Frost dates / Nebraska / Bellevue

Frost dates in Bellevue, NE

The station on this page is OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD, NE US (USW00014942), 11.6 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 64,777.

Zone 6aUSDA average annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F, from ZIP 68056 (1.8 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 18. Median first 32°F is October 21. The 50% growing-season length is 185 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
90%April 5Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 18Median.
10%April 30Later 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
10%October 6Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 21Median.
90%November 1Later 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 longDays
10%204
50%185
90%163

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 21April 8March 24
First, on or beforeOctober 17October 30November 11
Season at least223 days204 days185 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 11April 28April 14
First, on or beforeSeptember 27October 10October 23
Season at least184 days165 days147 days

Station OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD, NE US (USW00014942). 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 299.3 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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Bellevue, NE

Zone 6aAverage annual extreme minimum -10°F to -5°F

Median last 32°F is April 18. Median first 32°F is October 21. The 50% growing-season length is 185 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%

Nebraska. Nearest qualified station: OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD, NE US (USW00014942), 11.6 miles. Median last 32°F April 18. Median first 32°F October 21. The 50% growing-season length is 185 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterApril 30April 18April 5
First 32°F on or beforeOctober 6October 21November 1

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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