Waco - Freeze Summary

Another Round of Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow in California; Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast

Another round of heavy rainfall will renew concerns for additional flash flooding and landslides in southern California around burn scars and coastal mountain ranges. A low pressure system is bringing enhanced snowfall downwind from the lower Great Lakes into the Northeast mountain ranges. Above average temperatures will challenge or break daily record high temperatures across the southern Plains. Read More >

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Average Number of Freeze Days (1991-2020):

Waco - Freezes (1991-2020)

First and Last Occurrences (1902-2024*):

Average date of first freeze: November 21
Average date of last freeze: March 11
Earliest freeze: Oct 24, 1917 (32°F)
Latest freeze: Apr 15, 2014 (31°F)
Apr 15, 1983 (31°F)
Latest first freeze: Dec 21, 1998 (28°F)
Earliest last freeze: Feb 5, 2000 (27°F)

* data through the winter of 2023-2024

Most and Fewest:

Most in a season: 70 (2013-2014)
Most in a calendar year: 62 (2022)
Fewest in a season: 11 (1952-1953, 1902-1903)
Fewest in a calendar year: 8 (1931, 1921)
Most in a month: 25 (Jan 1940, Dec 1909)
Most by month...
- October - 3 (1917)
- November - 12 (1959)
- December - 25 (1909)
- January - 25 (1940)
- February - 17 (1936)
- March - 9 (1965, 1932)
- April - 2 (1987)
Only month to record both 32°F and 100°F: Mar 1971 (29°F on the 3rd and 100°F on the 28th)
Most consecutive hours below freezing: 205 (10 pm Feb 10 - 11 am Feb 19, 2021)
Most consecutive hours at or below freezing: 205 (10 pm Feb 10 - 11 am Feb 19, 2021)

Another Round of Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow in California; Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast

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