Frost dates / Missouri / Columbia

Frost dates in Columbia, MO

The station on this page is COLUMBIA U OF M, MO US (USC00231801), 0.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 130,900.

Zone 6bUSDA average annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F, from ZIP 65216 (0.8 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 5. Median first 32°F is October 31. The 50% growing-season length is 207 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 19	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 5	Median.
10%	April 21	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 17	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 31	Median.
90%	November 14	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%	227
50%	207
90%	187

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 11	March 26	March 8
First, on or before	October 27	November 9	November 27
Season at least	251 days	229 days	206 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 4	April 18	April 2
First, on or before	October 6	October 20	November 1
Season at least	205 days	184 days	165 days

Station COLUMBIA U OF M, MO US (USC00231801). Completeness flag R, 24 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 234.7 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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Columbia, MO

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

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

Missouri. Nearest qualified station: COLUMBIA U OF M, MO US (USC00231801), 0.5 miles. Median last 32°F April 5. Median first 32°F October 31. The 50% growing-season length is 207 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 21	April 5	March 19
First 32°F on or before	October 17	October 31	November 14

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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