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Maple sugaring in Meigs County, Ohio

Meigs County had 8 maple operations and 484 taps in the 2022 Census. Around Pomeroy, sap usually runs from February 2 to March 12. Here's the long-run pattern, 36 seasons of sap weather, and the outlook this week.
Too early to tapAbout 119 days until the usual start.
Sap starts
Feb 2
typical year
Season ends
Mar 12
about 5 weeks
Sap days / season
51.5
1991–2026 average
Taps, 2022
484
#41 of 63 in OH

Sap-flow outlook at Pomeroy right now

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Forecast for Pomeroy, OH

Updated Oct 6, 9:50 AM EDT

Off-season for now. Sap needs freezing nights, and none are in sight. Meigs County's season usually opens around February 2, which is 119 days away.

No freeze-thaw days in the forecast

freeze thaw 32°F

  1. WedOct 7
    45° / 75°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  2. ThuOct 8
    52° / 76°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  3. FriOct 9
    47° / 73°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  4. SatOct 10
    47° / 76°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  5. SunOct 11
    54° / 73°

    0h below · 24h above

    No refreeze forecast
  6. MonOct 12
    56° / 76°
    No refreeze forecast

Data: National Weather Service. Verdicts use freeze-thaw thresholds from maple field research; your woods may run a little differently.

When the sap runs

The sugaring calendar at Pomeroy

Freeze-thaw weather at Pomeroy peaks in the weeks of Jan 26 to Mar 23, which hold about 53% of a season's sap days. March is the busiest month.
Typical season: Feb 2 – Mar 120246Week of Dec 1: 2.9 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 8: 3.2 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 15: 2.9 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 22: 2.5 sap days on averageWeek of Dec 29: 2.1 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 5: 2.4 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 12: 2.3 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 19: 1.8 sap days on averageWeek of Jan 26: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 2: 3.1 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 9: 3.1 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 16: 2.8 sap days on averageWeek of Feb 23: 3.1 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 2: 3.5 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 9: 3.3 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 16: 2.7 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 23: 2.7 sap days on averageWeek of Mar 30: 1.8 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 6: 1.5 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 13: 0.6 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 20: 0.3 sap days on averageWeek of Apr 27: 0.1 sap days on averageWeek of May 4: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 11: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 18: 0.0 sap days on averageWeek of May 25: 0.0 sap days on averageDecJanFebMarAprMaytaps in ~Feb 2
Average number of freeze-thaw sap days in each week of the season at Pomeroy, 1991–2026. A sap day is an overnight low under 30.2 °F followed by an afternoon high over 37.4 °F. The shaded band is the typical season.

Year-to-year spread

Opening signal
Median Jan 28; the middle half of seasons fell between Jan 19 and Feb 2. Earliest Jan 6 (2020), latest Feb 12 (2003).
Closing signal
Median Mar 2; middle half between Feb 16 and Mar 8. Earliest Jan 28 (2006), latest Mar 19 (2015).
Sap days by month
Dec24%Jan19%Feb24%Mar25%Apr7%May0%

36 seasons of sap weather

Meigs County seasons, 1991–2026

The best sap year at Pomeroy was 1999 with 66 freeze-thaw days; the leanest was 2010 with 34. Seasons that start early tend to end early too: the trees run on the swing between freezing nights and mild days, and heat ends it.
JanFebMarAprMaysap days20262026: Jan 28 – Mar 3, 46 sap days4620252025: Feb 4 – Mar 11, 51 sap days5120242024: Jan 7 – Feb 9, 57 sap days5720232023: Jan 7 – Feb 8, 48 sap days4820222022: Jan 30 – Mar 5, 55 sap days5520212021: Feb 5 – Mar 9, 50 sap days5020202020: Jan 6 – Feb 10, 48 sap days4820192019: Jan 19 – Feb 20, 57 sap days5720182018: Jan 19 – Feb 18, 61 sap days6120172017: Jan 28 – Jan 31, 47 sap days4720162016: Jan 26 – Mar 2, 44 sap days4420152015: Feb 12 – Mar 19, 47 sap days4720142014: Feb 8 – Mar 14, 53 sap days5320132013: Feb 3 – Mar 10, 55 sap days5520122012: Jan 14 – Feb 18, 56 sap days5620112011: Feb 1 – Mar 8, 43 sap days4320102010: Feb 9 – Mar 10, 34 sap days3420092009: Feb 1 – Mar 6, 42 sap days4220082008: Jan 27 – Mar 3, 52 sap days5220072007: Jan 27 – Mar 1, 46 sap days4620062006: Jan 7 – Jan 28, 53 sap days5320052005: Jan 25 – Feb 7, 47 sap days4720042004: Jan 30 – Mar 2, 62 sap days6220032003: Feb 12 – Mar 15, 39 sap days3920022002: Jan 9 – Feb 12, 60 sap days6020012001: Jan 28 – Mar 2, 63 sap days6320002000: Jan 20 – Feb 22, 52 sap days5219991999: Jan 8 – Feb 6, 66 sap days6619981998: Jan 11 – Feb 10, 46 sap days4619971997: Jan 17 – Feb 21, 56 sap days5619961996: Jan 31 – Mar 6, 49 sap days4919951995: Jan 30 – Mar 5, 52 sap days5219941994: Feb 11 – Mar 18, 51 sap days5119931993: Feb 3 – Mar 10, 53 sap days5319921992: Jan 21 – Feb 17, 54 sap days5419911991: Jan 21 – Feb 25, 60 sap days60
Each bar runs from the season's opening signal to its closing signal, estimated from daily temperatures at Pomeroy. Dashed lines mark the typical dates. The right column counts freeze-thaw sap days from December through May.

