Frost/Freeze in Utah
Every frost/freeze event the National Weather Service has filed in Utah, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
The most significant on the map
The most significant frost/freeze episodes in Utah.
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The record
- Events
- 169
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $100,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, January 20 to 21, 2007Freezing temperatures resulted in a pipe burst at Juab High School in central Utah.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 16, 2015A large area of low pressure brought exceptionally cool area to the region for mid April. Several zones reported temperatures below freezing.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 15, 2021Skies cleared in the wake of a secondary Pacific trough which led to subfreezing temperatures in several valleys where vegetation was sensitive to damage. Some areas saw a season-ending freeze with this event.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 7, 2022Clouds dissipated in the wake of a cold front which led to strong radiational cooling across eastern Utah. This led to subfreezing temperatures in the valleys where vegetation was sensitive to damage.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 12 to 13, 2022Cold air associated with an unseasonably cold Pacific system filtered into the region in its wake. Even with lingering clouds, this led to subfreezing temperatures in the valleys where vegetation was sensitive to damage.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 23 to 24, 2022An unseasonably cold air mass settled over eastern Utah in the wake of a departing storm system. This led to subfreezing temperatures across numerous lower valleys where vegetation was susceptible to damage.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 13 to 14, 2022Clouds continued to dissipate in the wake of an unseasonably strong cold front which led to enhanced radiational cooling across eastern Utah. This led to subfreezing temperatures in the valleys where vegetation was sensitive to damage.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, March 30, 2005An unseasonably cold airmass resulted in a hard freeze across the lower valleys of east central and southeast Utah. Minimum temperatures ranged from 20 to 31 degrees.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 1, 2005After the start of the growing season, an unseasonably cold airmass resulted in a hard freeze across the lower valleys of east-central and southeast Utah. Minimum temperatures ranged from 15 to 31 degrees.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 21 to 22, 2007Widespread freezing temperatures occurred across the lower elevations of east central and southeast Utah for the first time of the autumn season.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, May 1 to 2, 2008An unseasonably cool and dry airmass allowed temperatures to fall below freezing across much of the lower valleys where the growing season had already begun.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 12, 2008An unseasonably cold airmass over the area caused the first widespread freezing temperatures of the season to occur in most of the lower valleys of eastern Utah.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 29 to 30, 2011High pressure building into Western Colorado behind a cold front allowed skies to clear and brought unusually cold temperatures to the lower river valley elevations.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 18 to 19, 2013Clearing skies and light winds behind a cold front resulted in freezing temperatures across the area.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, May 2, 2013Clearing skies and light winds allowed temperatures to drop below freezing across southeastern Utah.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 17 to 18, 2013A strong cold front pushed through the forecast area, followed by clearing skies which resulted in widespread freezing temperatures.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 17 to 18, 2018Light winds and strong radiational cooling under clearing skies allowed low temperatures to plummet to below freezing across some of the lower valleys in eastern Utah.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 14 to 15, 2018Clear skies and light winds behind a strong cold front brought a season ending freeze to the valleys of east-central and southeast Utah.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 11 to 12, 2019Clearing skies led to enhanced radiational cooling which allowed low temperatures to plummet to below freezing across some of the lower southeast Utah valleys.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 25 to 26, 2020A bitterly cold airmass settled overhead in the wake of a strong cold front. Clearing skies behind the front led to freezing temperatures across eastern Utah. The remaining susceptible valleys saw their season-ending freeze with this event.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 7, 2021Clouds dissipated in the wake of a cold front which led to strong radiational cooling across eastern Utah. This led to subfreezing temperatures in many of the lower valleys where vegetation was sensitive to damage.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 25, 2022Light winds and clear skies in the wake of a departing system allowed temperatures to plummet across portions of eastern Utah. This led to subfreezing temperatures across numerous lower valleys where vegetation was susceptible to damage.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 29 to 30, 2023Clearing skies and a much colder airmass behind a departing low pressure system led to sub-freezing temperatures across all of eastern Utah, including low-elevation valleys.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 6 to 7, 2024An unusually cold air mass had moved in over eastern Utah and western Colorado by the night of April 6th to the 7th. This already cold air was compounded by clear and calm conditions that promoted radiational cooling across much of the region.
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, April 1 to 4, 2025In the wake of a strong spring storm that pushed a potent cold front through the area, clear skies and calm winds allowed temperatures to drop below freezing across much of eastern Utah.
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Sources
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.