Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
388 NOUS41 KILN 030837 PNSILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-032045- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wilmington OH 437 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...FROST/FREEZE HEADLINE INFORMATION... A temperature of 32 degrees fahrenheit has officially been recorded as late as May 25th in Cincinnati, May 16th at Columbus and May 21st at Dayton. However, elements such as topography, urban or rural setting and placement of the recording instrument can create wide variations in temperatures across an area. + National Weather Service temperatures are officially taken at an elevation of five feet above the ground, but the temperature at ground level may be colder. On typical spring nights when frost occurs, the temperatures at the five foot level may read 36 degrees while at ground level it is actually the 32 degrees needed to form frost. The following reference table will give an idea as to when the last freezing temperatures might occur, based on the last 30 years of climatological data (1991 to 2020) at each of the listed locations. Location Avg date Last 32F in one Last 32F in nine last 32F year out of ten years out of ten in Spring (10% probability) (90% probability) ..Southwest Ohio Cincinnati (KLUK) Apr 16 Apr 2 May 3 Hamilton (KHAO) Apr 22 Apr 6 May 10 Milford Apr 23 Apr 9 May 8 Wilmington Apr 17 Apr 3 May 4 ..Central Ohio Circleville Apr 17 Apr 2 May 4 Columbus (KCMH) Apr 18 Apr 4 May 5 Lancaster Apr 22 Apr 7 May 9 Logan Apr 30 Apr 18 May 17 Marysville Apr 19 Apr 5 May 5 Newark Apr 22 Apr 6 May 10 Washington CH Apr 23 Apr 10 May 8 ..Miami Valley Bellefontaine Apr 26 Apr 12 May 12 Celina Apr 27 Apr 12 May 10 Dayton (KDAY) Apr 16 Apr 2 May 3 Eaton Apr 21 Apr 7 May 7 Greenville Apr 23 Apr 9 May 7 Kenton Apr 22 Apr 9 May 7 Springfield Apr 25 Apr 12 May 12 Xenia Apr 18 Apr 3 May 4 ..South Central Ohio Chillicothe Apr 20 Apr 6 May 7 Hillsboro Apr 24 Apr 10 May 11 Portsmouth Apr 17 Apr 3 May 5 ..Kentucky Covington (KCVG) Apr 18 Apr 3 May 7 Maysville Apr 18 Apr 4 May 3 Warsaw Apr 17 Apr 2 May 4 Williamston Apr 11 Mar 28 Apr 30 ..Indiana Brookville Apr 20 Apr 16 May 7 Milan Apr 28 Apr 13 May 16 Richmond Apr 24 Apr 8 May 10 Vevay Apr 9 Mar 26 Apr 25 Frost/freeze headlines have been initiated for the entire NWS Wilmington forecast area. $$