Autumn Freeze Climate Information

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Autumn Freeze Dates

The following tables show the earliest, normal, and latest dates that our 5 climate sites: Roanoke, Lynchburg, Danville, Blacksburg and Bluefield had a freeze, meaning low temperatures at or below 32 degrees F. This is based on the period of record which is listed next to each station.

Roanoke, VA (1912 - 2016)
Average Date	October 22nd
Earliest Date	September 29th, 1942
Latest Date	November 19th, 2002

Lynchburg, VA (1893 - 2016)
Average Date	October 25th
Earliest Date	October 2nd, 2003
Latest Date	November 16th, 1946

Danville, VA (1948 - 2016)
Average Date	October 27th
Earliest Date	October 3rd, 1974
Latest Date	November 17th, 1970

Blacksburg, VA (1952 - 2016)
Average Date	October 10th
Earliest Date	September 5th, 1982
Latest Date	November 8th, 2004

Bluefield, WV (1959 - 2016)
Average Date	October 21st
Earliest Date	September 24th, 1989
Latest Date	November 12th, 2016

Below is a map for the average (50%) date of the first Fall freeze. This map uses data from a slightly different timeframe from the data above. The data below was compiled using the NCDC Climate data from the 30 year period of record spanning the years between 1981 and 2010. This difference in time periods accounts for the slight difference in the Median dates for the first freeze.