Frost Dates for 72101 — Mc Crory, Arkansas

Half of springs at Beedeville 4 NE, AR see their last 32°F night by March 23; only one in ten is past it by March 5, and one in ten still has one after April 9. Planting tender crops after March 31 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 3 20%, and after April 9 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 5 in half of years, as early as October 22 one year in ten, and holds off past November 25 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 17; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 28, 12 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 249 days one year in ten and falls short of 203 one year in ten. On average 57 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 4, and return around October 26. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 82%.

July is the warmest month at Beedeville 4 NE, AR, averaging 90°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 47°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 28% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,060 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 51% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 40% of them (2,020) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 958. Precipitation totals 51.1 inches a year, most in May (5.7") and least in August (3.0"); May to September bring 38% of it.

The nearest other station, Wynne, AR, 20 miles east of Mc Crory, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 2 days later (November 7), a season 4 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 10 of 26 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Augusta, AR, 12.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 72101 is 17 miles from Beedeville 4 NE, AR, which stands at 222 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72101 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.