Frost Dates for 38614 — Clarksdale, Mississippi

Half of springs at Clarksdale, MS see their last 32°F night by March 16; only one in ten is past it by February 26, and one in ten still has one after April 2. Planting tender crops after March 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 28 20%, and after April 2 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 71% of the 96 Mississippi stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 12 in half of years, as early as October 29 one year in ten, and holds off past December 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 24; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 21, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 243 days in a typical year, longer than at 57% of the 96 Mississippi stations; it reaches 266 days one year in ten and falls short of 219 one year in ten. On average 51 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 14 days longer, to about March 30, and return around November 2. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 61%.

July is the warmest month at Clarksdale, MS, averaging 90°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 50°F and 32°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 84% of years and April still brings one in 12% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,457 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 72% of the 96 Mississippi stations. 40% of them (2,161) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 964. Precipitation totals 56.2 inches a year, most in April (6.2") and least in August (2.9"); May to September bring 35% of it.

The nearest other station, Lambert 1W, MS, 17 miles east of Clarksdale, has a last frost 1 day later (March 17), a first frost 5 days earlier (November 7), a season 10 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 5 of 27 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Clarksdale, MS, 2.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 38614 is 2 miles from Clarksdale, MS, which stands at 173 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 38614 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.