DFW Freezing Weather Information

What an interesting year weather-wise that we have had so far—a very hot summer, a very short autumn, and now winter! I realized that it is just a brief cold snap, but to go from highs in the mid 90’s to lows near freezing in 10 days is a shock to the system. With El Nino in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, the Climate Prediction Center is predicting near normal temperatures, with above average precipitation for those of us in the north Texas area.

Following is some weather information to help get you in the right frame of mind:

Number of days that the temperature reaches freezing

• Winter 2022/2023—21
  low temperature—11 degrees
• Winter 2021/22—37
  low temperature—19 degrees
• Winter 2020/2021—24
  low temperature— -2 degrees (February 16th)
• Winter 2019/2020—21
  low temperature—22 degrees
• Winter 2018/2019—28
  low temperature—21 degrees
• Winter 2017/2018—25
  low temperature—13 degrees
• Winter 2016/2017—11
  low temperature—14 degrees
• Winter 2015/2016—17
  low temperature—27 degrees
• Winter 2014/2015—40
  low temperature—16 degrees
• Winter 2013/2014—55
  low temperature—15 degrees
• Winter 2012/2013—28
  low temperature—22 degrees

First & last freezes

• Average first freeze—November 22nd
• Average last freeze—March 13th
• Earliest first freeze—October 22, 1898
• Latest first freeze—January 4, 1972
• Earliest last freeze—February 5, 2000
• Latest last freeze—April 13, 1957 & 1997

Number of freezes

Average freezes in a season—29

Average freezes by month

• October—.1
• November—2.3
• December—9.7
• January—12.1
• February—6.8
• March—2.0
• April—.1

Most freezes in a season—62 (1977-78)

Most freezes by month

• October—3 (1925)
• November—12 (1959)
• December—21 (1963, 1989)
• January—27 (1940, 1978)
• February—21 (1905, 1978)
• March—10 (1965)
• April—2 (1920, 1957)

Fewest number of freezes—11 (2016-17)

What can really be difficult on pool equipment is consecutive number of hours below freezing—the record by a long shot is 295 consecutive hours between December 18-30, 1983. We would have surpassed this record in February of 2021 had it not been for a few hours above freezing, which was sandwiched by extremely low temperatures.

If you have pool problems or questions as it relates to freezing weather, feel free to give our Service Department a call at (940) 384-7665.

Sources: www.weather.gov (National Oceanic & Atmosphere Administration) & NBC 5 Dallas/Fort Worth.