Ranson corporation, WV 25438 Frost Dates
Ranson corporation, WV: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/22, roughly 183 days after the last spring frost.
Ranson corporation sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 8 weeks until Ranson corporation's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/03 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/12 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Ranson corporation against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 183 frost-free days, Ranson corporation places 23,831 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 384 of 885.
Learn more
Before leaning on 25438's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Ranson corporation can differ from the 25438 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Ranson corporation's frost date answer different questions.