1st Frost-Freeze Thread 2017 - When? (snowfall, average, 2014, precipitation)

[flamingGalah!]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

Not in town, we have hit 29°F only in 2007, 2011 and 2013 in the last 17 years. And high temps those days were in the mid to upper 40's F, so very little time below freezing. And that's not a freeze, a freeze is a temp below 28°F for 5 consecutive hours

Eh? A freeze is a temperature below 32F/0C for any amount of time...

[deneb78]

I think we are going to have an early freeze this year. The weather has already taken a turn for the worst.

[Isleofpalms85]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Might be one of those tough yrs to get it there in Oct. We'll see. What is the mean date for u?



I went with Nov also because rare to go past mid month without one. At least past 7yrs it is.

The average first frost in Indianapolis based on the latest 30 year averages is October 11th; the average first freeze for the same area is October 14th, and the average first hard freeze for Indianapolis occurs on average on November 2nd. Last year Indianapolis logged its latest first frost and freeze on modern record

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by flamingGalah!

Eh? A freeze is a temperature below 32F/0C for any amount of time...

I'm using the NWS's definition of a freeze

Anyways, if you put a one gallon jug of water in a freezer set at 0°C for one hour, it would not freeze, so it makes sense

[flamingGalah!]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

I'm using the NWS's definition of a freeze

Anyways, if you put a one gallon jug of water in a freezer set at 0°C for one hour, it would not freeze, so it makes sense

Their definition of a freeze is 32F/0C, their definition of a "hard freeze" is 28F/-2C.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by flamingGalah!

Their definition of a freeze is 32F/0C, their definition of a "hard freeze" is 28F/-2C.

I always considered 0° to -2° a frost, especially if it's for short duration

[flamingGalah!]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

I always considered 0° to -2° a frost, especially if it's for short duration

In the UK that is a frost and a freeze...

A ground or grass frost would occur if the air temperature was above freezing yet the the ground temperature was below 0C, usually resulting in a visible white frost, an air frost is when the air temperature is below 0C, which is the same thing as a freeze...

[theedgeoflight]

26f this morning.

[bookspage]

Bring it (NJ)

The sooner this ragweed dies, the better.

Hopefully only 20 more days or so

[wawa1992]

I wish it would be in October, long term average is in October, but based on the weather recently I'm going with November 1.