Frost Dates for 73075 — Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

Half of springs at Pauls Vly 1SSW Mesonet, OK see their last 32°F night by March 28; only one in ten is past it by March 8, and one in ten still has one after April 16. Planting tender crops after April 4 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 8 20%, and after April 16 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 81% of the 114 Oklahoma stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 7 in half of years, as early as October 22 one year in ten, and holds off past November 23 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 17; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 2, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 223 days in a typical year, longer than at 85% of the 114 Oklahoma stations; it reaches 249 days one year in ten and falls short of 197 one year in ten. On average 67 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 11 days longer, to about April 8, and return around October 29. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 87%.

July is the warmest month at Pauls Vly 1SSW Mesonet, OK, averaging 93°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 52°F and 30°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 40% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,452 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 86% of the 114 Oklahoma stations. 38% of them (2,090) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,015.

The nearest other station, Pauls Valley 4 WSW, OK, 3 miles west of Pauls Valley, has a last frost 8 days later (April 5), a first frost 6 days earlier (November 1), a season 13 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Pauls Valley usually arrives around December 25, and the last of the season around January 28. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Pauls Valley 4 WSW, OK, 3.2 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 95% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 59 days after the last snow.

ZIP 73075 is 2 miles from Pauls Vly 1SSW Mesonet, OK, which stands at 954 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 73075 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.