Frost Dates for 65723 — Pierce City, Missouri

Half of springs at Monett 4SW, MO see their last 32°F night by April 9; only one in ten is past it by March 24, and one in ten still has one after April 27. Planting tender crops after April 17 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 21 20%, and after April 27 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 82% of the 158 Missouri stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 26 in half of years, as early as October 13 one year in ten, and holds off past November 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 14, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 199 days in a typical year, longer than at 64% of the 158 Missouri stations; it reaches 221 days one year in ten and falls short of 178 one year in ten. On average 89 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 13 days longer, to about April 22, and return around October 18. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 6 and February 28.

July is the warmest month at Monett 4SW, MO, averaging 88°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 44°F and 24°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 76% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,245 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 75% of the 158 Missouri stations. 36% of them (1,539) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 868. Precipitation totals 46.5 inches a year, most in May (6.0") and least in February (2.2"); May to September bring 49% of it.

The nearest other station, Mt Vernon Univ Mo - SW Ctr, MO, 11 miles northeast of Pierce City and 230 feet lower, has a last frost 5 days later (April 14), a first frost 5 days earlier (October 21), a season 11 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Pierce City usually arrives around December 24, and the last of the season around February 23. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Monett 4SW, MO, 7.3 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 92% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 45 days after the last snow.

ZIP 65723 is 7 miles from Monett 4SW, MO, which stands at 1,420 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 65708 (Monett). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 65723 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.