Frost dates / Washington / Sammamish

Frost dates in Sammamish, WA

The station on this page is SNOQUALMIE FALLS, WA US (USC00457773), 10.1 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 66,474.

Zone 8bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F, from ZIP 98075 (0.6 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is March 30. Median first 32°F is November 7. The 50% growing-season length is 223 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%March 4Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 30Median.
10%April 21Later 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 22Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 7Median.
90%December 1Later 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%252
50%223
90%195

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 25February 27January 16
First, on or beforeNovember 6November 29December 31
Season at least319 days277 days236 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 13April 26April 8
First, on or beforeOctober 4October 22November 7
Season at least206 days180 days156 days

Station SNOQUALMIE FALLS, WA US (USC00457773). 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 134.1 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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Sammamish, WA

Zone 8bAverage annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F

Median last 32°F is March 30. Median first 32°F is November 7. The 50% growing-season length is 223 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%

Washington. Nearest qualified station: SNOQUALMIE FALLS, WA US (USC00457773), 10.1 miles. Median last 32°F March 30. Median first 32°F November 7. The 50% growing-season length is 223 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterApril 21March 30March 4
First 32°F on or beforeOctober 22November 7December 1

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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