Bridgeport |
| Broadwater 3WNW | 3,479 ft | May 13 | September 28 | 138 | Bridgeport |
| Broken Bow 2 W | 2,504 ft | May 10 | October 1 | 144 | Broken Bow |
| Broken Bow Muni AP | 2,530 ft | May 1 | October 7 | 159 | Broken Bow |
| Burwell | 2,176 ft | May 4 | October 5 | 154 | Burwell |
| Bushnell 15S | 5,170 ft | May 25 | September 21 | 119 | |
| Butte | 1,806 ft | May 4 | October 6 | 155 | Butte |
| Callaway 8WSW | 2,913 ft | May 3 | October 6 | 156 | Callaway |
| Cambridge | 2,239 ft | May 3 | October 5 | 155 | Cambridge |
| Canaday Steam Plt | 2,362 ft | April 26 | October 13 | 170 | Lexington |
| Central City | 1,700 ft | April 28 | October 10 | 165 | Central City |
| Chadron 3SW | 3,383 ft | May 15 | September 28 | 136 | Chadron |
| Chadron Muni AP | 3,318 ft | May 14 | September 30 | 139 | Chadron |
| Chambers | 2,129 ft | May 1 | October 7 | 159 | O'Neill |
| Chappell | 3,710 ft | May 8 | October 5 | 150 | Chappell |
| Clarkson | 1,550 ft | April 27 | October 10 | 166 | Clarkson |
| Clay Ctr | 1,788 ft | April 19 | October 20 | 184 | Clay Center |
| Columbus 3 Ne | 1,450 ft | April 21 | October 15 | 177 | Columbus |
| Comstock | 2,255 ft | May 4 | October 4 | 153 | Sargent |
| Concord | 1,444 ft | May 2 | October 4 | 155 | Laurel |
| Creighton | 1,660 ft | April 30 | October 6 | 159 | Creighton |
| Crescent Lake NWR | 3,818 ft | May 13 | September 29 | 139 | Oshkosh |
| Crete 4ESE | 1,460 ft | April 23 | October 12 | 172 | Crete |
| Crofton | 1,400 ft | April 30 | October 8 | 161 | Crofton |
| Culbertson | 2,581 ft | May 2 | October 9 | 160 | Culbertson |
| Curtis | 2,606 ft | May 1 | October 9 | 161 | Curtis |
| Dalton | 4,278 ft | April 28 | October 13 | 168 | Sidney |
| David City | 1,610 ft | April 26 | October 11 | 168 | David City |
| Edison | 2,120 ft | May 1 | October 7 | 159 | Arapahoe |
| Elgin | 1,935 ft | April 29 | October 9 | 163 | Elgin |
| Ellsworth 15 Nne | 3,970 ft | May 12 | October 1 | 142 | Hyannis |
| Ellsworth 2W | 3,909 ft | May 14 | October 2 | 141 | Alliance |
| Elsmere 9 Ene | 2,654 ft | May 6 | October 3 | 150 | Brewster |
| Ericson 8 Wnw | 2,137 ft | May 6 | October 2 | 149 | Ord |
| Eustis 2 Nw | 2,734 ft | April 30 | October 12 | 165 | Elwood |
| Ewing | 1,854 ft | May 7 | September 30 | 146 | Neligh |
| Fairbury 5S | 1,350 ft | April 25 | October 15 | 173 | Fairbury |
| Fairmont | 1,640 ft | April 25 | October 14 | 172 | Fairmont |
| Falls City 4NE | 930 ft | April 18 | October 14 | 179 | Falls City |
| Falls City Brenner Fld | 980 ft | April 18 | October 17 | 182 | Falls City |
| Franklin #2 | 1,861 ft | April 30 | October 8 | 161 | Franklin |
| Fremont | 1,180 ft | April 23 | October 15 | 175 | Fremont |
| Friend 3E | 1,535 ft | April 26 | October 13 | 170 | Friend |
| Ft Calhoun 4W | 1,310 ft | April 19 | October 17 | 181 | Fort Calhoun |
| Ft Robinson | 3,812 ft | May 13 | September 30 | 140 | Crawford |
| Geneva | 1,630 ft | April 20 | October 18 | 181 | Geneva |
| Genoa 2 W | 1,590 ft | April 30 | October 5 | 158 | Genoa |
| Gordon 6N | 3,748 ft | May 11 | October 2 | 144 | Gordon |
| Gothenburg | 2,603 ft | April 30 | October 9 | 162 | Gothenburg |
| Grand Island AP | 1,840 ft | April 23 | October 15 | 175 | Grand Island |
| Greeley | 2,020 ft | May 5 | October 2 | 150 | Greeley |
| Gretna 4NE | 1,240 ft | April 21 | October 18 | 180 | Gretna |
| Haigler | 3,275 ft | May 5 | October 5 | 153 | |
| Harlan CO Lake | 2,010 ft | April 25 | October 14 | 172 | Alma |
| Harrisburg 12WNW | 4,550 ft | May 24 | September 20 | 119 | Harrisburg |
