New York Frost Dates
The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 176 NOAA stations in New York, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison | 999 ft | May 14 | October 5 | 144 | Addison |
| Albany AP | 312 ft | April 27 | October 15 | 171 | Colonie |
| Albion | 472 ft | May 1 | October 20 | 172 | Albion |
| Alcove Dam | 607 ft | May 3 | October 12 | 162 | Ravena |
| Alfred | 1,924 ft | May 18 | October 1 | 136 | Alfred |
| Allegany SP | 1,500 ft | May 12 | October 9 | 150 | Salamanca |
| Angelica | 1,475 ft | May 21 | September 30 | 132 | Angelica |
| Auburn | 770 ft | May 2 | October 18 | 169 | Auburn |
| Aurora Rsch Farm | 830 ft | May 1 | October 21 | 173 | Aurora |
| Avon | 545 ft | May 3 | October 15 | 165 | Avon |
| Baiting Hollow | 70 ft | April 24 | October 25 | 184 | Baiting Hollow |
| Batavia | 913 ft | May 3 | October 16 | 166 | Batavia |
| Bath | 1,120 ft | May 12 | October 3 | 144 | Bath |
| Big Moose 3 Se | 1,760 ft | May 21 | September 24 | 126 | Old Forge |
| Binghamton | 1,606 ft | May 2 | October 11 | 162 | Johnson City |
| Boonville 4 Ssw | 1,550 ft | May 10 | October 4 | 147 | Boonville |
| Brewerton Lock 23 | 377 ft | May 4 | October 11 | 160 | Sand Ridge |
| Bridgehampton | 42 ft | April 23 | October 24 | 184 | Bridgehampton |
| Brockport | 498 ft | April 24 | October 30 | 189 | Brockport |
| Bronx | 39 ft | April 1 | November 16 | 229 | Parkchester |
| Buffalo | 693 ft | April 24 | October 26 | 185 | Williamsville |
| Buskirk | 499 ft | May 6 | October 6 | 153 | Hoosick Falls |
| Cairo 3 Nw | 490 ft | April 29 | October 14 | 168 | Cairo |
| Callicoon Ctr | 1,221 ft | May 12 | October 7 | 148 | Roscoe |
| Camden | 580 ft | May 12 | October 5 | 146 | Camden |
| Canandaigua 3 S | 720 ft | April 29 | October 22 | 176 | Canandaigua |
| Canton 4 Se | 448 ft | May 9 | September 30 | 144 | Canton |
| Carmel 4N | 680 ft | April 28 | October 16 | 171 | Lake Carmel |
| Centerport | 30 ft | April 9 | November 10 | 215 | Centerport |
| Chazy | 157 ft | April 30 | October 12 | 165 | Chazy |
| Cherry Valley 2 Nne | 1,360 ft | May 6 | October 6 | 153 | Cherry Valley |
| Cobleskill 2 Ese | 1,169 ft | May 9 | October 4 | 148 | Cobleskill |
| Colden 1 N | 1,025 ft | May 7 | October 11 | 157 | Boston |
| Colden 1W | 1,535 ft | May 4 | October 17 | 166 | Boston |
| Colton 2 N | 580 ft | May 5 | October 8 | 156 | Hannawa Falls |
| Conklingville Dam | 808 ft | April 30 | October 16 | 169 | Hadley |
| Cooperstown | 1,257 ft | May 7 | October 7 | 153 | Cooperstown |
| Copake | 550 ft | May 4 | October 11 | 160 | Copake Lake |
| Corning | 1,147 ft | May 17 | October 2 | 138 | Corning |
| Dannemora | 1,340 ft | May 6 | October 11 | 158 | Dannemora |
| Dansville | 660 ft | May 4 | October 16 | 165 | Dansville |
| Dansville Muni AP | 685 ft | May 1 | October 19 | 171 | Dansville |
| Delanson 2NE | 984 ft | May 7 | October 7 | 153 | Braman Corners |
| Delhi 2 Se | 1,460 ft | May 19 | October 1 | 135 | Delhi |
| Deposit | 1,000 ft | May 12 | October 9 | 150 | Deposit |
| Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley | 200 ft | April 20 | October 26 | 189 | Ardsley |
| Downsville Dam | 1,200 ft | May 15 | October 3 | 141 | Downsville |
| Dunkirk | 631 ft | April 30 | October 23 | 176 | Dunkirk |
| Dunkirk Chautauqua AP | 666 ft | May 5 | October 20 | 168 | Dunkirk |
| E Jewett | 1,991 ft | May 20 | September 27 | 130 | Tannersville |
| E Sidney | 1,155 ft | May 11 | October 9 | 151 | Unadilla |
| Ellenburg Depot | 950 ft | May 10 | October 2 | 145 | Altona |
| Elmira | 947 ft | May 6 | October 11 | 158 | West Elmira |
| Elmira Corning Rgnl AP | 955 ft | May 9 | October 9 | 153 | Big Flats Airport |
| Emmons | 1,225 ft | May 17 | October 3 | 139 | Oneonta |
| Endicott | 827 ft | May 5 | October 12 | 160 | Vestal |
| Farmingdale AP | 81 ft | April 6 | November 6 | 214 | East Farmingdale |
| Franklinville | 1,590 ft | May 14 | October 6 | 145 | Franklinville |
| Fredonia | 760 ft | April 25 | November 1 | 190 | Fredonia |
| Freeville 1 Ne | 1,050 ft | May 7 | October 8 | 154 | Freeville |
| Fulton | 360 ft | April 27 | October 24 | 180 | Fulton |
| Fulton Oswego CO AP | 475 ft | May 2 | October 16 | 167 | Volney |
| Geneva Rsch Farm | 718 ft | April 30 | October 21 | 174 | Geneva |
| Glens Falls AP | 321 ft | May 9 | September 30 | 144 | Queensbury |
| Glens Falls Farm | 504 ft | May 17 | September 29 | 135 | Glens Falls North |
| Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake) | 1,455 ft | May 11 | October 3 | 145 | Caroga Lake |
| Gouverneur 3 Nw | 420 ft | May 14 | September 26 | 135 | Gouverneur |
| Grafton | 1,560 ft | May 1 | October 11 | 163 | Cropseyville |
| Hemlock | 902 ft | May 2 | October 18 | 169 | Hemlock |
| Highmarket 2W | 1,804 ft | May 22 | September 26 | 127 | Lyons Falls |
| Honeoye | 800 ft | May 10 | October 4 | 147 | Honeoye |
| Hornell Almond Dam | 1,325 ft | May 11 | October 8 | 150 | North Hornell |
| Hudson Correctional Facility | 30 ft | April 25 | October 18 | 176 | Hudson |
| Indian Lake 2SW | 1,670 ft | May 23 | September 27 | 127 | North Creek |
| Islip Li Macarthur AP | 84 ft | April 10 | November 2 | 206 | Holbrook |
| Ithaca 13 E | 1,228 ft | May 13 | October 4 | 144 | Dryden |
| Ithaca Cornell Univ | 960 ft | May 11 | October 3 | 145 | Forest Home |
| Jamestown 4 Ene | 1,250 ft | May 8 | October 13 | 158 | Falconer |
| Lake Placid 2 S | 1,888 ft | May 27 | September 22 | 118 | Lake Placid |
| Lansing Manor | 1,100 ft | May 18 | October 2 | 137 | Stamford |
| Lawrenceville 3 Sw | 466 ft | May 10 | October 5 | 148 | Brasher Falls |
| Liberty 1 Ne | 1,580 ft | May 9 | October 5 | 149 | Liberty |
| Little Falls City Rsch | 893 ft | May 5 | October 4 | 152 | Little Falls |
| Little Valley | 1,625 ft | May 17 | October 1 | 137 | Little Valley |
| Lockport 4E | 610 ft | April 26 | October 26 | 183 | Gasport |
| Lowville | 863 ft | May 8 | October 1 | 146 | Lowville |
| Malone | 878 ft | May 6 | October 4 | 151 | Malone |
| Massena Intl AP | 214 ft | May 8 | October 1 | 146 | Massena |
