Frost Dates for 72650 — Marshall, Arkansas

Half of springs at Marshall, AR see their last 32°F night by April 11; only one in ten is past it by March 25, and one in ten still has one after April 27. Planting tender crops after April 18 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 22 20%, and after April 27 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 26 in half of years, as early as October 10 one year in ten, and holds off past November 11 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 6; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 16, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 197 days in a typical year, shorter than at 93% of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 222 days one year in ten and falls short of 175 one year in ten. On average 83 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 13 days longer, to about April 24, and return around October 16. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 18 and February 24.

July is the warmest month at Marshall, AR, averaging 89°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 47°F and 26°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 78% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,412 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 88% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 37% of them (1,638) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 880. Precipitation totals 47.6 inches a year, most in April (5.3") and least in January (3.2"); May to September bring 40% of it.

The nearest other station, Dennard 10 WSW, AR, 12 miles south of Marshall and 789 feet higher, has a last frost 7 days earlier (April 4), a first frost 7 days later (November 2), a season 15 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Marshall usually arrives around January 6, and the last of the season around February 15. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Marshall, AR, 1.1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 91% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 55 days after the last snow.

ZIP 72650 is 1 mile from Marshall, AR, which stands at 951 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72650 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.