First freeze 2026 · Kansas City, MO
When is Kansas City's first freeze?
None yet through Nov 7, 13 days past the normal date (Oct 25). 26 of 138 falls since 1888 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
- This fall
- None yet
- Normal date
- Oct 25 (1991-2020 median)
- Earliest on record
- Sep 22, 1995
- Latest on record
- Nov 24, 1931
- Record since
- 1888 (138 falls)
- Station
- Kansas City International Airport
- Coldest so far
- 35°F on Oct 17
- Hard freeze (28°F)
- None yet through Nov 7, 8 days past the normal date (Oct 30). 61 of 138 falls since 1888 went past Nov 7 without a hard freeze.
Common questions
When is Kansas City's first freeze?
Around Oct 25. That is the median date of the first freeze (a low of 32°F or colder) at Kansas City International Airport over the 1991-2020 falls, our calculation from NOAA's record.
Has Kansas City had its first freeze this fall?
None yet through Nov 7, 13 days past the normal date (Oct 25). 26 of 138 falls since 1888 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
What is the earliest first freeze on record in Kansas City?
Sep 22, 1995, in a record that goes back to 1888.
What is the latest first freeze on record in Kansas City?
Nov 24, 1931.
Every fall on record
| Season | Date | Low |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nov 1 | 31°F |
| 2024 | Oct 16 | 30°F |
| 2023 | Oct 28 | 30°F |
| 2022 | Oct 18 | 25°F |
| 2021 | Nov 2 | 32°F |
| 2020 | Oct 26 | 28°F |
| 2019 | Oct 12 | 29°F |
| 2018 | Oct 15 | 30°F |
| 2017 | Oct 28 | 27°F |
| 2016 | Nov 12 | 31°F |
| 2015 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 2014 | Oct 31 | 31°F |
| 2013 | Oct 23 | 30°F |
| 2012 | Oct 6 | 32°F |
| 2011 | Oct 19 | 31°F |
| 2010 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 2009 | Oct 18 | 31°F |
| 2008 | Oct 27 | 30°F |
| 2007 | Nov 1 | 27°F |
| 2006 | Oct 13 | 31°F |
| 2005 | Nov 10 | 30°F |
| 2004 | Nov 5 | 32°F |
| 2003 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 2002 | Oct 13 | 31°F |
| 2001 | Oct 27 | 26°F |
| 2000 | Oct 6 | 32°F |
| 1999 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1998 | Nov 5 | 32°F |
| 1997 | Oct 26 | 31°F |
| 1996 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 1995 | Sep 22 | 31°F |
| 1994 | Oct 25 | 28°F |
| 1993 | Oct 10 | 29°F |
| 1992 | Oct 27 | 31°F |
| 1991 | Oct 6 | 31°F |
| 1990 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 1989 | Oct 19 | 27°F |
| 1988 | Oct 26 | 31°F |
| 1987 | Oct 3 | 31°F |
| 1986 | Oct 14 | 32°F |
| 1985 | Oct 1 | 31°F |
| 1984 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 1983 | Nov 10 | 31°F |
| 1982 | Oct 20 | 32°F |
| 1981 | Oct 23 | 26°F |
| 1980 | Oct 25 | 29°F |
| 1979 | Oct 13 | 27°F |
| 1978 | Nov 7 | 30°F |
| 1977 | Nov 10 | 31°F |
| 1976 | Oct 8 | 31°F |
| 1975 | Oct 25 | 30°F |
| 1974 | Nov 6 | 30°F |
| 1973 | Nov 3 | 30°F |
| 1972 | Oct 18 | 28°F |
| 1971 | Nov 6 | 26°F |
| 1970 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1969 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1968 | Nov 7 | 31°F |
| 1967 | Nov 4 | 28°F |
| 1966 | Oct 16 | 31°F |
| 1965 | Nov 9 | 26°F |
| 1964 | Nov 19 | 31°F |
| 1963 | Nov 13 | 29°F |
| 1962 | Nov 4 | 30°F |
| 1961 | Nov 2 | 30°F |
| 1960 | Oct 20 | 30°F |
| 1959 | Nov 5 | 20°F |
| 1958 | Nov 18 | 30°F |
| 1957 | Oct 25 | 31°F |
| 1956 | Nov 8 | 31°F |
| 1955 | Nov 2 | 32°F |
| 1954 | Oct 31 | 30°F |
| 1953 | Nov 5 | 31°F |
| 1952 | Oct 6 | 32°F |
| 1951 | Oct 31 | 32°F |
| 1950 | Nov 4 | 27°F |
| 1949 | Oct 31 | 26°F |
| 1948 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1947 | Nov 8 | 32°F |
| 1946 | Nov 12 | 32°F |
| 1945 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1944 | Nov 21 | 32°F |
| 1943 | Oct 15 | 32°F |
| 1942 | Oct 25 | 31°F |
| 1941 | Oct 28 | 29°F |
| 1940 | Nov 6 | 31°F |
| 1939 | Oct 30 | 30°F |
| 1938 | Nov 6 | 32°F |
| 1937 | Oct 14 | 29°F |
| 1936 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 1935 | Oct 6 | 31°F |
| 1934 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1933 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1932 | Nov 8 | 30°F |
| 1931 | Nov 24 | 28°F |
| 1930 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1929 | Nov 19 | 26°F |
| 1928 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1927 | Nov 5 | 32°F |
| 1926 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1925 | Oct 19 | 28°F |
| 1924 | Nov 14 | 30°F |
| 1923 | Oct 30 | 29°F |
| 1922 | Nov 14 | 32°F |
| 1921 | Nov 10 | 32°F |
| 1920 | Nov 2 | 31°F |
| 1919 | Oct 28 | 28°F |
| 1918 | Nov 22 | 28°F |
| 1917 | Oct 12 | 30°F |
| 1916 | Oct 19 | 28°F |
| 1915 | Nov 14 | 27°F |
| 1914 | Oct 27 | 30°F |
| 1913 | Oct 20 | 27°F |
| 1912 | Nov 1 | 29°F |
| 1911 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1910 | Oct 28 | 29°F |
| 1909 | Oct 12 | 28°F |
| 1908 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 1907 | Nov 10 | 25°F |
| 1906 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 1905 | Oct 31 | 32°F |
| 1904 | Nov 11 | 30°F |
| 1903 | Nov 16 | 25°F |
| 1902 | Nov 17 | 32°F |
| 1901 | Nov 3 | 30°F |
| 1900 | Nov 8 | 27°F |
| 1899 | Nov 2 | 30°F |
| 1898 | Oct 17 | 32°F |
| 1897 | Nov 2 | 31°F |
| 1896 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1895 | Oct 28 | 26°F |
| 1894 | Oct 31 | 31°F |
| 1893 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1892 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1891 | Oct 15 | 32°F |
| 1890 | Oct 31 | 30°F |
| 1889 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1888 | Nov 9 | 32°F |
Sources
- Daily low temperature and snowfall, threaded station records (ThreadEx), NOAA Regional Climate Centers, Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)