Climate Facts
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The majority of Hoosiers tend to see their first freezing fall temperatures some time in the month of October. However, our climate varies from year-to-year, which means our growing season can end as early as mid-September or as late as mid-November. So far 2016 is shaping up to be one of those late seasons with many locations not yet dipping down to the freezing point.
While we expect the length of the growing season to vary each year, analysis reveals that our frost-free period has actually been trending longer with a portion of that increase resulting in delayed fall freeze. Warmer fall temperatures can actually be beneficial for crop production and harvest schedules. However, delaying the first freeze can affect the timing of biological events and negatively affect interactions among species. Late freeze can also spell trouble for people suffering fall allergies since many plants will continue producing pollen through then end of the growing season.
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