DFW - Freeze Summary

Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

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Average Number of Freeze Days (1991-2020):

DFW - Freezes (1991-2020)

First and Last Occurrences (1898-2024*):

Average date of first freeze: November 22
Average date of last freeze: March 12
Earliest freeze: Oct 22, 1898 (31°F)
Latest freeze: Apr 13, 1997 (32°F)
Apr 13, 1957 (30°F)
Latest first freeze: Jan 4, 1972 (21°F)
Earliest last freeze: Jan 8, 2017 (20°F)

* data through the winter of 2023-2024

Most and Fewest:

Most in a season: 62 (1977-1978)
Most in a calendar year: 64 (1978)
Fewest in a season: 11 (2016-2017)
Fewest in a calendar year: 9 (1931)
Most in a month: 27 (Jan 1978, Jan 1940)
Most by month...
- October - 3 (1925)
- November - 12 (1959)
- December - 21 (1989, 1963)
- January - 27 (1978, 1940)
- February - 21 (1978, 1905)
- March - 10 (1965)
- April - 2 (1957, 1920)
Greatest number of months in a season with at least one freeze: 7
1898-1899 - October, November, December, January, February, March, April
Only month to record both 32°F and 100°F: Mar 1916 (25°F on the 3rd and 100°F on the 21st)
Most consecutive hours below freezing: 295 (7 am Dec 18 - 2 pm Dec 30, 1983)
Most consecutive hours at or below freezing: 295 (7 am Dec 18 - 2 pm Dec 30, 1983)

Most Consecutive Hours Below Freezing
295 hrs	7 am Dec 18 - 2 pm Dec 30, 1983
178 hrs	1 am Jan 23 - 11 am Jan 30, 1948
170 hrs	9 am Feb 1 - 11 am Feb 8, 1905
158 hrs	12 am Jan 27 - 2 pm Feb 2, 1951
139 hrs	5 pm Feb 13 - 12 pm Feb 19, 2021
139 hrs	5 pm Jan 3 - 12 pm Jan 9, 1942
138 hrs	5 pm Jan 17 - 11 am Jan 23, 1978
136 hrs	6 pm Jan 30 - 10 am Feb 5, 1996

Most Consecutive Hours at or Below Freezing
295 hrs	7 am Dec 18 - 2 pm Dec 30, 1983
211 hrs	3 pm Jan 15 - 10 am Jan 23, 1930
181 hrs	11 pm Dec 28, 1946 - 12 pm Jan 5, 1947
178 hrs	1 am Jan 23 - 11 am Jan 30, 1948
170 hrs	9 am Feb 1 - 11 am Feb 8, 1905
164 hrs	4 pm Jan 16 - 12 pm Jan 23, 1978
158 hrs	12 am Jan 27 - 2 pm Feb 2, 1951
139 hrs*	5 pm Feb 13 - 12 pm Feb 19, 2021
139 hrs^	5 pm Jan 3 - 12 pm Jan 9, 1942
137 hrs	5 pm Jan 30 - 10 am Feb 5, 1996
* An additional 93 hours occurred from 5 pm Feb 9 to 2 pm Feb 13, 2021. The temperature climbed to 33 degrees 3 to 4 pm on Feb 13. Combined with the 139 hours above, this makes a total of 232 nonconsecutive hours.
^ An additional 57 hours occurred from 6 am Jan 1 to 3 pm Jan 3, 1942. The temperature climbed to 33 degrees at 4 pm on Jan 3. Combined with the 139 hours above, this makes a total of 196 nonconsecutive hours.

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DFW - Freeze Summary

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