First freeze 2026 · Salt Lake City, UT
When is Salt Lake City's first freeze?
None yet through Nov 7, 12 days past the normal date (Oct 26). Only 12 of 152 falls since 1874 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
- This fall
- None yet
- Normal date
- Oct 26 (1991-2020 median)
- Earliest on record
- Sep 13, 1928
- Latest on record
- Nov 17, 2016
- Record since
- 1874 (152 falls)
- Station
- Salt Lake City International Airport
- Coldest so far
- 37°F on Nov 3
- Hard freeze (28°F)
- None yet through Nov 7, 4 days past the normal date (Nov 3). 55 of 152 falls since 1874 went past Nov 7 without a hard freeze.
Common questions
When is Salt Lake City's first freeze?
Around Oct 26. That is the median date of the first freeze (a low of 32°F or colder) at Salt Lake City International Airport over the 1991-2020 falls, our calculation from NOAA's record.
Has Salt Lake City had its first freeze this fall?
None yet through Nov 7, 12 days past the normal date (Oct 26). Only 12 of 152 falls since 1874 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
What is the earliest first freeze on record in Salt Lake City?
Sep 13, 1928, in a record that goes back to 1874.
What is the latest first freeze on record in Salt Lake City?
Nov 17, 2016.
Every fall on record
| Season | Date | Low |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 28 | 30°F |
| 2024 | Nov 4 | 30°F |
| 2023 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 2022 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 2021 | Nov 17 | 28°F |
| 2020 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 2019 | Oct 10 | 30°F |
| 2018 | Oct 15 | 29°F |
| 2017 | Oct 15 | 32°F |
| 2016 | Nov 17 | 30°F |
| 2015 | Nov 7 | 29°F |
| 2014 | Nov 4 | 29°F |
| 2013 | Nov 3 | 31°F |
| 2012 | Oct 26 | 29°F |
| 2011 | Oct 26 | 30°F |
| 2010 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 2009 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 2008 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 2007 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 2006 | Oct 18 | 31°F |
| 2005 | Nov 12 | 32°F |
| 2004 | Oct 31 | 30°F |
| 2003 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 2002 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 2001 | Oct 12 | 32°F |
| 2000 | Nov 2 | 30°F |
| 1999 | Oct 16 | 29°F |
| 1998 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1997 | Oct 13 | 31°F |
| 1996 | Oct 16 | 31°F |
| 1995 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 1994 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 1993 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 1992 | Nov 3 | 29°F |
| 1991 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1990 | Oct 17 | 30°F |
| 1989 | Oct 17 | 32°F |
| 1988 | Nov 14 | 32°F |
| 1987 | Nov 11 | 32°F |
| 1986 | Oct 12 | 28°F |
| 1985 | Nov 9 | 29°F |
| 1984 | Oct 16 | 31°F |
| 1983 | Nov 8 | 30°F |
| 1982 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1981 | Oct 31 | 31°F |
| 1980 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 1979 | Oct 30 | 29°F |
| 1978 | Oct 26 | 30°F |
| 1977 | Nov 1 | 31°F |
| 1976 | Oct 18 | 30°F |
| 1975 | Oct 23 | 31°F |
| 1974 | Nov 5 | 31°F |
| 1973 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1972 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1971 | Sep 28 | 32°F |
| 1970 | Sep 25 | 30°F |
| 1969 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 1968 | Sep 22 | 32°F |
| 1967 | Oct 15 | 29°F |
| 1966 | Oct 10 | 31°F |
| 1965 | Sep 17 | 31°F |
| 1964 | Sep 19 | 31°F |
| 1963 | Oct 27 | 31°F |
| 1962 | Oct 16 | 31°F |
| 1961 | Sep 24 | 32°F |
| 1960 | Oct 14 | 32°F |
| 1959 | Oct 2 | 31°F |
| 1958 | Sep 25 | 31°F |
| 1957 | Oct 28 | 30°F |
| 1956 | Oct 20 | 30°F |
| 1955 | Oct 6 | 26°F |
| 1954 | Sep 30 | 30°F |
| 1953 | Oct 21 | 28°F |
| 1952 | Oct 15 | 32°F |
| 1951 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1950 | Oct 1 | 31°F |
| 1949 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1948 | Oct 17 | 28°F |
| 1947 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 1946 | Sep 18 | 32°F |
| 1945 | Oct 19 | 30°F |
| 1944 | Nov 13 | 30°F |
| 1943 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1942 | Sep 19 | 32°F |
| 1941 | Sep 28 | 32°F |
| 1940 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1939 | Oct 28 | 30°F |
| 1938 | Oct 19 | 28°F |
| 1937 | Oct 19 | 29°F |
| 1936 | Sep 27 | 32°F |
| 1935 | Oct 17 | 27°F |
| 1934 | Sep 27 | 31°F |
| 1933 | Oct 16 | 30°F |
| 1932 | Oct 5 | 30°F |
| 1931 | Oct 27 | 28°F |
| 1930 | Oct 16 | 27°F |
| 1929 | Oct 24 | 23°F |
| 1928 | Sep 13 | 32°F |
| 1927 | Oct 31 | 32°F |
| 1926 | Nov 8 | 31°F |
| 1925 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1924 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1923 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 1922 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1921 | Nov 16 | 30°F |
| 1920 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1919 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 1918 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1917 | Oct 17 | 30°F |
| 1916 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1915 | Nov 9 | 32°F |
| 1914 | Nov 14 | 32°F |
| 1913 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1912 | Oct 21 | 30°F |
| 1911 | Oct 10 | 32°F |
| 1910 | Nov 5 | 32°F |
| 1909 | Oct 30 | 32°F |
| 1908 | Sep 26 | 32°F |
| 1907 | Nov 5 | 31°F |
| 1906 | Oct 20 | 31°F |
| 1905 | Oct 10 | 31°F |
| 1904 | Oct 17 | 32°F |
| 1903 | Oct 30 | 32°F |
| 1902 | Nov 2 | 30°F |
| 1901 | Nov 3 | 30°F |
| 1900 | Sep 24 | 32°F |
| 1899 | Oct 12 | 32°F |
| 1898 | Oct 1 | 32°F |
| 1897 | Oct 14 | 31°F |
| 1896 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1895 | Sep 21 | 32°F |
| 1894 | Oct 28 | 28°F |
| 1893 | Oct 11 | 32°F |
| 1892 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 1891 | Oct 3 | 30°F |
| 1890 | Oct 4 | 30°F |
| 1889 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 1888 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 1887 | Oct 24 | 28°F |
| 1886 | Oct 12 | 29°F |
| 1885 | Oct 12 | 29°F |
| 1884 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1883 | Oct 23 | 30°F |
| 1882 | Oct 18 | 30°F |
| 1881 | Oct 15 | 25°F |
| 1880 | Oct 10 | 31°F |
| 1879 | Nov 7 | 31°F |
| 1878 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1877 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1876 | Oct 31 | 30°F |
| 1875 | Nov 5 | 29°F |
| 1874 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
Sources
- Daily low temperature and snowfall, threaded station records (ThreadEx), NOAA Regional Climate Centers, Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)
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