Sep 22, 2024 - Politics & Policy
Mapped: First freeze
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As summer turns to fall, the first freeze — the first day temperatures reach 32°F or below — can come as soon as late September for the cities in the North or at higher elevations, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick reports.
- Zoom in: The map above is built with data from the nonprofit climate research group Climate Central and is based on the average date of the first fall freeze between 1991 and 2020.
Denver's average first freeze during that period came on Oct. 4, while New Orleans' didn't arrive til Dec. 22.
- Some cities, including L.A. and San Diego, had no freeze at all.
