Frost Dates for 72023 — Cabot, Arkansas

Half of springs at Cabot, AR see their last 32°F night by April 4; only one in ten is past it by March 16, and one in ten still has one after April 20. Planting tender crops after April 11 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 15 20%, and after April 20 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 65% of the 105 Arkansas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 31 in half of years, as early as October 18 one year in ten, and holds off past November 13 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 8; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 10, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 209 days in a typical year, shorter than at 80% of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 232 days one year in ten and falls short of 188 one year in ten. On average 74 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 15, and return around October 21. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 95% of winters, usually between December 25 and February 5.

July is the warmest month at Cabot, AR, averaging 92°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 51°F and 28°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 59% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,065 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 50% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 38% of them (1,940) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 955. Precipitation totals 53.5 inches a year, most in May (6.1") and least in July (3.3"); May to September bring 38% of it.

The nearest other station, Little Rock, AR, 16 miles southwest of Cabot and 268 feet higher, has a last frost 19 days earlier (March 16), a first frost 16 days later (November 16), a season 36 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Cabot usually arrives around January 13, and the last of the season around February 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Cabot, AR, 1.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 64% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 57 days after the last snow.

ZIP 72023 is 2 miles from Cabot, AR, which stands at 300 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 4 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72023 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.