Frost Dates for 72032 — Conway, Arkansas

Half of springs at Conway, AR see their last 32°F night by April 2; only one in ten is past it by March 13, and one in ten still has one after April 19. Planting tender crops after April 8 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 13 20%, and after April 19 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 2 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 16 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 11; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 7, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 215 days in a typical year, shorter than at 64% of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 237 days one year in ten and falls short of 194 one year in ten. On average 66 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 13, and return around October 23. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 96% of winters, usually between December 26 and February 6.

July is the warmest month at Conway, AR, averaging 92°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 49°F and 27°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 53% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,909 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 58% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 38% of them (1,868) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 950. Precipitation totals 51.2 inches a year, most in May (5.6") and least in September (3.1"); May to September bring 38% of it.

The nearest other station, Greenbrier, AR, 12 miles north of Conway, has a last frost 7 days later (April 9), a first frost 8 days earlier (October 25), a season 17 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Conway usually arrives around January 5, and the last of the season around January 25. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Conway, AR, 3.7 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 67 days after the last snow.

ZIP 72032 is 4 miles from Conway, AR, which stands at 312 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 4 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 72034 (Conway). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72032 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.