Frost dates / Washington / Spokane

Frost dates in Spokane, WA

The station on this page is SPOKANE FELTS FLD, WA US (USW00094176), 5.3 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 230,609.

Zone 7aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 0°F to 5°F, from ZIP 99201 (0.3 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 26. Median first 32°F is October 15. The 50% growing-season length is 170 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%	April 10	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 26	Median.
10%	May 10	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%	September 30	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 15	Median.
90%	October 31	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%	193
50%	170
90%	149

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 26	April 4	March 16
First, on or before	October 11	October 27	November 13
Season at least	231 days	205 days	179 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 25	May 9	April 27
First, on or before	September 19	October 1	October 15
Season at least	162 days	143 days	124 days

Station SPOKANE FELTS FLD, WA US (USW00094176). Completeness flag R, 22 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 595.3 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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Spokane, WA

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

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

Washington. Nearest qualified station: SPOKANE FELTS FLD, WA US (USW00094176), 5.3 miles. Median last 32°F April 26. Median first 32°F October 15. The 50% growing-season length is 170 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	May 10	April 26	April 10
First 32°F on or before	September 30	October 15	October 31

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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