How Long Til Our First Freeze?

Now that many of us woke up to temperatures in the upper 30s on Saturday morning, the question automatically comes to mind, when will we see our first freeze?

The National Weather Service office in Paducah went to the record books to give us the numbers:

Paducah's average date for the first morning with a 32-degree reading is October 26th. The earliest freezing temperature on record happened on October 3, 1974. The next year, 1975, saw the longest wait for a freeze, until November 13th.

Paducah usually experiences its first hard freeze -- 28 degrees or colder -- by November 6. The earliest hard freeze was on October 8th, 1987. The latest hard freeze held off until the first day of  December in 1978.

After it gets cold, we naturally pine for warmer weather, and the end of freezing weather. Paducah's average date for its final hard freeze is March 26. The most stubborn winter on the books might be 1983, when the final hard freeze held off until April 20th. The quickest relief? 1977, when the last hard freeze happened on February 28th.

On the Net:

Paducah Weather Service freeze data