Frost dates / Oregon / Salem

Frost dates in Salem, OR

The station on this page is SALEM MCNARY FLD, OR US (USW00024232), 1.7 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 180,406.

Zone 8bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F, from ZIP 97301 (2.1 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 3. Median first 32°F is November 1. The 50% growing-season length is 212 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 10	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 3	Median.
10%	April 27	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 16	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 1	Median.
90%	November 23	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%	245
50%	212
90%	183

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	March 30	March 2	January 31
First, on or before	October 30	November 22	December 17
Season at least	304 days	264 days	227 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 16	April 30	April 14
First, on or before	October 2	October 18	November 2
Season at least	193 days	171 days	149 days

Station SALEM MCNARY FLD, OR US (USW00024232). Completeness flag R, 21 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 62.5 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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Salem, OR

Zone 8bAverage annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F

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

Oregon. Nearest qualified station: SALEM MCNARY FLD, OR US (USW00024232), 1.7 miles. Median last 32°F April 3. Median first 32°F November 1. The 50% growing-season length is 212 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 27	April 3	March 10
First 32°F on or before	October 16	November 1	November 23

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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