Frost dates / Tennessee / Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

Frost dates in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN

The station on this page is SHELBY BOTTOMS NATURE, TN US (USC00408238), 3.4 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 704,963.

Zone 7bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F, from ZIP 37219 (0.4 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 1. Median first 32°F is October 31. The 50% growing-season length is 213 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 16	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 1	Median.
10%	April 16	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 18	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 31	Median.
90%	November 13	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%	232
50%	213
90%	192

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 5	March 20	March 2
First, on or before	October 26	November 9	November 25
Season at least	260 days	235 days	212 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 4	April 14	March 31
First, on or before	October 9	October 22	November 3
Season at least	210 days	190 days	168 days

Station SHELBY BOTTOMS NATURE, TN US (USC00408238). Completeness flag R, 11 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 123.4 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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Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), 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: SHELBY BOTTOMS NATURE, TN US (USC00408238), 3.4 miles. Median last 32°F April 1. Median first 32°F October 31. The 50% growing-season length is 213 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 16	April 1	March 16
First 32°F on or before	October 18	October 31	November 13

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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