Northwest Kansas
Avg. Fall
Avg. Spring
Frost-Free Days
Atwood
29 Sept
08 May
144
Colby
02 Oct
04 May
151
Goodland
06 Oct
03 May
156
Hill City
07 Oct
25 Apr
167
Hoxie
05 Oct
28 Apr
160
Leoti
09 Oct
01 May
161
Norton
08 Oct
30 Apr
164
Oakley
13 Oct
171
Oberlin
149
Russell Springs
01 Oct
Saint Francis
157
Sharon Springs
Tribune
Eastern Colorado
Burlington
153
Cheyenne Wells
03 Oct
05 May
150
Flagler
27 Sep
13 May
138
Idalia
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Kit Carson
30 Sep
10 May
141
Wray
146
Yuma
07 May
147
Southwest Nebraska
Benkelman
10 Oct
152
McCook
163
Trenton
02 May
162
The above table depicts the average date of the first freeze in the fall, the average date of the last freezing in the spring, and the total number of frost free days per year.
Information for this table was obtained from the following sources:
Kansas State Climatologist
High Plains Climate Center
