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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1057 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE GROWING SEASON IS ABOUT TO BEGIN ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND
ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ALBANY WILL BE ISSUING FREEZE
WARNINGS DURING THE GROWING SEASON WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS
FORECAST TO BE 32 DEGREES OR LOWER...AND FROST ADVISORIES WILL BE
ISSUED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS FORECAST TO BE 33 TO 36 DEGREES.
THE GROWING SEASON FOR A GIVEN AREA STARTS ON THE MEDIAN DATE OF
THE LAST SPRING FREEZE FOR GROUPS OF ZONES. ZONES WHERE THE MEDIAN
DATE OF THE LAST SPRING FREEZE FALLS WITHIN DAYS 1 TO 10 OF THE
MONTH...11 TO 20 OF THE MONTH AND 21 TO 30 OR 31 OF THE MONTH HAVE
BEEN GROUPED TOGETHER. THE MID POINT OF EACH GROUP IS USED AS THE
STARTING DATE FOR THE GROWING SEASON.

THE MID HUDSON VALLEY....GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE
SARATOGA REGION AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY WILL HAVE THEIR
GROWING SEASON START ON MAY 5TH. SPECIFICALLY THIS INCLUDES NEW
YORK ZONES 41...43...49...50...52...53...59...60...64...65...83...84...AND
CONNECTICUT ZONE 13.

THE MOHAWK VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS...TACONICS...SOUTHWEST VERMONT...THE
BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS WILL HAVE THEIR GROWING SEASON
START ON MAY 15TH. SPECIFICALLY THIS INCLUDES NEW YORK ZONES
38...39...40...47...48...51...54...58...61...63...66...AS WELL AS
VERMONT ZONE 13...MASSACHUSETTS ZONES 1 AND 25...AND CONNECTICUT
ZONE 1.

EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT WILL HAVE THEIR GROWING SEASON START ON
MAY 20TH. SPECIFICALLY THIS INCLUDES VERMONT ZONE 15.

THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF
VERMONT WILL HAVE THEIR GROWING SEASON START ON MAY 25TH.
SPECIFICALLY THIS INCLUDES NEW YORK ZONES 32...33...42 AND 82 AS
WELL AS VERMONT ZONE 14.

THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU OF WHEN TO LOOK FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
FREEZE WARNINGS AND OR FROST ADVISORIES IN YOUR AREA SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

IN ADDITION...IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHEN THE MEDIAN DATE OF
THE LAST FREEZING TEMPERATURE OCCURS IN YOUR AREA IN EASTERN NEW
YORK OR ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

THE FOLLOWING IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY...AND MAY NOT INDICATE THE
SPECIFIC DATE FOR YOUR LOCATION. HOWEVER...THE INFORMATION COULD
BE VERY USEFUL IF YOU HAVE MADE LONG TERM TEMPERATURE COMPARISONS
BETWEEN ANY OF THE LOCATIONS LISTED AND YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION.

BASED ON THE MOST RECENT 30 YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL PERIOD FROM 1981
TO 2010...IN HALF OF THE YEARS THE LAST TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES
IN THE SPRING OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE DATE LISTED...AND IN HALF OF
THE YEARS THE LAST TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES IN THE SPRING
OCCURRED AFTER THE DATE LISTED...

IN CONNECTICUT...
BAKERSVILLE...MAY 9.
BULLS BRIDGE...MAY 2.
FALLS VILLAGE...MAY 11.
NORFOLK...MAY 5.
SHEPAUG DAM...MAY 10.
WIGWAM RESERVOIR...MAY 14.

IN MASSACHUSETTS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...MAY 2.
LENNOXDALE...MAY 11.
NORTH ADAMS...MAY 7.
PITTSFIELD...MAY 7.

IN NEW YORK...
ALBANY AIRPORT...APRIL 28.
ALCOVE DAM...MAY 5.
BIG MOOSE...MAY 27.
CAIRO...MAY 2.
COBLESKILL...MAY 9.
CONKLINGVILLE DAM...MAY 2.
COPAKE...MAY 10.
EAST JEWETT...MAY 23.
GLENHAM...APRIL 18.
GLENS FALLS AIRPORT...MAY 13.
GLENS FALLS FARM...MAY 18.
GLOVERSVILLE...MAY 6.
GRAFTON...MAY 4.
HUDSON...APRIL 29.
INDIAN LAKE...MAY 25.
LITTLE FALLS...MAY 7.
MOHONK LAKE...APRIL 19.
OLD FORGE...MAY 24.
PLATTE CLOVE...MAY 11.
POUGHKEEPSIE...APRIL 29.
RHINEBECK...MAY 15.
SALEM...MAY 10.
SARATOGA SPRINGS...MAY 5.
SLIDE MOUNTAIN...MAY 7.
STILLWATER RESERVOIR...MAY 18.
STORMVILLE...APRIL 22.
TROY..APRIL 22.
VALATIE...APRIL 30.
WHITEHALL...APRIL 30.

IN VERMONT...
BALL MOUNTAIN LAKE...MAY 15.
BELLOWS FALLS...MAY 1.
BENNINGTON...MAY 10.
POWNAL...MAY 7.
READSBORO...MAY 12.
SUNDERLAND...MAY 16.
VERNON...MAY 3.

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