This was the scene at my house this morning. 2008 October 07 brought the first hard frost of autumn and an end to the 2008 growing season. The temperature at my house was 28° Fahrenheit (-2° Celsius). The statistics for the growing season of 2008 are as follows:
Last hard frost of spring: 2008 May 05
Last light frost of spring: 2008 May 28
First light frost of autumn: 2008 September 19
First hard frost of autumn: 2008 October 07
Length of the 2008 growing season: 153 days
The statistics for the growing season of 2007 were:
Last hard frost of spring: 2007 May 14
Last light frost of spring: 2007 May 22
First light frost of autumn: 2007 September 17
First hard frost of autumn: 2007 October 29
Length of the 2008 growing season: 167 days
The statistics for the growing season of 2006 were:
Last hard frost of spring: 2006 May 07
Last light frost of spring: 2006 May 07
First light frost of autumn: 2006 September 29
First hard frost of autumn: 2006 October 06
Length of the 2008 growing season: 151 days
I'm not sure of the spring statistics for 2005 because my wife and I lived in western New York for a brief period of time. The autumn statistics were as follows:
First light frost of autumn: 2005 October 20
First hard frost of autumn: 2005 October 28
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