Frost Dates for 71852 — Nashville, Arkansas

Half of springs at Nashville, AR see their last 32°F night by March 26; only one in ten is past it by March 4, and one in ten still has one after April 12. Planting tender crops after April 2 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 6 20%, and after April 12 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 41% of the 105 Arkansas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 9 in half of years, as early as October 26 one year in ten, and holds off past November 26 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 21; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 1, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 227 days in a typical year, longer than at 58% of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 253 days one year in ten and falls short of 204 one year in ten. On average 64 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 8, and return around October 30. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 61%.

July is the warmest month at Nashville, AR, averaging 93°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 54°F and 32°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November 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 89% of years and April still brings one in 35% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,614 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 88% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 39% of them (2,173) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,004. Precipitation totals 54.9 inches a year, most in May (6.2") and least in August (3.2"); May to September bring 39% of it.

The nearest other station, Murfreesboro 1W, AR, 11 miles northeast of Nashville, has a last frost 10 days later (April 5), a first frost 8 days earlier (November 1), a season 18 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Nashville usually arrives around January 27, and the last of the season around February 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Nashville, AR, 3.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 77% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 48 days after the last snow.

ZIP 71852 is 4 miles from Nashville, AR, which stands at 400 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 71852 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.