Frost Dates for 73096 — Weatherford, Oklahoma

Half of springs at Weatherford, OK see their last 32°F night by April 3; only one in ten is past it by March 16, and one in ten still has one after April 21. Planting tender crops after April 10 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 16 20%, and after April 21 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 60% of the 114 Oklahoma 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 18 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 11; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 7, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 214 days in a typical year, longer than at 61% of the 114 Oklahoma stations; it reaches 236 days one year in ten and falls short of 190 one year in ten. On average 85 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 15, and return around October 24. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 15 and February 12.

July is the warmest month at Weatherford, OK, averaging 94°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 49°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 60% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,020 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 69% of the 114 Oklahoma stations. 38% of them (1,888) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,006. Precipitation totals 30.3 inches a year, most in May (4.5") and least in January (1.1"); May to September bring 56% of it.

The nearest other station, Hinton 7W Mesonet, OK, 13 miles east of Weatherford, has a last frost 2 days later (April 5), a first frost 2 days earlier (November 1), a season 6 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Weatherford usually arrives around December 15, and the last of the season around February 8. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Weatherford, OK, 0.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 87% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 54 days after the last snow.

ZIP 73096 is under a mile from Weatherford, OK, which stands at 1,618 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 73096 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.