Mississippi frost dates: Last spring and first autumn frost at every NOAA station, 1991-2020
Across Mississippi's 94 NOAA stations with frost dates, the median last spring frost (32°F) runs from February 12 in Biloxi to April 9 in Iuka; for half of its places it comes after March 17.
- Typical last spring frost
- March 17median of 81 places
- Typical first autumn frost
- November 10median of 81 places
- Earliest last frost
- February 12Biloxi
- Latest last frost
- April 9Iuka
When is the last frost in Mississippi, town by town?
Each date is NOAA's: "after March 17 in half of years" means the last 32°F night of spring came after March 17 in half of the years 1991-2020. By the 1-in-10 date, the last frost has passed in nine years out of ten.
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| Place or station | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | 1 in 10 before | Growing season | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi | February 12 | March 11 | December 14 | November 16 | 301 days | 9a |
| Gulfport Naval Center | February 18 | March 14 | December 14 | November 18 | 300 days | 9a |
| Waveland | February 21 | March 18 | December 3 | November 13 | 287 days | 9a |
| GulfportGulfport - Biloxi Airport | February 23 | March 16 | December 3 | November 12 | 287 days | 9a |
| VicksburgVicksburg City | February 26 | March 16 | November 22 | November 3 | 269 days | 8b |
| PascagoulaPascagoula Lott International Airport | March 1 | March 24 | November 24 | November 5 | 269 days | 9a |
| Belzoni | March 3 | March 24 | November 21 | November 2 | 263 days | – |
| Yazoo City5 mi NNE | March 4 | March 25 | November 24 | November 5 | 267 days | 9a |
| Columbia | March 5 | March 24 | November 19 | November 3 | 262 days | 9a |
| Rolling Fork | March 5 | March 22 | November 20 | November 3 | 261 days | 8b |
| Bay St. LouisBay St Louis Nasa | March 6 | March 27 | November 19 | November 3 | 262 days | – |
| Jackson Hawkins Field | March 6 | March 24 | November 19 | November 4 | 258 days | 8b |
| Hattiesburg (5 mi SW) | March 7 | March 26 | November 23 | November 5 | 261 days | – |
| Minter City | March 7 | March 27 | November 17 | November 1 | 254 days | – |
| SaucierSaucier Experiment Forest | March 7 | March 27 | November 22 | November 4 | 260 days | 9a |
| HattiesburgHattiesburg Chain Municipal Airport | March 8 | March 28 | November 15 | November 1 | 252 days | 8b |
| Moorhead | March 8 | March 27 | November 20 | November 4 | 255 days | 8b |
| Pascagoula (3 mi NE) | March 8 | March 31 | November 19 | November 3 | 256 days | – |
| Picayune | March 9 | March 31 | November 18 | November 3 | 255 days | – |
| D'LoD'lo (2 mi SW) | March 10 | April 1 | November 16 | October 31 | 252 days | 8b |
| PoplarvillePoplarville Experiment Station | March 10 | April 1 | November 21 | November 2 | 257 days | 8b |
| Crystal SpringsCrystal Springs Experiment Station | March 11 | March 30 | November 16 | November 1 | 250 days | 8b |
| McCombMcComb/Pike County/John E Lewis Airport | March 11 | April 2 | November 18 | November 1 | 253 days | 8b |
| Satartia8 mi SW | March 11 | April 1 | November 15 | October 31 | 246 days | – |
| StonevilleStoneville Experiment Station | March 11 | March 28 | November 16 | November 1 | 250 days | 8b |
| Woodville4 mi ESE | March 11 | March 31 | November 17 | November 2 | 251 days | – |
| GreenvilleGreenville Asos | March 12 | March 30 | November 13 | October 30 | 247 days | 8b |
| Laurel | March 12 | April 1 | November 12 | October 30 | 244 days | 8b |
| Monticello | March 12 | April 3 | November 10 | October 23 | 242 days | 9a |
| Columbus | March 13 | April 2 | November 12 | October 30 | 244 days | 8b |
| Greenville station | March 13 | March 31 | November 15 | November 2 | 247 days | – |
| Cleveland | March 14 | April 2 | November 15 | November 1 | 248 days | 8b |
| Hazlehurst5 mi SW | March 14 | April 4 | November 13 | November 1 | 245 days | 8b |
| JacksonJackson International Airport | March 14 | April 2 | November 14 | October 31 | 245 days | 8b |
| Meridian Naas | March 14 | April 1 | November 12 | October 29 | 245 days | 8b |
| P Harrison Archusa | March 14 | April 1 | November 16 | October 31 | 247 days | – |
| Pickens | March 14 | April 6 | November 8 | October 26 | 239 days | – |
| Tunica2 mi N | March 14 | April 2 | November 15 | November 1 | 248 days | – |
| Wiggins | March 14 | April 2 | November 18 | November 1 | 249 days | – |
| Cleveland (3 mi N) | March 15 | April 3 | November 11 | October 28 | 241 days | – |
| Meadville | March 15 | April 7 | November 12 | October 30 | 243 days | – |
| SardisSardis Dam | March 15 | April 4 | November 15 | October 31 | 244 days | 8a |
