Frost dates / Indiana / Columbus

Frost dates in Columbus, IN

The station on this page is COLUMBUS, IN US (USC00121747), 2.9 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 51,970.

Zone 6bUSDA average annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F, from ZIP 47203 (4.9 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 11. Median first 32°F is October 25. The 50% growing-season length is 195 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	March 31	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 11	Median.
10%	April 30	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 12	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 25	Median.
90%	November 7	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	213
50%	195
90%	173

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 14	April 1	March 16
First, on or before	October 24	November 5	November 22
Season at least	240 days	218 days	198 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 10	April 24	April 10
First, on or before	October 4	October 15	October 27
Season at least	190 days	172 days	152 days

Station COLUMBUS, IN US (USC00121747). Completeness flag S, 30 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 185.6 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Columbus, IN

Zone 6bAverage annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Indiana. Nearest qualified station: COLUMBUS, IN US (USC00121747), 2.9 miles. Median last 32°F April 11. Median first 32°F October 25. The 50% growing-season length is 195 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 30	April 11	March 31
First 32°F on or before	October 12	October 25	November 7

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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