| Harrison | 4,850 ft | May 20 | September 21 | 124 | Harrison |
| Harrison 20 Sse | 4,406 ft | May 27 | September 11 | 107 | Harrison |
| Harrison 4NW | 5,073 ft | May 17 | September 28 | 134 | Harrison |
| Harrison 9NE | 4,029 ft | May 12 | October 2 | 143 | Harrison |
| Hartington | 1,408 ft | April 30 | October 5 | 158 | Hartington |
| Hastings 4N | 1,938 ft | April 25 | October 14 | 172 | Hastings |
| Hastings Muni AP | 1,940 ft | April 22 | October 16 | 177 | Hastings |
| Hay Springs | 3,855 ft | May 14 | September 30 | 139 | Hay Springs |
| Hay Springs 12 S | 3,805 ft | May 15 | September 24 | 132 | Hay Springs |
| Hayes Center 1NW | 3,045 ft | May 3 | October 10 | 160 | Hayes Center |
| Hebron | 1,480 ft | April 24 | October 15 | 174 | Hebron |
| Hemingford | 4,270 ft | May 8 | October 5 | 150 | Hemingford |
| Hershey 5 Sse | 2,952 ft | May 4 | October 9 | 158 | Hershey |
| Holdrege | 2,320 ft | May 2 | October 11 | 162 | Holdrege |
| Howells | 1,520 ft | April 25 | October 11 | 169 | Howells |
| Imperial | 3,294 ft | May 7 | October 5 | 151 | Imperial |
| Imperial Muni AP | 3,268 ft | May 2 | October 11 | 162 | Imperial |
| Kearney 4 Ne | 2,130 ft | April 30 | October 10 | 163 | Kearney |
| Kilgore 1NE | 2,905 ft | May 10 | September 29 | 142 | |
| Kimball 2NE | 4,708 ft | May 15 | September 26 | 134 | Kimball |
| Kingsley Dam | 3,318 ft | April 22 | October 18 | 179 | Ogallala |
| Lincoln 11 Sw | 1,372 ft | April 22 | October 14 | 175 | Crete |
| Lincoln 8 Ene | 1,189 ft | April 27 | October 10 | 166 | Waverly |
| Lincoln Muni AP | 1,190 ft | April 24 | October 13 | 172 | Lincoln |
| Lodgepole | 3,832 ft | May 9 | October 3 | 147 | Chappell |
| Lodgepole 8N | 3,886 ft | May 14 | September 29 | 138 | Chappell |
| Lodgepole No 2 | 3,876 ft | May 9 | October 4 | 148 | Chappell |
| Loup City | 2,070 ft | May 2 | October 8 | 159 | Loup City |
| Lynch | 1,411 ft | May 8 | October 2 | 147 | |
| Madison | 1,580 ft | April 30 | October 6 | 159 | Madison |
| Madrid | 3,200 ft | May 4 | October 7 | 156 | Grant |
| Mason City | 2,292 ft | May 3 | October 5 | 155 | Loup City |
| Mc Cook | 2,602 ft | May 2 | October 9 | 160 | McCook |
| Mccook Muni AP | 2,530 ft | May 1 | October 9 | 161 | McCook |
| Mead 6S | 1,155 ft | April 25 | October 13 | 171 | Mead |
| Medicine Creek Dam | 2,409 ft | May 4 | October 5 | 154 | Cambridge |
| Merriman | 3,235 ft | May 13 | October 1 | 141 | |
| Minatare Dam (usbr) | 4,144 ft | May 5 | October 11 | 159 | Minatare |
| Minden | 2,160 ft | April 26 | October 12 | 169 | Minden |
| Mitchell 5E | 4,080 ft | May 7 | October 2 | 148 | Mitchell |
| Mullen | 3,215 ft | May 7 | October 5 | 151 | Mullen |
| Mullen 21 Nw | 3,460 ft | May 10 | October 1 | 144 | Mullen |
| N Loup | 1,961 ft | May 5 | October 3 | 151 | Ord |
| N Platte Exp Farm | 3,025 ft | May 3 | October 10 | 160 | North Platte |
| Nebraska City 2NW | 1,055 ft | April 18 | October 19 | 184 | Nebraska City |
| Newport | 2,230 ft | May 6 | October 1 | 148 | Stuart |
| Niobrara | 1,234 ft | April 25 | October 13 | 171 | Verdigre |
| Norfolk 4W | 1,545 ft | May 1 | October 4 | 156 | Norfolk |
| Norfolk Karl Stefan AP | 1,551 ft | April 30 | October 5 | 158 | Norfolk |
| North Platte Rgnl AP | 2,778 ft | May 11 | October 1 | 143 | North Platte |
| O'neill | 1,990 ft | May 3 | October 5 | 155 | O'Neill |
| Oakdale | 1,749 ft | May 4 | October 4 | 153 | Neligh |
| Oconto | 2,580 ft | May 10 | October 1 | 144 | Callaway |
| Ogallala | 3,230 ft | May 1 | October 12 | 164 | Ogallala |
| Omaha #1 | 1,280 ft | April 16 | October 18 | 185 | Hillsborough |
