A period of cold weather that comes early in the fall, after the first frost: [Question asked in early Questionnaires only]
| NR | 57 |
| COLD SNAP | 5 |
| COLD | 2 |
| EARLY FALL | 2 |
| EARLY WINTER | 2 |
| FIRST COLD SNAP | 2 |
| NH | 2 |
| CHILLY | 1 |
| COLD SPELL | 1 |
| EARLY COLD SPELL | 1 |
| EARLY FREEZE | 1 |
| EARLY FROST | 1 |
| FALL | 1 |
| FIRST COLD SPELL | 1 |
| FIRST LITTLE COLD SNAP | 1 |
| FREEZE | 1 |
| INDIAN WINTER | 1 |
| LIGHT FREEZE | 1 |
| PRE-SEASON COLD SPELL | 1 |
| SQUAW WINTER | 1 |
| WEATHER’S CHANGEABLE | 1 |
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