Last freeze? Here’s when we leave winter behind

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Central Texas continues to pick up the pieces, chainsaw broken tree limbs and watch power restoration numbers climb, you may be ready to leave winter behind.

Based on the 30-year average from 1991-2020, the typical last freeze of winter is not far away for some of us.

In an average year, Austin – Camp Mabry gets its last freeze around Feb. 15. That’s less than two weeks away! The latest freeze of the colder months was in 1914 when we saw a freeze on April 9 that year.

Don’t get too excited though, many of us living away from the urban heat island effect of the downtown area typically will be waiting a few more weeks for our final freeze of the season. For example, at the typically colder Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the average last freeze is not until almost a full month later on March 14!

Here’s a rough approximation of the average final freeze of the colder months in Central Texas:

Average last freeze of the colder months

We average the most freezes of the year in Austin in January with 5, February averages 2 and March barely averages one.

A typical cold season from October to April averages 12 freezes at Austin’s Camp Mabry; we’ve already met that as of February 5.

Freezes this winter compared to average

Site-specific averages

Austin-Camp Mabry:

Average last freeze: February 15
Latest freeze: April 9, 1914
Earliest last freeze: Dec. 25, 1989
Last freeze in 2022: March 12

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Average last freeze: March 14
Latest freeze: April 17, 1999
Earliest last freeze: Dec. 13, 1982
Last freeze in 2022: March 13

Burnet

*NOTE: Data begins 1997*
Average last freeze: March 1
Latest freeze: April 7, 2009
Earliest last freeze: Jan. 8, 2017
Last freeze in 2022: March 13

La Grange

*NOTE: Data begins 2010*
Average last freeze: Feb. 18
Latest freeze: March 13, 2022
Earliest last freeze: Jan. 8, 2017
Last freeze in 2022: March 13

Llano

*NOTE: Several years of missing data*
Average last freeze: March 23
Latest freeze: April 18, 1921
Earliest last freeze: Feb. 20, 1991
Last freeze in 2022: March 20

Stay with the First Warning Weather Team as we track any additional cold weather complications as we head through the rest of the month.

Freeze February 1, 2023 in Pflugerville
Freeze February 1, 2023 in Pflugerville

by: Nick Bannin

Posted: Feb 5, 2023 / 04:49 PM CST

Updated: Feb 5, 2023 / 05:24 PM CST

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Central Texas continues to pick up the pieces, chainsaw broken tree limbs and watch power restoration numbers climb, you may be ready to leave winter behind.

Based on the 30-year average from 1991-2020, the typical last freeze of winter is not far away for some of us.

Here’s a rough approximation of the average final freeze of the colder months in Central Texas:

Average last freeze of the colder months

We average the most freezes of the year in Austin in January with 5, February averages 2 and March barely averages one.

A typical cold season from October to April averages 12 freezes at Austin’s Camp Mabry; we’ve already met that as of February 5.

Freezes this winter compared to average

Site-specific averages

Austin-Camp Mabry:

Average last freeze: February 15Latest freeze: April 9, 1914Earliest last freeze: Dec. 25, 1989Last freeze in 2022: March 12

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Average last freeze: March 14Latest freeze: April 17, 1999Earliest last freeze: Dec. 13, 1982Last freeze in 2022: March 13

Burnet

*NOTE: Data begins 1997*Average last freeze: March 1Latest freeze: April 7, 2009Earliest last freeze: Jan. 8, 2017Last freeze in 2022: March 13

La Grange

*NOTE: Data begins 2010*Average last freeze: Feb. 18Latest freeze: M arch 13, 2022Earliest last freeze: Jan. 8, 2017Last freeze in 2022: March 13

Llano

*NOTE: Several years of missing data*Average last freeze: March 23Latest freeze: April 18, 1921Earliest last freeze: Feb. 20, 1991Last freeze in 2022: March 20

Stay with the First Warning Weather Team as we track any additional cold weather complications as we head through the rest of the month.

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