Frost Dates for 38059 — Newbern, Tennessee

Half of springs at Dyersburg Iii Golf, TN see their last 32°F night by March 28; only one in ten is past it by March 10, and one in ten still has one after April 15. Planting tender crops after April 3 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 8 20%, and after April 15 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 67% of the 144 Tennessee stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 2 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 18 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 13; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 3, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 221 days in a typical year, longer than at 92% of the 144 Tennessee stations; it reaches 243 days one year in ten and falls short of 200 one year in ten. On average 69 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 11 days longer, to about April 8, and return around October 25. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 92% of winters, usually between January 1 and February 5.

July is the warmest month at Dyersburg Iii Golf, TN, averaging 90°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 47°F and 29°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 39% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,948 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 90% of the 144 Tennessee stations. 39% of them (1,945) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 942. Precipitation totals 53.4 inches a year, most in March (5.9") and least in September (2.6"); May to September bring 38% of it.

The nearest other station, Dyersburg, TN, 12 miles southwest of Newbern, has a last frost 3 days later (March 31), a first frost 4 days later (November 6), a season 3 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Newbern usually arrives around January 10, and the last of the season around February 10. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Dyersburg Iii Golf, TN, 11.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 65% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 46 days after the last snow.

ZIP 38059 is 12 miles from Dyersburg Iii Golf, TN, which stands at 300 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 38024 (Dyersburg). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 38059 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.