In 1979, we had frost on June 3. it was definitely illegal, but I didn't get a
refund from the government. The USDA maps are the scientists' estimates based
on the averages of the past 20 years. And don't forget, it is hotter in the
city than it is in the summer.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)