Maple production

Meigs County in the Census of Agriculture

USDA counts maple operations every five years. In Meigs County the 2022 Census found 8 farms making syrup (+60% since 2017), with taps -18% and syrup output -66% over the same five years. That works out to about 0.09 gallons of syrup per tap in 2022 (0.22 in 2017). Among the 385 counties in this atlas, Meigs County ranks 316 by taps.

Meigs County maple production, 2017 and 2022 (USDA Census of Agriculture)
Census yearFarmsTapsGallons of syrupGal / tap
20228484440.09
201755931300.22

Nearby

Neighboring maple counties

Distances are between reference towns; typical dates are each county's own estimate.

About these numbers

The season dates are estimated from 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures for the PRISM 4-km grid cell at Pomeroy (715ft), scored with the same freeze-thaw rule as our live forecast: a sap day is an overnight low under 30.2 °F followed by an afternoon high over 37.4 °F. Each season's closing signal is the last sap day before accumulated warmth reaches a threshold, and the opening signal sits five weeks before that, never earlier than the first real freeze-thaw week. Tested against 117 state-seasons of USDA-reported dates, the rule lands within 5.5 days of the reported close and 6.6 days of the reported opening on average, and the typical dates shown here are scaled to Ohio's USDA record (8 years). Production figures are copied from the Census as published. Full method, calibration tables and the downloadable dataset →

Sources · 6

  1. 1.2022 Census of Agriculture, County Level Data — Ohio, Table 37: Maple Syrup, 2022 and 2017 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
  2. 2.PRISM daily temperature grids (AN81d, 4 km), accessed 2026-10-05 · PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu
  3. 3.Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) web services · NOAA Regional Climate Centers
  4. 4.USDA NASS maple syrup reports — approximate average season opened and closed dates, 2011–2022 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (mirrored by the University of Vermont)
  5. 5.Sap flow in sugar maple: timing and weather drivers (Frontiers in Agronomy, 2025) · de Lima Santos et al.
  6. 6.GeoNames gazetteer (cities500), CC BY 4.0 · GeoNames

FAQ

Meigs County sugaring questions

When should I tap maple trees in Meigs County, Ohio?
In a typical year the sap starts running around February 2 near Pomeroy and the season winds down around March 12. Have your taps in a day or two before the first forecast string of freezing nights and 40 °F days. In the past 36 seasons the weather signal came as early as Jan 6 and as late as Feb 12.
How much maple syrup does Meigs County produce?
The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 8 maple operations in Meigs County with 484 taps producing 44 gallons of syrup, ranking 41 of 63 Ohio's counties with published tap counts.
How many sap days does Meigs County get in a season?
On average 51.5 freeze-thaw sap days from December through May at Pomeroy, of which about 13 are textbook days with a night in the 20s and a day in the 40s. The best season since 1991 was 1999 (66 sap days); the leanest was 2010 (34).
Where do these dates come from?
From 36 seasons of daily high and low temperatures at Pomeroy (PRISM 4-km grid), scored with the same freeze-thaw rule as our live forecast, then calibrated against USDA's reported season dates for Ohio. They describe a typical year at one point in the county; your sugarbush, slope and elevation can shift them by days.

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