Frost dates / North Dakota / Grand Forks

Frost dates in Grand Forks, ND

The station on this page is GRAND FORKS UNIV (NWS), ND US (USC00323621), 0.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 59,845.

Zone 4aUSDA average annual extreme minimum -30°F to -25°F, from ZIP 58201 (4.4 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is May 10. Median first 32°F is October 1. The 50% growing-season length is 144 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%	April 28	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	May 10	Median.
10%	May 24	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%	September 20	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 1	Median.
90%	October 15	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%	161
50%	144
90%	126

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 14	April 30	April 16
First, on or before	September 29	October 12	October 25
Season at least	182 days	163 days	143 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	June 1	May 19	May 7
First, on or before	September 10	September 23	October 3
Season at least	143 days	125 days	105 days

Station GRAND FORKS UNIV (NWS), ND US (USC00323621). Completeness flag S, 27 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 253 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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Grand Forks, ND

Zone 4aAverage annual extreme minimum -30°F to -25°F

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

North Dakota. Nearest qualified station: GRAND FORKS UNIV (NWS), ND US (USC00323621), 0.5 miles. Median last 32°F May 10. Median first 32°F October 1. The 50% growing-season length is 144 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	May 24	May 10	April 28
First 32°F on or before	September 20	October 1	October 15

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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