Frost dates / Wyoming / Cheyenne

Frost dates in Cheyenne, WY

The station on this page is CHEYENNE WFO, WY US (USC00481676), 1.8 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 65,704.

Zone 5bUSDA average annual extreme minimum -15°F to -10°F, from ZIP 82005 (4.2 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is May 14. Median first 32°F is October 1. The 50% growing-season length is 139 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%May 3Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%May 14Median.
10%May 28Later 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%September 17Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%October 1Median.
90%October 14Later 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%155
50%139
90%119

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMay 17May 3April 20
First, on or beforeSeptember 27October 10October 23
Season at least175 days157 days137 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJune 7May 26May 13
First, on or beforeSeptember 11September 24October 5
Season at least136 days120 days101 days

Station CHEYENNE WFO, WY US (USC00481676). 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 1865.1 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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Cheyenne, WY

Zone 5bAverage annual extreme minimum -15°F to -10°F

Median last 32°F is May 14. Median first 32°F is October 1. The 50% growing-season length is 139 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%

Wyoming. Nearest qualified station: CHEYENNE WFO, WY US (USC00481676), 1.8 miles. Median last 32°F May 14. Median first 32°F October 1. The 50% growing-season length is 139 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMay 28May 14May 3
First 32°F on or beforeSeptember 17October 1October 14

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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