| Mattituck | 20 ft | April 19 | November 1 | 196 | Mattituck |
| Mecklenburg 4SW | 1,510 ft | May 10 | October 8 | 151 | Watkins Glen |
| Middletown 2 Nw | 700 ft | April 21 | October 22 | 184 | Middletown |
| Millbrook 3 W | 413 ft | May 4 | October 7 | 156 | Millbrook |
| Mineola | 96 ft | April 2 | November 12 | 224 | Garden City |
| Mohonk Lake | 1,245 ft | April 21 | October 27 | 189 | New Paltz |
| Molloy Cercom | 5 ft | April 4 | November 11 | 221 | West Sayville |
| Montauk AP | 7 ft | April 7 | November 15 | 222 | Montauk |
| Montgomery Orange AP | 365 ft | May 1 | October 11 | 163 | Montgomery |
| Morrisville 6 Sw | 1,681 ft | May 6 | October 9 | 156 | Georgetown |
| Mt Morris 2 W | 880 ft | April 30 | October 17 | 170 | Mount Morris |
| Mt Sinai | 50 ft | April 4 | November 7 | 217 | Mount Sinai |
| N Tonawanda | 578 ft | May 6 | October 15 | 162 | North Tonawanda |
| New York Cntrl Pk Twr | 130 ft | March 30 | November 20 | 235 | Manhattan |
| New York Jfk Intl AP | 11 ft | April 2 | November 14 | 226 | Inwood |
| New York Laguardia AP | 11 ft | March 26 | November 25 | 244 | Steinway |
| Newcomb | 1,647 ft | May 21 | September 26 | 128 | Long Lake |
| Niagara Falls | 588 ft | April 26 | October 25 | 182 | Grand Island |
| Niagara Falls Intl AP | 585 ft | May 1 | October 19 | 171 | Sanborn |
| Norwich | 989 ft | May 13 | October 4 | 144 | Norwich |
| Ny Ave V Brooklyn | 20 ft | April 1 | November 19 | 232 | Gravesend |
| Oceanside | 12 ft | April 7 | November 8 | 215 | Oceanside |
| Ogdensburg 4 Ne | 280 ft | April 29 | October 10 | 164 | Ogdensburg |
| Old Forge | 1,748 ft | May 18 | September 30 | 135 | Old Forge |
| Olean | 1,420 ft | May 7 | October 11 | 157 | Olean |
| Orient Pt SP | 3 ft | April 6 | November 17 | 225 | Orient |
| Oswego | 324 ft | April 22 | October 29 | 190 | Oswego |
| Pavilion 2NE | 1,020 ft | May 2 | October 14 | 165 | Pavilion |
| Penn Yan AP | 903 ft | April 30 | October 22 | 175 | Penn Yan |
| Perrysburg | 1,210 ft | May 3 | October 20 | 170 | Gowanda |
| Peru 2 Wsw | 510 ft | May 4 | October 4 | 153 | Peru |
| Platte Clove | 2,032 ft | May 9 | October 4 | 148 | Palenville |
| Plattsburgh Intl AP | 234 ft | May 6 | October 5 | 152 | Plattsburgh West |
| Port Jervis | 580 ft | May 5 | October 10 | 158 | Port Jervis |
| Portland1 Sw | 808 ft | April 25 | October 31 | 189 | Portland |
| Poughkeepsie | 251 ft | April 21 | October 21 | 183 | Fairview |
| Poughkeepsie Dutchess CO AP | 166 ft | April 30 | October 14 | 167 | Myers Corner |
| Pulaski | 399 ft | May 10 | October 14 | 157 | Pulaski |
| Ray Brook | 1,620 ft | May 21 | September 24 | 126 | Saranac Lake |
| Rhinebeck 4SE | 301 ft | May 14 | September 28 | 137 | Rhinebeck |
| Riverhead Rsch Farm | 100 ft | April 6 | November 9 | 217 | Baiting Hollow |
| Rochester Gtr Intl AP | 533 ft | April 24 | October 25 | 184 | Gates-North Gates |
| Rock Hill 3 Sw | 1,270 ft | May 7 | October 7 | 153 | Rock Hill |
| Rome Griffiss Airfield | 519 ft | May 6 | October 13 | 160 | Rome |
| Salamanca 2 | 1,415 ft | May 18 | October 1 | 136 | Salamanca |