| Omaha Eppley Airfield | 982 ft | April 18 | October 21 | 186 | |
| Ord Evelyn Sharp Fld | 2,069 ft | May 5 | October 3 | 151 | Ord |
| Osceola | 1,662 ft | April 25 | October 14 | 172 | Osceola |
| Oshkosh | 3,390 ft | May 9 | October 2 | 146 | Oshkosh |
| Osmond | 1,650 ft | April 30 | October 6 | 159 | Osmond |
| Oxford 6NNW | 2,242 ft | May 1 | October 8 | 160 | Oxford |
| Pawnee City | 1,189 ft | April 22 | October 15 | 176 | Pawnee City |
| Plainsview Rch | 4,680 ft | May 13 | October 2 | 142 | Hemingford |
| Purdum | 2,690 ft | May 9 | October 2 | 146 | Thedford |
| Ragan | 2,240 ft | April 24 | October 18 | 177 | Holdrege |
| Ravenna | 2,046 ft | May 4 | October 3 | 152 | Ravenna |
| Raymond 2E | 1,283 ft | April 22 | October 16 | 177 | Ceresco |
| Red Cloud | 1,732 ft | May 1 | October 5 | 157 | Red Cloud |
| Red Willow Dam | 2,561 ft | May 4 | October 2 | 151 | McCook |
| Rushville | 3,790 ft | May 13 | September 30 | 140 | Rushville |
| Saint Paul | 1,812 ft | April 23 | October 14 | 174 | Saint Paul |
| Scottsbluff 1E | 3,909 ft | May 8 | October 3 | 148 | Scottsbluff |
| Scottsbluff Heilig AP | 3,945 ft | May 5 | October 4 | 152 | Scottsbluff |
| Seward | 1,445 ft | April 26 | October 12 | 169 | Seward |
| Sidney 6 Nnw | 4,320 ft | May 8 | October 4 | 149 | Sidney |
| Sidney Muni AP | 4,309 ft | May 15 | September 30 | 138 | Sidney |
| Springfield 7E | 1,065 ft | April 17 | October 19 | 185 | Offutt Air Force Base |
| Springview 2NW | 2,388 ft | May 10 | October 1 | 144 | Springview |
| Stanton | 1,540 ft | April 28 | October 9 | 164 | Stanton |
| Stanton 7NE | 1,580 ft | April 30 | October 7 | 160 | Stanton |
| Stapleton 5W | 3,022 ft | May 8 | October 3 | 148 | Stapleton |
| Superior | 1,512 ft | April 29 | October 10 | 164 | Superior |
| Surprise | 1,545 ft | April 29 | October 9 | 163 | Shelby |
| Swan Lake | 2,330 ft | May 4 | October 2 | 151 | Atkinson |
| Syracuse | 1,100 ft | April 25 | October 11 | 169 | Syracuse |
| Table Rock 4N | 1,130 ft | April 23 | October 13 | 173 | Humboldt |
| Taylor | 2,270 ft | May 3 | October 5 | 155 | Taylor |
| Tecumseh 1S | 1,110 ft | April 26 | October 10 | 167 | Tecumseh |
| Tekamah | 1,140 ft | April 28 | October 10 | 165 | Tekamah |
| Tekamah Muni AP | 1,028 ft | April 23 | October 8 | 168 | Tekamah |
| Trenton Dam 1N | 2,813 ft | April 29 | October 13 | 167 | Trenton |
| Valentine #1 | 2,589 ft | May 6 | October 4 | 151 | Valentine |
| Valentine Miller Fld | 2,590 ft | May 12 | September 29 | 140 | Valentine |
| Valentine NWR | 2,940 ft | April 30 | October 11 | 164 | Valentine |
| Valley NWS | 1,145 ft | April 15 | October 21 | 189 | Valley |
| Verdel 6SSE | 1,350 ft | May 5 | October 2 | 150 | Verdigre |
| Virginia | 1,545 ft | April 22 | October 20 | 181 | Wymore |
| W Pt | 1,310 ft | April 28 | October 12 | 167 | West Point |
| Wahoo | 1,220 ft | April 23 | October 15 | 175 | Wahoo |
| Wakefield | 1,408 ft | May 5 | October 1 | 149 | Wakefield |
| Wallace 2W | 3,153 ft | May 4 | October 4 | 153 | Paxton |
| Walthill 1E | 1,280 ft | May 1 | October 6 | 158 | Walthill |
| Wayne | 1,465 ft | April 29 | October 11 | 165 | Wayne |
| Weeping Water | 1,100 ft | April 23 | October 16 | 176 | Weeping Water |
| Weston 3NW | 1,365 ft | April 23 | October 13 | 173 | Wahoo |
| Whitman 5 Ene | 3,740 ft | May 4 | October 8 | 157 | Hyannis |
| York | 1,610 ft | April 22 | October 18 | 179 | York |
| York 3N | 1,613 ft | April 29 | October 13 | 167 | York |
Sources
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal freeze probabilities. Public domain.