Frost dates / Virginia / Chesapeake

Frost dates in Chesapeake, VA

The station on this page is FENTRESS NAAS, VA US (USW00013762), 9.3 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 254,997.

Zone 8aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 10°F to 15°F, from ZIP 23322 (4.1 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is March 23. Median first 32°F is November 18. The 50% growing-season length is 240 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 5	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	March 23	Median.
10%	April 7	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%	November 4	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 18	Median.
90%	December 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%	268
50%	240
90%	219

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	March 27	March 10	February 17
First, on or before	November 14	December 2	December 31
Season at least	300 days	270 days	242 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 18	April 3	March 19
First, on or before	October 25	November 6	November 24
Season at least	238 days	216 days	196 days

Station FENTRESS NAAS, VA US (USW00013762). 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 4.9 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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Chesapeake, VA

Zone 8aAverage annual extreme minimum 10°F to 15°F

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

Virginia. Nearest qualified station: FENTRESS NAAS, VA US (USW00013762), 9.3 miles. Median last 32°F March 23. Median first 32°F November 18. The 50% growing-season length is 240 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 7	March 23	March 5
First 32°F on or before	November 4	November 18	December 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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