Frost dates / Tennessee / Columbia

Frost dates in Columbia, TN

The station on this page is COLUMBIA 3 WNW, TN US (USC00401957), 2.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 48,812.

Zone 7bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F, from ZIP 38401 (1.3 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 10. Median first 32°F is October 27. The 50% growing-season length is 199 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 26	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 10	Median.
10%	April 26	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%	October 27	Median.
90%	November 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%	220
50%	199
90%	179

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 14	March 29	March 8
First, on or before	October 23	November 5	November 21
Season at least	246 days	221 days	199 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 7	April 23	April 8
First, on or before	October 6	October 18	October 30
Season at least	196 days	177 days	158 days

Station COLUMBIA 3 WNW, TN US (USC00401957). 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 198.1 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, TN

Zone 7bAverage annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F

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

Tennessee. Nearest qualified station: COLUMBIA 3 WNW, TN US (USC00401957), 2.5 miles. Median last 32°F April 10. Median first 32°F October 27. The 50% growing-season length is 199 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 26	April 10	March 26
First 32°F on or before	October 16	October 27	November 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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