| Saranac Rgnl AP | 1,663 ft | June 2 | September 9 | 99 | Paul Smiths |
| Saratoga Springs 4 Sw | 326 ft | May 2 | October 7 | 158 | Milton |
| Schoharie | 734 ft | May 2 | October 13 | 164 | Schoharie |
| Setauket Strong | 40 ft | April 15 | November 10 | 209 | East Setauket |
| Sherburne | 1,095 ft | May 13 | October 4 | 144 | Sherburne |
| Shirley Brookhaven AP | 82 ft | April 18 | October 28 | 193 | Shirley |
| Shrub Oak | 462 ft | April 30 | October 17 | 170 | Shrub Oak |
| Slide Mtn | 2,650 ft | May 6 | October 7 | 154 | Shokan |
| Sodus 1W | 444 ft | May 6 | October 10 | 157 | Sodus |
| Spencer 1 Ne | 1,170 ft | May 12 | October 3 | 144 | Spencer |
| Stillwater Rsvr | 1,690 ft | May 15 | October 2 | 140 | Old Forge |
| Stormville | 915 ft | April 21 | October 25 | 187 | Lake Carmel |
| Syracuse Hancock Intl AP | 413 ft | April 29 | October 19 | 173 | North Syracuse |
| Trenton Falls | 800 ft | May 4 | October 13 | 162 | Poland |
| Troy L&d | 15 ft | April 19 | October 26 | 190 | Green Island |
| Tully Heiberg Forest | 1,899 ft | May 12 | October 5 | 146 | Tully |
| Tupper Lake Sunmount | 1,680 ft | May 16 | September 28 | 135 | Tupper Lake |
| Upton Coop - Nwsfo New York | 80 ft | April 21 | October 24 | 186 | Ridge |
| Utica Oneida CO AP | 711 ft | May 1 | October 13 | 165 | Oriskany |
| Valatie 1 N | 300 ft | April 27 | October 14 | 170 | Niverville |
| Victor 2NW | 588 ft | May 2 | October 17 | 168 | Victor |
| Walden 1 Ese | 380 ft | April 29 | October 11 | 165 | Walden |
| Wales | 1,135 ft | May 7 | October 10 | 156 | East Aurora |
| Walton 2 | 1,480 ft | May 21 | October 1 | 133 | Walton |
| Wanakena Rngr School | 1,510 ft | May 18 | September 28 | 133 | Star Lake |
| Wantagh Cedar Creek | 10 ft | April 3 | November 11 | 222 | Seaford |
| Warsaw 6 Sw | 1,820 ft | May 7 | October 10 | 156 | Warsaw |
| Watertown | 497 ft | May 2 | October 13 | 164 | Watertown |
| Watertown Intl AP | 318 ft | May 11 | October 1 | 143 | Dexter |
| Waverly | 845 ft | May 6 | October 10 | 157 | Waverly |
| Webster 2 Ne | 275 ft | May 1 | October 20 | 172 | Webster |
| Wellsville | 1,510 ft | May 15 | October 2 | 140 | Wellsville |
| Wellsville Muni AP | 2,124 ft | May 4 | October 14 | 163 | Wellsville |
| West Point | 320 ft | April 10 | November 1 | 205 | West Point |
| Westchester CO AP | 379 ft | April 12 | October 31 | 202 | Purchase |
| Westfield 2 Sse | 707 ft | April 21 | November 5 | 198 | Westfield |
| Westhamptn Gabreski AP | 67 ft | May 7 | October 14 | 160 | Quiogue |
| Whitehall | 119 ft | April 30 | October 12 | 165 | Whitehall |
| Whitney Pt Dam | 1,040 ft | May 4 | October 16 | 165 | Whitney Point |
| Willsboro 1 N | 180 ft | May 2 | October 14 | 165 | Willsboro |
| Wyoming 3W | 1,559 ft | May 4 | October 17 | 166 | Warsaw |
| Yorktown Hts 1W | 670 ft | April 25 | October 19 | 177 | Yorktown Heights |
| Youngstown 2 E | 295 ft | April 29 | October 28 | 182 | Youngstown |
Sources
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal freeze probabilities. Public domain.