| Tylertown5 mi ESE | March 15 | April 8 | November 16 | October 31 | 245 days | 8b |
| Clarksdale | March 16 | April 2 | November 12 | October 29 | 243 days | – |
| MeridianMeridian Key Field | March 16 | April 3 | November 12 | October 29 | 239 days | 8b |
| Natchez | March 16 | April 6 | November 9 | October 27 | 237 days | 8b |
| Oakley Experiment Station | March 16 | April 6 | November 6 | October 24 | 236 days | – |
| BrookhavenBrookhaven City | March 17 | April 7 | November 12 | October 26 | 242 days | 8b |
| Collins | March 17 | April 4 | November 12 | October 30 | 238 days | – |
| GreenwoodGreenwood Leflore Airport | March 17 | April 5 | November 5 | October 23 | 231 days | 8a |
| Lambert1 mi W | March 17 | April 5 | November 7 | October 22 | 233 days | – |
| Port Gibson1 mi NE | March 17 | April 7 | November 12 | October 29 | 241 days | 8b |
| Waynesboro2 mi W | March 17 | April 7 | November 9 | October 25 | 237 days | 8b |
| BeaumontBeaumont Expstation | March 18 | April 6 | November 12 | October 29 | 239 days | 8b |
| Kosciusko | March 18 | April 5 | November 11 | October 29 | 239 days | 8a |
| Quitman2 mi NNE | March 18 | April 7 | November 10 | October 23 | 236 days | – |
| Carthage | March 19 | April 7 | November 7 | October 24 | 233 days | – |
| Philadelphia1 mi WSW | March 20 | April 9 | November 9 | October 26 | 235 days | 8b |
| Senatobia | March 20 | April 5 | November 4 | October 22 | 229 days | – |
| Louisville | March 21 | April 9 | November 13 | October 30 | 235 days | 8a |
| Macon3 mi N | March 21 | April 8 | November 7 | October 23 | 231 days | 8a |
| TupeloTupelo Regional Airport | March 21 | April 6 | November 10 | October 29 | 235 days | 8a |
| Tupelo 2 | March 21 | April 7 | November 10 | October 30 | 237 days | 8a |
| VeronaVerona Experiment Station | March 21 | April 6 | November 9 | October 27 | 233 days | 8a |
| Canton4 mi N | March 22 | April 9 | November 6 | October 23 | 230 days | – |
| StarkvilleState University | March 23 | April 13 | November 8 | October 27 | 233 days | 8a |
| Newton5 mi ENE | March 24 | April 10 | November 5 | October 23 | 228 days | 8a |
| Liberty | March 25 | April 15 | November 8 | October 25 | 230 days | – |
| Newton Experiment Station | March 25 | April 12 | November 2 | October 20 | 222 days | 8a |
| Olive Branch | March 26 | April 11 | November 6 | October 25 | 227 days | 8a |
| Batesville2 mi SW | March 28 | April 14 | November 2 | October 21 | 218 days | – |
| Calhoun City | March 28 | April 11 | November 5 | October 23 | 223 days | 8a |
| Forest | March 28 | April 20 | November 2 | October 20 | 221 days | – |
| Grenada | March 28 | April 14 | November 4 | October 21 | 222 days | 8a |
| Hernando | March 28 | April 12 | November 5 | October 25 | 223 days | 8a |
| Houston | March 28 | April 15 | November 1 | October 19 | 220 days | 8a |
| PontotocPontotoc Experiment Station | March 28 | April 12 | November 8 | October 24 | 227 days | 8a |
| Raleigh6 mi N | March 28 | April 15 | November 3 | October 20 | 221 days | 8b |
| Aberdeen | March 29 | April 14 | November 5 | October 24 | 223 days | 8a |
| Ashland | March 29 | April 15 | November 6 | October 22 | 224 days | 7b |
| Eupora2 mi E | March 30 | April 16 | November 4 | October 21 | 218 days | 8a |
| Lexington | March 31 | April 17 | November 1 | October 19 | 218 days | – |
| Booneville | April 1 | April 16 | November 3 | October 21 | 216 days | 8a |
| Fulton3 mi W | April 1 | April 16 | October 31 | October 17 | 212 days | 8a |
| Water Valley | April 1 | April 18 | November 3 | October 22 | 219 days | – |
| Corinth7 mi SW | April 2 | April 17 | November 1 | October 20 | 213 days | 8a |
| Independence1 mi W | April 3 | April 19 | October 31 | October 18 | 212 days | 7b |
| Ripley | April 3 | April 19 | October 30 | October 19 | 210 days | 7b |
| University | April 3 | April 21 | October 31 | October 18 | 210 days | 7b |
| Holly Springs4 mi N | April 6 | April 23 | October 28 | October 14 | 206 days | – |
| Holly Springs (4 mi N) | April 6 | April 23 | October 26 | October 11 | 204 days | – |
| Winona5 mi E | April 7 | April 24 | October 29 | October 16 | 203 days | 8a |
| Hickory Flat | April 8 | April 25 | October 28 | October 14 | 202 days | 7b |
| Iuka | April 9 | April 24 | October 28 | October 15 | 203 days | 7b |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities, growing-season length); station daily lows via ACIS (zone). Growing season: NOAA's median number of days between the last spring and first autumn 32°F night. Zone: the USDA's plant hardiness rule applied to the station's own 1991-2020 coldest nights.