Frost Dates for 72944 — Mansfield, Arkansas

Half of springs at Waldron, AR see their last 32°F night by April 8; only one in ten is past it by March 21, and one in ten still has one after April 24. Planting tender crops after April 15 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 19 20%, and after April 24 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 28 in half of years, as early as October 13 one year in ten, and holds off past November 11 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 5; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 12, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 203 days in a typical year, shorter than at 88% of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 229 days one year in ten and falls short of 182 one year in ten. On average 82 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 20, and return around October 18. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 98% of winters, usually between December 19 and February 10.

July is the warmest month at Waldron, AR, averaging 92°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 51°F and 28°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 69% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,859 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 63% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 38% of them (1,842) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 939. Precipitation totals 53.3 inches a year, most in May (6.0") and least in February (3.2"); May to September bring 42% of it.

The nearest other station, Booneville 3 SSE, AR, 18 miles east of Mansfield, has a last frost 4 days earlier (April 4), a first frost 4 days later (November 1), a season 7 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Mansfield usually arrives around January 7, and the last of the season around January 31. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Abbott, AR, 4.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 77% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 67 days after the last snow.

ZIP 72944 is 12 miles from Waldron, AR, which stands at 716 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 72958 (Waldron). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72944 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.