Frost dates / Utah / Orem

Frost dates in Orem, UT

The station on this page is OREM TRTMT PLT, UT US (USC00426538), 2.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 96,646.

Zone 7aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 0°F to 5°F, from ZIP 84057 (1.2 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 19. Median first 32°F is October 19. The 50% growing-season length is 182 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
90%April 2Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%April 19Median.
10%May 9Later 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
10%October 5Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 19Median.
90%November 3Later 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 longDays
10%205
50%182
90%158

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 20April 1March 13
First, on or beforeOctober 16October 31November 15
Season at least234 days210 days186 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 22May 2April 19
First, on or beforeSeptember 28October 8October 22
Season at least177 days157 days135 days

Station OREM TRTMT PLT, UT US (USC00426538). Completeness flag R, 14 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 1374.6 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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Orem, UT

Zone 7aAverage annual extreme minimum 0°F to 5°F

Median last 32°F is April 19. Median first 32°F is October 19. The 50% growing-season length is 182 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%

Utah. Nearest qualified station: OREM TRTMT PLT, UT US (USC00426538), 2.5 miles. Median last 32°F April 19. Median first 32°F October 19. The 50% growing-season length is 182 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMay 9April 19April 2
First 32°F on or beforeOctober 5October 19November 3

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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