Fall Freeze Information

Fall freeze information for the Tennessee Valley. 

Fall weather conditions can be quite variable here in the Tennessee Valley.  While fall may often begin with warm temperatures, colder temperatures will eventually occur, and most locations will begin to experience freezing temperatures during the mid-October to mid-November period.  Although, earlier and later first freezes have occurred, as you can see from the information in the table below.  

This table contains average first freeze dates for fall here in the central Tennessee Valley.  A freeze is defined by temperatures at or below 32ºF, while a hard freeze is defined by temperatures at or below 28ºF.  The earliest first freeze and latest first freeze on record are also included for each site, including the year in which they occurred.  

Please note that small gaps exist in the data and some years contain incomplete information.  Where gaps were considerably large, the break in the period of record was noted, as in the case for Guntersville.  Freezing temperature records were included in the statistics for years that only contained a complete or nearly complete dataset during the fall freeze period. 

If you have any questions or comments about the spring freeze information, please send an email to the NWS Huntsville webmaster account at sr-hun.webmaster@noaa.gov.