Frost dates / Tennessee / La Vergne

Frost dates in La Vergne, TN

The station on this page is GLADEVILLE, TN US (USC00403465), 8.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 41,430.

Zone 7bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F, from ZIP 37086 (0 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 16. Median first 32°F is October 21. The 50% growing-season length is 187 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 31	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 16	Median.
10%	April 30	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 7	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 21	Median.
90%	November 2	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%	208
50%	187
90%	166

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 19	April 3	March 18
First, on or before	October 16	October 30	November 11
Season at least	229 days	208 days	186 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 12	April 27	April 12
First, on or before	October 1	October 12	October 25
Season at least	187 days	167 days	148 days

Station GLADEVILLE, TN US (USC00403465). Completeness flag R, 18 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 182.9 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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La Vergne, 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: GLADEVILLE, TN US (USC00403465), 8.5 miles. Median last 32°F April 16. Median first 32°F October 21. The 50% growing-season length is 187 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 30	April 16	March 31
First 32°F on or before	October 7	October 21	November 2

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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