Frost Dates for 73052 — Lindsay, Oklahoma

Half of springs at Lindsay 2 W, OK see their last 32°F night by April 13; only one in ten is past it by March 29, and one in ten still has one after April 28. Planting tender crops after April 19 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 23 20%, and after April 28 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 86% of the 114 Oklahoma stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 27 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 19, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 196 days in a typical year, shorter than at 91% of the 114 Oklahoma stations; it reaches 218 days one year in ten and falls short of 174 one year in ten. On average 86 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 8 days longer, to about April 21, and return around October 18. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 5 and February 23.

July is the warmest month at Lindsay 2 W, OK, averaging 95°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 53°F and 25°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 85% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,010 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 70% of the 114 Oklahoma stations. 37% of them (1,869) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 997. Precipitation totals 34.2 inches a year, most in May (5.0") and least in January (1.4"); May to September bring 52% of it.

The nearest other station, Purcell 2 SW, OK, 16 miles northeast of Lindsay, has a last frost 9 days earlier (April 4), a first frost 6 days later (November 2), a season 14 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 7 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Cox City 2 NE, OK, 8.9 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 73052 is 2 miles from Lindsay 2 W, OK, which stands at 980 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 73052 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.