Frost Dates for 64037 — Higginsville, Missouri

Half of springs at Higginsville, MO see their last 32°F night by April 10; only one in ten is past it by March 26, and one in ten still has one after April 25. Planting tender crops after April 16 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 20 20%, and after April 25 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 54% of the 158 Missouri stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 24 in half of years, as early as October 10 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 2; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 15, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 195 days in a typical year, longer than at 51% of the 158 Missouri stations; it reaches 216 days one year in ten and falls short of 176 one year in ten. On average 115 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 21, and return around October 15. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and March 4.

July is the warmest month at Higginsville, MO, averaging 87°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 36°F and 18°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 79% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,819 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 75% of the 158 Missouri stations. 36% of them (1,387) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 842. Precipitation totals 40.8 inches a year, most in May (5.3") and least in January (1.4"); May to September bring 57% of it.

The nearest other station, Lexington 3E, MO, 11 miles northwest of Higginsville, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 8), a first frost 1 day later (October 25), a season 2 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Higginsville usually arrives around December 10, and the last of the season around March 4. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Higginsville, MO, 1.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 37 days after the last snow.

ZIP 64037 is 2 miles from Higginsville, MO, which stands at 836 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 64037 in zone 6b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -5 to 0°F (-20.6 to -17.8°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.