Frost dates / Louisiana / Lake Charles

Frost dates in Lake Charles, LA

The station on this page is LAKE CHARLES, LA US (USW00003937), 5.1 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 81,157.

Zone 9aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 20°F to 25°F, from ZIP 70601 (1.9 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is February 14. Median first 32°F is December 7. The 50% growing-season length is 299 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%	January 16	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	February 14	Median.
10%	March 11	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%	November 14	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	December 7	Median.
90%	January 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%	333
50%	299
90%	262

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	February 28	January 27	December 31
First, on or before	December 3	January 3	February 1
Season at least	365 days	336 days	297 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	March 24	March 2	February 8
First, on or before	November 4	November 23	December 13
Season at least	296 days	263 days	236 days

Station LAKE CHARLES, LA US (USW00003937). 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 99.4%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 4 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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Lake Charles, LA

Zone 9aAverage annual extreme minimum 20°F to 25°F

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

Louisiana. Nearest qualified station: LAKE CHARLES, LA US (USW00003937), 5.1 miles. Median last 32°F February 14. Median first 32°F December 7. The 50% growing-season length is 299 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	March 11	February 14	January 16
First 32°F on or before	November 14	December 7	January 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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