Frost/Freeze in Massachusetts

Events

29

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, October 5, 20032 eventsA cold area of high pressure built across the Berkshires during the early morning hours of October 3.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 18, 20032 eventsA large Canadian high pressure system became established over eastern New York and adjacent western New England early on May 18.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, October 6, 20042 eventsA Canadian airmass descended into the region, ushering in first killing frost/freeze of the season in Western Massachusetts.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, October 21, 20052 eventsThe core of a deep-layer cold air mass moved through eastern Canada on Oct 20 and 21. A surface ridge of high pressure extended from the center of an anticyclone over the Great Lakes into western New England.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, June 1, 20092 eventsThe combination of an unseasonably cool air mass in place, clear skies and light winds resulted in widespread frost across western Massachusetts during the early morning hours of Monday June 1st.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 19, 20092 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced freezing temperatures across much of western Massachusetts during the early morning hours of Tuesday May 19th. The growing season already started in this area after a stretch of unusually warm temperatures during April.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 13, 20102 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced temperatures around freezing across the Berkshires during the early morning hours of Thursday, May 13th. The growing season started early after a stretch of unusually warm temperatures during April.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 10 to 11, 20102 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s across the Berkshires during the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 11th. The growing season started early after a stretch of unusually warm temperatures during April.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, October 4 to 5, 20192 eventsThe first frost and freeze of the season fell upon the area during the early morning hours of Saturday, October 5th, 2019. Low temperatures ranged from the mid 20s to low 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 18, 20232 eventsAn anomalously strong upper low and surface high overhead resulted in a major cold snap across western Massachusetts the night of May 17th into the morning of May 18th.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 15, 20232 eventsAn anomalously strong cold snap for mid May standards possibly resulted in some crop damage as temperatures overnight Monday morning of May 15th dropped well into the 30s across western Massachusetts. The coldest locales saw overnight low temperatures fall below freezing.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 20, 20021 eventA large Canadian high pressure slipped south across eastern New York and adjacent western New England during the pre-dawn hours of May 20. The combination of a clear sky and light wind allowed for excellent radiational cooling across the entire area.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 22, 20021 eventA chilly airmass continued to occupy much of eastern New York and adjacent New England during the overnight hours of May 22.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, October 15, 20021 eventA large area of Canadian high pressure built eastward from the Great Lakes to New York and adjacent western New England on the morning of October 16.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 22, 20071 eventAn unseasonably chilly airmass moved into Southern New England behind a cold front on the 21st of May. Several locations in Northern Massachusetts and Southwestern New Hampshire experienced a frost with low temperatures dropping into the lower to mid 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 29, 20081 eventThe combination of an unseasonably cool air mass, mainly clear skies and light winds led to frost formation across portions of eastern New York and western New England during the early morning hours of Thursday May 29th.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, April 29 to 30, 20091 eventThe combination of clear skies and light winds allowed temperatures to fall to near or just below freezing across much of northern Berkshire County early Thursday morning. The growing season already started in this region after a prolonged period of abnormally warm temperatures.
• Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 9 to 10, 20101 eventAn unseasonably cold air mass produced temperatures around freezing across the northern Berkshires during the early morning hours of Monday, May 10th. The growing season started early in this area after a stretch of unusually warm temperatures during April.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.