The APL freeze dates shown in the following table are the last dates in spring and first dates in fall when the air temperature reached a minimum of 32°F or less. This type of information, when accumulated over a long period of time, is useful for agricultural interests.

Year	Last Freeze Date in Spring	First Freeze Date in Fall	Freeze-Free Growing Season (days)
1996	-	November 3	-
1997	April 10	October 23	195
1998	March 25	November 5	224
1999	March 27	November 4	221
2000	April 13	November 15	215
2001	April 19	October 9	172
2002	April 7	November 2	208
2003	April 1	October 24	205
2004	April 6	November 10	217
2005	March 18	November 12	238
2006	April 9	November 3	207
2007	April 11	November 8	210
2008	April 3
Average	April 5	November 2	210

Questions or comments should be sent to richard.giannola@jhuapl.edu