Autumn Frost and Freeze Info

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The Autumnal Equinox
(official start of the Fall season)
September 22, 2013 at 4:44 pm EDT

Countdown... Leaves falling

Frost & Freeze Dates
The following tables show the dates that have recorded the first, last and average date the minimum temperature has dropped to or below the following temperatures. The data for each site was compiled using the period of record from 1948-2012.

Minimum temperature of 36 degrees
	Columbia	Augusta
Average Date	October 25	October 24
Earliest Date	10/3/1974	9/30/1967
Latest Date	11/14/2003	11/30/1948

Minimum temperature of 32 degrees
	Columbia	Augusta
Average Date	November 3	November 6
Earliest Date	10/4/1974	10/10/2000
Latest Date	12/10/1978	12/20/1948

Minimum temperature of 28 degrees
	Columbia	Augusta
Average Date	November 16	November 17
Earliest Date	10/22/1952 & 1974	10/22/1974
Latest Date	12/19/2011	12/26/1948