Frost Dates for 72024 — Carlisle, Arkansas

Half of springs at Keo, AR see their last 32°F night by March 21; only one in ten is past it by March 2, and one in ten still has one after April 6. Planting tender crops after March 28 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 1 20%, and after April 6 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 November 9 in half of years, as early as October 27 one year in ten, and holds off past November 26 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 22; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 26, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 235 days in a typical year, longer than at 75% of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 258 days one year in ten and falls short of 211 one year in ten. On average 49 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 12 days longer, to about April 2, and return around October 30. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 72%.

July is the warmest month at Keo, AR, averaging 90°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 50°F and 31°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 21% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,083 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 50% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 40% of them (2,030) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 930. Precipitation totals 50.6 inches a year, most in April (5.5") and least in August (3.0"); May to September bring 35% of it.

The nearest other station, Des Arc, AR, 20 miles northeast of Carlisle, has a last frost 10 days earlier (March 11), a first frost 5 days later (November 14), a season 12 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Carlisle usually arrives around January 12, and the last of the season around February 2. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Keo, AR, 18.4 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 81% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 47 days after the last snow.

ZIP 72024 is 18 miles from Keo, AR, which stands at 231 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72024 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.