Dictionary term
Frost Date
Direct answer
Frost Date: A Frost Date is a climatological estimate or probability date associated with the first or last occurrence of a stated cold-temperature threshold.
A Frost Date estimates seasonal freeze timing from local climate records.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Also appears in
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Frost Date with location, threshold, probability level, observation height, and climate-normal period.
- Do not use it for
- Do not treat a Frost Date as a forecast; follow current National Weather Service frost and freeze products.
- Reference category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Related terms
- Cooling Degree Day, Phenology, Astronomical Season, Equinox
The story behind Frost Date
Station records enabled agricultural services to replace folklore dates with probability-based freeze climatology.
Frost Date in spiritual tradition
Spiritually, frost-date planning balances seasonal trust with practical readiness for uncertainty.
The Great Almanac frames Frost Date with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
Frost Date in the Bible
This is a factual calendar, astronomy, Earth-science, cultural-history, or observational reference. It can support wonder and practical planning without becoming a claim of fate, spiritual causation, or private revelation.
Frost Date in numerology
Frost Date is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Frost Date matters
Gardeners and growers need a risk window rather than a guarantee that cold will stop or start on one date.
Example in a reading: A published last-spring 32-degree date at 50-percent probability means later freezes remain possible.
Interpretive caution: Do not treat a Frost Date as a forecast; follow current National Weather Service frost and freeze products.
How Frost Date is used in a reading
Use Frost Date with location, threshold, probability level, observation height, and climate-normal period.
Where interpretation stops
Frost Date is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- NOAA NCEI: U.S. Climate Normals - Official methodology and data for climate normals, degree days, growing seasons, and freeze dates.
The page starts with a direct definition, then separates use, example, caution, spiritual meaning, and historical context. For astrology, occult, demonology, curse, and spiritual warfare terms, the editorial rule is to explain the term without making fear-based, fatalistic, medical, legal, financial, or ritual-instruction claims.
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