Frost/Freeze in New York

Events

1,030

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$21 million

• Frost and Freeze in New York, May 1, 2008$20 million · 16 eventsThe combination of an unseasonably cold air mass, clear skies and light winds led to widespread freezing temperatures, along with frost across the mid Hudson Valley, Capital District, the Lake George and Saratoga region, and Mohawk Valley of eastern New York during the early…
• Frost and Freeze in New York, May 9 to 11, 2010$445,000 · 19 eventsA very warm spring resulted in an earlier than normal start to the growing season. Crops were two to three weeks ahead of normal. High pressure brought light winds and clear skies to the region ideal conditions for radiational cooling.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, April 28 to 30, 2012$500,000 · 6 eventsSeveral consecutive days of sub-freezing temperatures from the morning of April 28th to the morning of April 30th lead to damaging and possibly devastating killing freezes for various fruit-bearing crops in northern New York.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, April 27 to 30, 201269 eventsRecord warm temperatures in March accelerated the growing season by five to six weeks.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, May 11 to 13, 2010$150,000 · 2 eventsSub-freezing temperatures in the 20s occurred on May 11th and May 13th across interior portions of the Champlain Valley of Vermont/New York and the Connecticut River Valley.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, October 10, 2010$38,000 · 4 eventsCanadian high pressure accompanied by dry air and clear skies allowed temperatures to fall below freezing in areas well away from the Great Lakes. Low temperatures recorded included: Lowville 26, Watertown 31, Whitesville 25 and Limestone 29 degrees.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, October 3, 200327 eventsA cold area of high pressure built across eastern New York during the early morning hours of October 3.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, October 4 to 5, 201927 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 New York, May 18, 202327 eventsAn anomalously strong upper low and surface high overhead resulted in a major cold snap eastern New York the night of May 17th into the morning of May 18th. Strong radiational cooling from clear skies resulted in widespread overnight low temperatures in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, October 15, 200224 eventsA 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 New York, June 1, 200923 eventsThe combination of an unseasonably cool air mass in place, clear skies and light winds resulted in widespread frost across eastern New York, with some areas experiencing a freeze, during the early morning hours of Monday June 1st.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, May 10 to 11, 201023 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced temperatures in the mid 20s to lower 30s across east central New York during the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 11th.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, May 20, 200222 eventsA 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 New York, May 19, 200920 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced freezing temperatures across the much of eastern New York 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 New York, April 4 to 6, 201220 eventsA large area of Canadian high pressure settled over the Great Lakes region. The clear skies and light winds allowed overnight temperatures to fall below freezing.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, October 6, 200418 eventsA Canadian airmass descended southward, ushering in the first killing frost and freeze of the season, officially ending the growing season across the Lake George Saratoga region, and elevated terrain to the west and east of the Hudson Valley.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, May 17 to 19, 200917 eventsCold high pressure remained over the region. For two consecutive nights, clear skies and light winds resulted in temperatures dropping well into the 20's in some spots. The cold temperatures damaged early season vine crops including berries and grapes.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, October 11 to 12, 200917 eventsUnseasonably cold Canadian high pressure built across the lower Great Lakes region and settled over New York State. Mainly clear skies, light winds and plenty of cold, dry air associated with this system provided ideal conditions for a hard freeze to occur.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, April 24, 201017 eventsMuch above normal temperatures during early April resulted in an early start to the growing season across portions of east central New York.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, April 27 to 28, 201217 eventsHigh pressure settled over the Great Lakes region. The clear skies and light winds allowed overnight temperatures to fall well below freezing. The freeze followed an exceptionally warm March which put the growing season some three to four weeks ahead of normal.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, April 29 to 30, 201217 eventsHigh pressure settled over the Great Lakes region. The clear skies and light winds allowed overnight temperatures to fall below freezing. The freeze followed an exceptionally warm March which put the growing season some three to four weeks ahead of normal.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, April 17 to 18, 201217 eventsHigh pressure settled over the Great Lakes region. The clear skies and light winds allowed overnight temperatures to fall below freezing. While not usual for mid April, it followed an exceptionally warm March which initiated the growing season some three to four weeks early.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, October 12 to 13, 201217 eventsArctic high pressure built across the region. The clear skies and light winds that accompanied the high allowed temperatures to fall well below freezing. The hard freeze brought an end to the 2012 growing season.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, May 12, 202017 eventsA very cold pattern persisted from April into the growing season across most of the northeastern United States. This allowed for widespread accumulating snows periodically along with unseasonable cold temperatures to persist through the first half of May.
• Frost and Freeze in New York, May 13, 202017 eventsA very cold pattern persisted from April into the growing season across most of the northeastern United States. This allowed for widespread accumulating snows periodically along with unseasonable cold temperatures to persist through the first half of May.

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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.