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Freeze Summary for Dallas/Fort Worth
Average Number of Freeze Days (1981-2010):
DFW - Freezes (1981-2010)
First and Last Occurrences (1898-2013*): Average date of first freeze: November 22 Average date of last freeze: March 13 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: Feb 5, 2000 (30°F) * data through the winter of 2012-2013
Most and Fewest: Most in a season: 62 (1977-78) Most in a calendar year: 64 (1978) Fewest in a season: 14 (2011-12, 1999-2000, 1931-32, 1930-31) 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 1898-99 - 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 Jan 3 - 12 pm Jan 9 1942 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
178 hrs 1 am Jan 23 - 11 am Jan 30, 1948 170 hrs 9 am Feb 1 - 11 am Feb 8, 1905 163 hrs 5 pm Jan 16 - 12 pm Jan 23, 1978 158 hrs 12 am Jan 27 - 2 pm Feb 2, 1951 139 hrs* 5 pm Jan 3 - 12 pm Jan 9 1942 137 hrs 5 pm Jan 30 - 10 am Feb 5, 1996 * An additional 58 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 197 inconsecutive hours
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