"Figure 4. Timing of the Last Spring Frost and First Fall Frost in the Contiguous 48 States, 1895-2023",, Source: EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United States: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators,, "Data source: Kunkel, 2024",, Web update: June 2024,, Units: days,, ,, Year,Deviation from average date of last spring frost,Deviation from average date of first fall frost 1895,-0.153333333,-3.508333333 1896,0.206060606,-3.593939394 1897,0.426363636,-3.601363636 1898,0.85030303,-3.683333333 1899,1.110606061,-3.598030303 1900,1.047272727,-3.163636364 1901,1.014545455,-2.75 1902,2.632727273,-2.543636364 1903,2.791818182,-3.25 1904,3.300909091,-3.244545455 1905,3.903636364,-2.62 1906,3.98,-3.051818182 1907,3.711818182,-3 1908,3.852727273,-3.310909091 1909,3.729090909,-2.71 1910,3.849090909,-2.77 1911,4.210909091,-3.718181818 1912,4.519090909,-4.126363636 1913,3.734545455,-3.962727273 1914,3.52,-3.116363636 1915,3.705454545,-2.79 1916,3.340909091,-2.770909091 1917,2.854545455,-2.219090909 1918,3.314545455,-1.981818182 1919,3.532727273,-1.47 1920,3.517272727,-2.03 1921,3.402727273,-2.008181818 1922,3.216363636,-0.970909091 1923,2.835454545,-0.415454545 1924,2.712727273,-0.559090909 1925,2.865454545,-0.97 1926,2.573636364,-0.111818182 1927,2.549090909,-0.210909091 1928,2.591818182,-0.32 1929,1.950909091,-0.282727273 1930,1.24,-0.669090909 1931,0.840909091,-0.187272727 1932,0.440909091,-0.218181818 1933,0.330909091,-0.180909091 1934,-0.16,-0.043636364 1935,-0.086363636,0.428181818 1936,-0.818181818,0.867272727 1937,-1.157272727,-0.549090909 1938,-0.994545455,-0.827272727 1939,-0.451818182,-0.742727273 1940,-0.150909091,-1.025454545 1941,-0.095454545,-0.481818182 1942,0.647272727,-0.321818182 1943,0.454545455,0.025454545 1944,0.29,-0.397272727 1945,0.983636364,-0.213636364 1946,0.922727273,-0.703636364 1947,1.27,-1.428181818 1948,1.581818182,-0.860909091 1949,1.686363636,-0.469090909 1950,1.23,-0.982727273 1951,1.380909091,-0.739090909 1952,1.371818182,-0.950909091 1953,0.616363636,-1.208181818 1954,0.837272727,-1.527272727 1955,1.281818182,-1.165454545 1956,0.878181818,-1.45 1957,0.616363636,-1.221818182 1958,1.189090909,-0.245454545 1959,0.990909091,-0.838181818 1960,0.596363636,-1.130909091 1961,1.435454545,-1.250909091 1962,1.311818182,-1.226363636 1963,1.810909091,-1.09 1964,2.06,-1.117272727 1965,2.145454545,-1.061818182 1966,2.365454545,-0.869090909 1967,2.29,-0.66 1968,2.711818182,-0.13 1969,2.36,-1.548181818 1970,2.236363636,-1.140909091 1971,2.534545455,-1.228181818 1972,1.5,-0.99 1973,1.214545455,-0.925454545 1974,0.819090909,-0.946363636 1975,0.727272727,-1.103636364 1976,0.645454545,-1.013636364 1977,0.053636364,-1.531818182 1978,0.444545455,-1.600909091 1979,0.116363636,-2.157272727 1980,-0.552727273,-1.4 1981,-0.485454545,-0.94 1982,-1.318181818,-0.819090909 1983,-0.937272727,-0.669090909 1984,-0.723636364,-1.227272727 1985,-1.01,-0.861818182 1986,-1.847272727,-1.200909091 1987,-1.817272727,-1.094545455 1988,-2.031818182,-1.485454545 1989,-2.815454545,-0.649090909 1990,-3.217272727,-0.786363636 1991,-2.391818182,-0.445454545 1992,-2.44,-0.299090909 1993,-2.656363636,0.981818182 1994,-3.339090909,0.759090909 1995,-3.997272727,0.930909091 1996,-4.152727273,0.772727273 1997,-3.027272727,1.815454545 1998,-3.425454545,2.019090909 1999,-3.531818182,3.156363636 2000,-3.604545455,2.994545455 2001,-3.707272727,3.195454545 2002,-4.402727273,3.452727273 2003,-4.268181818,3.452727273 2004,-3.997272727,2.777272727 2005,-3.784545455,3.428181818 2006,-3.698181818,4.087272727 2007,-4.348181818,4.077272727 2008,-4.466363636,4.060909091 2009,-4.120909091,4.367272727 2010,-4.351818182,4.8 2011,-4.75,5.455454545 2012,-5.150909091,6.203636364 2013,-5.182727273,6.093636364 2014,-5.750909091,5.965454545 2015,-5.275454545,5.830909091 2016,-4.780909091,6.533636364 2017,-4.494545455,6.540909091 2018,-3.813636364,7.28 2019,-4.249393939,7.308939394 2020,-4.35969697,7.377878788 2021,-3.953636364,6.899545455 2022,-3.432121212,6.233030303 2023,-2.743333333,6.118333333