Frost Dates for 72150 — Sheridan, Arkansas

Half of springs at Sheridan, AR see their last 32°F night by April 1; only one in ten is past it by March 11, and one in ten still has one after April 17. Planting tender crops after April 7 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 10 20%, and after April 17 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 3 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 20 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 15; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 6, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 218 days in a typical year, shorter than at 60% of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 243 days one year in ten and falls short of 197 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 10 days longer, to about April 11, and return around October 26. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 83%.

July is the warmest month at Sheridan, AR, averaging 92°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 51°F and 29°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 51% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,151 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 55% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 39% of them (2,008) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 961. Precipitation totals 55.3 inches a year, most in April (5.9") and least in August (2.9"); May to September bring 37% of it.

The nearest other station, Benton, AR, 21 miles northwest of Sheridan, has a last frost 8 days earlier (March 24), a first frost 4 days later (November 7), a season 11 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Sheridan usually arrives around January 22, and the last of the season around February 2. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Sheridan, AR, 1.2 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 63% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 58 days after the last snow.

ZIP 72150 is 1 mile from Sheridan, AR, which stands at 250 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72150 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.